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Members of the New York City fire and police departments and other city workers had until Friday evening to show proof they have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or be placed on unpaid leave. Firefighters are shown here as their fire engine enters the FDNY Engine 281/Ladder 147 station on October 29

2,300 NYC firefighters call out sick as vaccine mandate begins, but mayor says public safety not disrupted

By Christina Maxouris, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ralph Ellis, CNN Hundreds of New York City firefighters called in sick Monday morning as the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees went into effect, bringing the total number of sickouts in the fire department to 2,300, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said at a news conference. Normally, 800-1,000

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US Climate Envoy John Kerry and his team have begun downplaying expectations as clouds gather over the upcoming talks at the UN climate conference. Kerry is shown here in Washington

John Kerry and his team downplay expectations for UN climate conference with Congress mulling Biden’s agenda

By Natasha Bertrand and Ella Nilsen, CNN US Climate Envoy John Kerry and his team were hoping things would look very different heading into the world’s premier climate summit this week, but officials have begun downplaying expectations as clouds gather over the upcoming talks. It’s a dreary turn of events for Kerry at the capstone

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ANÁLISIS | China se aísla más mientras sus vecinos de Asia-Pacífico empiezan a convivir con el covid-19

Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — Desde Australia hasta Corea del Sur y a lo largo de la región de Asia-Pacífico, los últimos bastiones del covid-19 están suavizando las restricciones y abriendo las fronteras mientras la región se prepara para convivir con el virus… excepto por una importante resistencia. China, el país en el

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N.Macedonia opposition seeks election after local poll sweep

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The leader of North Macedonia’s conservative opposition is calling for an early parliamentary election after scoring a sweeping victory in municipal polls that prompted the center-left prime minister to announce his resignation. Hristijan Mickoski, who heads the main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, told supporters on Monday that the governing Social Democrats

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