The US military has cut troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 each, their lowest levels in the nearly two decades since the wars began, the Pentagon announced Friday.
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UK closes travel corridors as fears grow over new coronavirus variants – BBC News
The UK is closing all its travel corridors as fears grow about new variants of the coronavirus.
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