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Women mourn the victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by Eritrean soldiers in the village of Dengelat, north of Mekele, the capital of Tigray.

9 Things To Know About The Unfolding Crisis In Ethiopia's Tigray Region

For months, the conflict in Ethiopia between the Addis Ababa and a defiant regional government has costs thousands of lives and displaced at least a million people.

Signage requiring masks is on display outside of a H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas on March 3. Texas is one of the states lifting its mask mandate alongside other COVID-19 restrictions, against the warnings of public health experts.

As States Ease Restrictions, Study Says On-Premises Dining Linked To COVID-19 Spread

A study published Friday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that cases and deaths decreased after states enacted mask mandates and increased after they reopened on-premises dining.

A surge in cases and record high daily death tolls have pushed Brazil into a COVID crisis. Above: Health professionals help patients with symptoms of the new coronavirus on a boat ambulance.

Brazil In Crisis: 'It Feels Like You Are In Stalingrad, In World War II'

Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, a Duke University neuroscientist originally from Brazil, has been in Sao Paulo for the past year caring for his mother. He says it's like a war zone.

Boxes containing vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine sit in a container before being transported to a refrigeration unit at Louisville Metro Health and Wellness headquarters on March 4 in Louisville, Ky. The FDA approved the third COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 27.

1 Shot Or 2 Shots? 'The Vaccine That's Available To You — Get That'

As the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, the health care community is trying to ward off misconceptions about it. The vaccine's one-shot feature may be what wins many over.

While playing "In the Mood," Eugene Hurkin used to dance with his children around their living room. He died at age 95 from COVID-19.

Eugene Hurkin, 95: Glenn Miller's 'In the Mood'

The early big-band classic stirs up memories of father-daughter dances.

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff — soon to become the Scarlet Witch — in <em>WandaVision</em>.

'WandaVision' Proves Great Superhero Stories Are Just Great Stories, Period.

The Disney+ series WandaVision aired its season finale this week; critic Eric Deggans calls it a comic nerd's dream that's also accessible to audiences who may not know all the Marvel comics lore.

A man crosses a nearly empty street in San Francisco, on March 17, 2020. Despite a reduction in driving last year, road fatalities increased, according to the National Safety Council.

'Tragic': Driving Was Down In 2020, But Traffic Fatality Rates Surged

A report estimates that traffic deaths rose 8% last year compared to 2019. When measured by number of miles driven, fatalities surged by 24%, the highest in nearly a century.

A photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Bryan Riser. Authorities say Riser, a Dallas police officer, has been arrested on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a man told investigators that he kidnapped and killed two people at the officer's instruction in 2017.

Dallas Officer Ordered Man To Kill Two People, Police Say

Officer Bryan Riser, 36, was charged with capital murder in the deaths of a 61-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said at a Thursday media briefing.

These are among the Central Americans who were expelled by the border patrol from the United States and left in Reynosa, Mexico. They say Mexican officials told them if they don't leave they would be sprayed with water.

Asylum-Seekers Are Entering The U.S. Again — But Many More Migrants Are Left Behind

Many are fleeing crime and poverty in Central America and rushing to the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week called the situation a "stressful challenge."

A woman walks past a closed flower shop in Berlin on Thursday. A research group noted more than 1,200 new words in German inspired by the pandemic.

Pandemic Inspires More Than 1,200 New German Words

Germans have a knack for stringing lots of words together to create new words. From Mundschutzmode to Coronamutationsgebiet, the pandemic has spawned a plethora of them.

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