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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, villagers release firecrackers and hold placards featuring Vice President Kamala Harris after her inauguration, in Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris' maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)
Personal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID rages

By Alexandra Jaffe May. 07, 2021 01:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, Indian villagers gather outside a local eatery next to a banner featuring Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with a message wishing her best, in Thulasendrapuram, the hometown of Harris' maternal grandfather, south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India. A tiny village in a remote part of South India is gearing up for celebrations ahead of Kamala Harris' inauguration as the first female vice president of the United States. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Personal ties: Harris' family in India where COVID rages

By Alexandra Jaffe May. 06, 2021 05:18 PM EDT

A health worker administers a dose of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine against the new coronavirus to a patient at Szent Gyorgy Training Hospital in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Tamas Vasvari/MTI via AP)
Swedish teen Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity

By Jamey Keaten Apr. 19, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico's Campeche state

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2020 file photo, former candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams speaks during a rally for then Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., in Duluth, Ga. Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the global Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and two former White House senior advisers are among this year's nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
EXPLAINER: How Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about

By Jan M. Olsen Feb. 02, 2021 05:13 AM EST

Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg appears on a postal stamp in her native Sweden that is part of a series focusing on the environment, in Stockholm, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. One of the stamps features teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg in her trademark yellow raincoat with her braid blowing in the wind and standing a top a hill. (AP Photo/David Keyton)
Climate activist Thunberg to appear on Swedish postal stamp

Jan. 13, 2021 11:43 AM EST

This undated photo provided by Time Magazine shows the cover of its Dec. 14, 2020 issue, featuring a 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has been named the magazine's first-ever "Kid of the Year." Gitanjali Rao has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems. Rao is a sophomore at STEM School Highlands Ranch in suburban Denver and was selected from more than 5,000 nominees. The process culminated with a finalists' committee of children, Time for Kids reporters and comedian Trevor Noah. Time says it wanted to recognize the rising leaders of America's youngest generation in announcing the award. (Sharif Hamza for TIME via AP)
Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'

Dec. 04, 2020 06:55 PM EST

This combination photo shows, from left, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, who are nominated for Entertainer of the Year for the 54th Annual CMA Awards. Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker host the CMA Awards, airing live from Nashville, Tennessee, at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday on ABC. (AP Photo)
New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA Awards

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 10:25 AM EST

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, holding a sign reading "School strike for Climate"and others protest in front of the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen in Stockholm Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. ( Janerik Henriksson/TT News Agency via AP)
Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return

By David Keyton Sep. 25, 2020 05:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday Dec. 10, 2018 file photo, guests attend the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo Town Hall, Oslo. Dr. Denis Mukwege from Congo and Nadia Murad from Iraq will jointly receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. The award ceremony for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, traditionally held at the Oslo city hall on Dec. 10, will instead be held in scaled-down form at the city’s university because of the coronavirus outbreak. (Berit Roald/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
Virus scales down December Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

By Jan M. Olsen Sep. 22, 2020 05:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 file photo, a view of the Sala Grande cinema at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. The lineup for the Venice Film Festival will be announced on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, and will be the first major film event since the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
Venice Film Festival unveils selections for September fete

By Lindsey Bahr Jul. 28, 2020 07:31 AM EDT

Men hawking face shields ride past on their bicycles in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The mayor of Bogota ordered several areas of the capital to stay under maximum quarantine due to the high number of people infected by the new coronavirus in the area. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
The Latest: China’s foreign minister lashes out

By The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 03:54 AM EDT

American Red Cross volunteers disinfect a registration table during a Red Cross and Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team blood drive at Chase Field Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Phoenix. According to the Red Cross, as of April 5, nearly 14,000 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country due to coronavirus concerns, resulting in more than 400,000 fewer blood donations.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The Latest: India touts gains in curbing virus with lockdown

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2020 01:13 AM EDT

Luisa Neubauer of Fridays for Future movement lays out protest posters for climate protection in front the German parliament building the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, Friday, April 24, 2020. Because of the continuing spread of the coronavirus, the climate strike will be digitally distributed on the Internet. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
Climate activists take global protest online during pandemic

Apr. 24, 2020 06:31 AM EDT

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg talks via video link with Professor of Environmental Science Johan Rockstrom in Germany, during a live chat on International Earth Day where they discussed the coronavirus pandemic and the environment, at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (Jessica Gow/TT News Agency via AP)
Pandemic forces global climate protest to be held online

Apr. 23, 2020 10:40 AM EDT

CAPTION CORRECTS THE DATE - This photo taken on Thursday, April 2, 2020 shows a general view of a temporary field hospital set at Ifema convention and exhibition in Madrid, Spain. Most of the 1,850 patients brought to the Ifema field hospital are not in serious conditions. In fact, 800 had been discharged by Thursday, although six had died since doors opened 12 days ago. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch

By Aritz Parra Apr. 03, 2020 02:51 PM EDT