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South Africa coronavirus vaccination campaign underway after rocky start

There were cheers and applause on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the country's first coronavirus vaccines were administered after the country’s national rollout was halted after a complicated and disappointing start. And, the United Kingdom on Wednesday approved the world's first coronavirus human challenge study. Also, Peter Gabriel has re-recorded his classic song “Biko” with help from musicians around the globe to continue raising awareness about racism.

Report: Lebanese security used French-made equipment during protests

Lebanon’s security forces used French-made rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and other anti-riot equipment to crush protests, according to an Amnesty International report.

A woman is shown bending over with a white propane tank in her hand and wearing a hooded jacket.

Freezing temps wreak havoc on utilities in US and Mexico

Top of The World: The record-breaking winter temperatures, part of a pattern of extreme weather caused by climate change, have left people from Minnesota to Mississippi to northern Mexico with rolling blackouts. And, Peruvian prosecutors are investigating the use of “courtesy doses” of China’s Sinopharm. Also, Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the Libya uprising that led to the overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

Marine Le Pen is shown wearing a blue jacket and a sash with the colors of the French flag over her shoulder.

France's Marine Le Pen attempts to remake her image

Politician Marine Le Pen is the face of the far-right in France. But, for the past few years, she's been trying to remake her image and recast her National Rally party away from its extremist roots. And, a resistance is taking root after more than two weeks since Myanmar’s military detained elected officials and seized total power in a coup. Also, for many Polish Americans, Fat Tuesday goes by another name — Paczki Day.

Leandra Silveira’s family was relocated from their ancestral home on the northeast coast of Brazil to Pepital agrovila, a government-built village, when she was a young mother of three.

Hundreds of Black families in Brazil could be evicted to make way for space base expansion

As part of a 2019 agreement with the US, Brazil is looking to expand its space base, but it could mean evicting hundreds of Black families from their ancestral lands.

A white woman wearing a face mask also wears a red, white and blue sash around her chest and a man with a black mask stands behind her.

Is France ‘sleepwalking' into voting for the far-right?

As France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen attempts to distance her party from extremism, she appears to be performing well in the polls.

In Myanmar’s uprising, some fight for more than just 'democracy'

The generals, most of whom are ethnically Burmese, have immense power but little public support. Their coup has enraged much of the population, from the mountains to the sea.

Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona is seen only from the head up, blocked mostly by ICC judges standing in the nearground.

Alleged CAR militia leaders reject ICC charges

Top of The World: Two suspected militia leaders from the Central African Republic on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of war crimes. And, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that an independent commission, shaped like the 9/11 Commission, will further investigate the deadly Jan. 6. insurrection. Also, according to a new poll as part of the “State of Hate: Far-right extremism in Europe” report released on Tuesday, “[a]t least a quarter of Europeans have negative feelings toward Muslims."

A Chinese woman reacts as she holds a giant replica of candy haw, a popular Beijing snack, at a street stall near Wangfujing on the fourth day of the Lunar Chinese New Year in Beijing on Feb. 15, 2021.

Chinese staying put for this year's Lunar New Year

China is successfully controlling the spread of COVID-19 infections. But people there aren’t taking chances this Chinese New Year — they’re staying put. Also, over the weekend, former US President Donald Trump was acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial. However, some lawmakers are now calling for further investigation into the events of the Capitol breach — including creating a 9/11 style commission. And, we get an update on vaccine distribution in Latin America.

Travel for Chinese New Year plummets amid coronavirus concerns February 15, 2021
Should there be a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol breach? February 15, 2021
A new Ebola epidemic in Guinea February 15, 2021
Italians hopeful after new prime minister sworn in February 15, 2021
Latin American countries move to distribute vaccines February 15, 2021
Biden’s review of Guantanamo met with skepticism February 15, 2021
Court backs Niger Delta activists in battle with Shell February 15, 2021
Foreign governments behind COVID-19 disinformation campaigns February 15, 2021
Carnival canceled in Brazil February 15, 2021

Chinese New Years' decorations for sale at Yu Gardens in Shanghai.

Travel for Chinese New Year plummets amid coronavirus concerns

The Chinese government hasn’t actually forbidden travel this year, but they’re strongly discouraging it.

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