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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.

The US and allies take part in a large scale NATO mission involving more than 20 NATO nations, flying over NATO member states in an exercise designed in part to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to local human rights watchdog Viasna 96, Steffan Latypov, who is facing allegations of organizing protests and resisting arrest, stabbed himself in the neck during a hearing because of alleged threats from authorities against his family if he didn't plead guilty.

Downtown Las Vegas reopened completely for the first time in more than a year, with live music and no mask or social distancing required. CNN's Lucy Kafanov reports.