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MOSCOW -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday he would step down from his post in the last ten days of April to clear the way for early parliamentary elections, the Interfax news agency reported. Read More … [Read more...] about Armenia PM to step down at end of April to clear way for early elections – Ifax

STOCKHOLM -- Sweden's Health Agency said on Wednesday it would pause plans to start vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine following reports of rare blood clots similar to those reported for the AstraZeneca shot. Read More … [Read more...] about Sweden pauses plans for J&J COVID-19 vaccinations, awaits review

PARIS -- The European countries party to the Iran nuclear deal told Tehran on Wednesday its decision to enrich uranium at 60% purity, bringing the fissile material closer to bomb-grade, was contrary to efforts to revive the 2015 accord. Read More … [Read more...] about European powers warn Iran over ‘dangerous’ uranium enrichment move

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday she is planning to visit Guatemala and that the United States must figure out how to bring about economic development in the Northern Triangle countries to curb immigration. Read More … [Read more...] about Vice president Harris says she is planning to visit Guatemala

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to evade antibodies, according to scientists studying the virus. Read More … [Read more...] about Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous -study

Our cookbook of the week is Simply Julia by Julia Turshen. Over the next two days, we’ll feature another recipe from the book and an interview with the author. Read More … [Read more...] about Cook this: Red lentil soup dip from Simply Julia

BRUSSELS -- Ukraine's defense minister said on Wednesday that Russia was preparing to potentially store nuclear weapons in Crimea and warned that Moscow could attack Ukraine to ensure water supplies for the annexed peninsula. Read More … [Read more...] about As NATO meets, Ukraine says Russia could store nuclear weapons in Crimea

With additional reporting from Reuters Read More … [Read more...] about Denmark becomes first country to ditch AstraZeneca. Nations line up to buy unused shots

The Pentagon is investigating images of flashing pyramid-shaped UFOs spotted over a US navy destroyer off the coast of California. Read More … [Read more...] about Pyramid-shaped ‘UFOs’ spotted over a U.S. navy destroyer investigated by Pentagon