The News Roundup For March 12, 2021

The world reflects on a year since the WHO declared a global pandemic. The U.S. passes a new COVID-19 relief bill and Hawaii is in a state of emergency as floods rip through the state. Meanwhile, protests continue in Senegal. The world reacts to a World Health Organization report which reveals that about one in three women has faced physical or sexual violence at least once in their lives. We get to all those stories, plus the latest on the global vaccination effort.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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