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An 82-foot swimming pool spanning between two apartment complexes in London just opened to the public.

An off-duty Los Angeles County firefighter fatally shot a fellow firefighter and wounded another at their small community fire station Tuesday before going to his nearby home, setting it on fire and apparently killing himself, authorities said.

The World Health Organization announced its approval of the the COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech for emergency use, in Geneva on Tuesday. This is the second Chinese vaccine to receive emergency use listing by the organisation, after Sinopharm was approved in April.

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the proposal on 50 billion U.S. dollars' investment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, chief of the organization said on Tuesday.

A cluster of decapitated bodies found at a burial site in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, are suspected to have been victims of Roman executions, according to Cambridge archaeologists. A total of 52 bodies, 17 of which had been decapitated, were excavated from three third century cemeteries in Knobbs Farm, Cambridgeshire between 2001 and 2010, as seen in photos from 2008.

Tulsa (United States) (AFP) – Gathered in front of a brick building where Joe Biden came to chair the historic commemoration of the Race Massacre that occurred here in 1921, Tulsa residents confide their hope that this long-silenced tragedy will finally come to light.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will announce the criteria for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to various countries soon, but says the distribution will come "without political requirements of those receiving them". Blinken is in Costa Rica for a two-day visit, where he is also set to discuss the "root causes" of undocumented migration to the United States.

The Heroes 19 de Julio cemetery in Comas, Peru, where people are laying to rest those who died of coronavirus. Peru on Monday more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest COVID-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world.

The World Health Organization's emergencies chief Michael Ryan voices deep concern at the Covid-19 situation in South America, warning that outbreaks in the already hard-hit region are once again worsening.

During the 20th century, countless pieces of explosive ammunition were lost or intentionally dumped on the seafloor along the European coastline. As they rust, they release toxic chemicals that contaminate sea water. Scientists cannot yet say how dangerous they are to marine life and human health.

Home surveillance camera captures the moment a brave teen rescued her dog after a huge bear grabbed it by its vest to try to protect her own cubs.

On Tuesday, Italy lifted restrictions on indoor dining, Germany downgraded the coronavirus risk level from very high to high, and Israel lifted almost all pandemic restrictions. More from VOA's Mariama Diallo.