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Pardoned Catalan pro-independence leaders leave prison in Spain

Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders have walked out of prison after being pardoned by the Spanish government. The separatists had been serving sentences for organising a bid to make Catalonia an independent republic in 2017. They had spent between three-and-a-half and four years behind bars.

Greta Thunberg says landmark climate report 'could wake people up'

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg reacts to a draft of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, exclusively obtained by AFP, a 4,000-page assessment of climate impacts warning of the dire consequences facing humanity if it fails to rein in carbon emissions.

Tech Divide Hampers COVID Inoculation Drive in India's Rural Areas

Residents in North India's rural Kangra district say they have been anxious to get vaccinated for COVID-19 after a second wave of the pandemic created havoc and ravaged villages last month. While tech savvy, digitally aware city dwellers have managed to get shots, millions in rural areas are being left behind because of a technology barrier.

Technology Barrier Hits COVID Inoculation Drive in Rural Areas

India's technology driven vaccination initiative has raised concerns the country's huge digital divide is making it difficult for many people to get inoculated, particularly in the nation's vast countryside. While tech savvy, digitally aware city dwellers have managed to get shots, millions in rural areas are left behind because of a technology barrier.

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