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A medical worker stands in the courtyard at the Lok Nayak Hospital in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. India now has the worlds fastest-growing Covid-19 caseload, adding 259,170 new infections and 1,761 deaths on Tuesday, leaving it behind only the U.S. in terms of total numbers.

‘We are not safe until we are all safe’: Brigham and Women’s doctor sounds alarm on COVID-19 spike in India

The coffin is carried on a Land Rover during the procession for the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Saturday, April 17, 2021.

Watch: Prince Philip's funeral

This is the venomous snake that authorities say made a 540-mile journey to Sydney from a Toowoomba packing plant wrapped in plastic with a pair of baby cos lettuces.

Sydney man finds venomous snake in bag of lettuce bought at supermarket

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Coordination Center of the Russian Government in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

Russian hacking

Months after hack, U.S. poised to announce sanctions on Russia April 14, 2021 | 11:19 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden announced his plans to pull all remaining U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 in a final step towards ending America’s longest war. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden says U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, ending 'forever war' April 14, 2021 | 6:13 PM

Darius, the world’s longest rabbit, has been stolen, police say April 14, 2021 | 11:26 AM

Vehicles drive on the main Black Rock road, covered with ash coming from the St. Vincent eruption of La Soufriere volcano, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)

La Soufriere volcano

'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting April 12, 2021 | 10:40 AM

UK's Prince Philip honored with 41-gun salutes after death April 10, 2021 | 9:26 AM

Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent April 9, 2021 | 9:45 AM

Britain's Prince Philip, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, attends a Parade on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace in 2017.

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99 April 9, 2021 | 7:23 AM

Gender reveal plane crash

GENDER REVEAL CRASH

A plane dropped a pink cloud in gender-reveal stunt, then fell to the sea, killing two April 1, 2021 | 8:54 AM

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, a member of a World Health Organization team is seen wearing protective gear during a field visit to the Hubei Animal Disease Control and Prevention Center for another day of field visit in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,

WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals March 29, 2021 | 1:40 PM

FILE - In this Sunday, August 23, 2020 file photo, PPF's main shareholder Petr Kellner watches as his daughter Anna Kellnerova and horse Catch Me If You Can Old compete during the equestrian CET Prague Cup, CSIO Grand Prix, in Prague, Czech Republic. Kellner, Czech Republic's richest man, has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska in the United States. He was 56. Kellner was one of the five people, including the pilot who died in the accident on Saturday, March 27, 2021. One person onboard survived. (Roman Vondrous/CTK via AP, File)

Helicopter crash

Czech billionaire Petr Kellner among 5 killed in Alaska helicopter crash during heli-skiing trip March 29, 2021 | 10:15 AM

The cargo ship MV Ever Given sits stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, on Sunday.

Canal service provider says container ship stuck in Suez has been set free March 29, 2021 | 9:32 AM

The cargo ship MV Ever Given sits stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, on Sunday.

STUCK IN THE SUEZ

Ever Given update: Ship 'partially refloated,' but still stuck in Suez Canal March 29, 2021 | 9:08 AM

Orphaned infant found alive after Egypt building collapse kills 25 March 28, 2021 | 9:44 PM

An arial view of an illegal gold mine in the rainforest in Brazil’s Pará state, Aug. 12, 2020. A Brazilian pilot working for wildcat miners escaped death when his plane went down in a remote area — he walked through the jungle for 36 days before being rescued.

His plane crashed in the Amazon. Then came the hard part. March 28, 2021 | 9:02 PM

New attempts planned to free huge vessel stuck in Suez Canal March 27, 2021 | 9:29 AM

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korean, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.

South Korea says North Korea fires 2 projectiles into sea March 24, 2021 | 9:03 PM

Alexey Molchanov

The deepest diver in the history of free diving just set a world record below the ice March 24, 2021 | 6:07 PM

This satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. A cargo container ship that's among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal, officials said Wednesday, March 24, 2021, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)

Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt's Suez Canal March 24, 2021 | 4:26 PM

FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo, Cece Guida, 19, top, of New York City, pushes on Sam Reddick, 20, of Evansville, Ind., as spring break revelers look on during a game of chicken fight on the beach in Pompano Beach, Fla. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage beachfront partying that could raise infection rates back on campus. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

'The cost of this is that a lot of people are going to get infected and sick' March 22, 2021 | 11:31 AM

CAIRO, EGYPT - September 30: Portrait of Nawal el Saadawi in her home on September 30, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. Nawal el Saadawi is an Egyptian writer known for her feminist, revolutionary books.(Photo by David Degner/Getty Images).

Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal el Saadawi, advocate for women in the Arab world, dies at 89 March 21, 2021 | 7:06 PM

Pope decries shame of racism, like 'virus' lurking in wait March 21, 2021 | 8:53 AM

Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference.

Tokyo Olympics organizers ban spectators from outside Japan in pandemic-control measure March 20, 2021 | 12:36 PM

Outside a coronavirus testing site in Munich, March 14, 2021. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times)

AstraZeneca concerns throw Europe’s vaccine rollout into deeper disarray March 15, 2021 | 11:23 PM

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo, vials AstraZeneca vaccine ready to be used at the Wellcome Centre in London. In recent days, countries including Denmark, Ireland and Thailand have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports that some people who got a dose developed blood clots, even though there's no evidence that the shot was responsible. The European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization say the data available do not suggest the vaccine caused the clots. Britain and several other countries have stuck with the vaccine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot March 15, 2021 | 9:02 AM

London police under pressure over clashes at women's protest March 14, 2021 | 7:55 AM

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge visit School21, a school in east London, Thursday March 11, 2021. (Justin Tallis/Pool via AP)

Prince William: 'We’re very much not a racist family' March 11, 2021 | 9:43 AM

Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan doubles down on criticism of Meghan — and promises to return March 10, 2021 | 12:35 PM

Buckingham Palace

Royal family says Harry, Meghan racism charges 'concerning' March 9, 2021 | 4:28 PM

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 file photo, Piers Morgan arrives at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. British talk show host Piers Morgan has quit the show “Good Morning Britain” after making controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex. The U.K.’s media watchdog said earlier Tuesday, March 9, 2021 that it was launching an investigation into the show under its harm and offense rules after receiving more than 41,000 complaints about Morgan’s comments on Meghan. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)

Piers Morgan quits talk show after comments about Meghan March 9, 2021 | 3:20 PM

FILE - This Dec. 2, 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration’s scientists confirmed that overall, it's about 66% effective and also said J&J's shot, one that could help speed vaccinations by requiring just one dose instead of two, is safe to use. (Johnson & Johnson via AP)

Vaccine inequities

Boston doctors sound alarm to Biden on global COVID-19 vaccine inequities March 9, 2021 | 6:55 AM