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Texas governor bans COVID-19 vaccine mandate by any 'entity'

The governor's order comes after United States President Joe Biden announced last month that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) within the U.S. Department of Labor was developing an emergency rule to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for employers with 100 or more employees.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inaugurates the "Defence Development Exhibition 'Self-Defence-2021'"

As reported by Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inaugurated a new weapons exhibition in Northern Pyongyang, on the occasion of the ruling Party's 76th founding anniversary.

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FBI arrests nuclear engineer and wife on charges of espionage

In the United States on Saturday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) arrested a couple in West Virginia.

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California to require large retailers to have gender-neutral toy sections from 2024

On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1084 (AB1084), which requires retailers with 500 or more employees throughout the state to keep a gender-neutral area for childcare products and toys.

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Inter-Korean communication lines restored

After almost two months of radio silence over the telephone and fax lines that serve as a hotline between North Korea and South Korea, communication was restored between the two countries on Monday.

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