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Californians celebrate as COVID restrictions ease

California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. The state lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions and ushered in what has been billed as the state's “Grand Reopening.” (June 15)

Iraq's Widows Struggle With New Roles in Post-IS Mosul

With thousands of men killed in combat, the war against the Islamic State terror group has expanded the work done by women. In the more conservative parts of Iraq, women usually do household work while men work outside. Um Inas is an example of how the war has turned this entrenched tradition upside down.

Syrian Refugees in Somalia Enrich Culture, Contribute to Economy

Since the war in Syria broke out a decade ago, refugees have fled to countries in the Middle East and Europe as well as to countries in Africa that face instability, like Somalia. And, as Mohamed Sheikh Nor reports from Mogadishu, Somali officials say Syrian refugees are enriching the host nation culturally and economically.

EU and US agree to resolve steel and aluminium dispute by end of year

The European Union and the United States have agreed to engage in discussions to resolve differences on measures regarding steel and aluminium by the end of the year. A deal to suspend levies for five years over subsidies given to rival aerospace companies, Boeing and Airbus, had been reached prior to the meeting in Brussels, but an agreement on tariffs on exports of the two metals was a step too far this time around.

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