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Residents line up for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Chelsea

World Jul 09

Many in Missouri are unvaccinated. Hospitals are paying the price as delta variant spreads

By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson

World Feb 13

U.N. says 140,000 displaced in 3 days amid Syrian offensive

The U.N. said Thursday the humanitarian crisis is compounded by freezing weather, already existing severe needs and the world's indifference.

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

World Mar 18

Mohammed Mohiedin Anis, or Abu Omar, 70, smokes his pipe as he sits in his destroyed bedroom listening to music on his gramophone in Aleppo's formerly rebel-held al-Shaar neighborhood on March 9. Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
Photo of a Syrian man listening to records in his bombed-out bedroom is about life, not war

The image has spread widely across the Internet of a man listening to a gramophone in what’s left of his bedroom in Aleppo, Syria. The AFP photographer, Joseph Eid, thinks he knows why it struck a chord with so many.

By Larisa Epatko

World Mar 17

About 6 million children in Syria are affected by war, according to aid groups. Photo by Jonathan Hyams for Save the Children
You asked: Are Syrian children getting the help they need?

Through activities like art classes intended to help them express their distress, children in Syria gradually learn to relax and draw houses and blue skies, rather than tanks and bomb-dropping planes.

By Larisa Epatko

World Mar 15

Rescue workers remove rubble in a damaged site after an airstrike on Idlib, Syria on March 15. Photo by Ammar Abdullah/Reuters
Bombings, faltering talks mark 6th anniversary of Syrian war

At least 40 people were killed in twin bombings in the Syrian capital Damascus and airstrikes in the northwestern city Idlib on Wednesday, the sixth anniversary of the Syrian civil war.

By Meredith Lee

Mar 06

1 in 4 Syrian children at risk of mental health disorders, new report says

By Larisa Epatko

About 3 million Syrian children are under the age of 6 and know nothing but war, says a new report from the nonprofit group Save the Children. Here's what you should know.

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Oct 02

Pentagon considers protecting Syrian rebels from Russia

By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Pentagon is grappling with whether the U.S. should use military force to protect U.S. trained and equipped Syrian rebels now that they may be the targets of Russian airstrikes.

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Feb 22

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U.N. Security Council agrees on aid resolution for Syria

By Kayla Ruble

In a unanimous vote on Saturday, the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution aimed at delivering humanitarian aid to Syria. The Security Council passed the resolution which demands country-wide access for providing assistance to the people of Syria.

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Mar 20

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Looking for Evidence After Allegations of Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria

Looking for Evidence After Allegations of Chemical Weapon Attacks in Syria…

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Jul 25

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Arab Nations Consider How to Apply More Diplomatic Pressure on Syria

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