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US FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters

US FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters

The decision paves the way for millions more people in the US to get the additional protection with the highly contagious Delta variant of the… Read More ›

Trump Announces Launch Of Media Company, Social Media Site

Trump Announces Launch Of Media Company, Social Media Site

  NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after being silenced from several of the main social media platforms, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s… Read More ›

The world plans to produce far more fossil fuel than it should to stay under dangerous climate limits, UN says

The world plans to produce far more fossil fuel than it should to stay under dangerous climate limits, UN says

New York – Ahead of a critical global climate conference in November, a UN report released Wednesday shows that many of the world’s largest fossil… Read More ›

South African Regulator Rejects Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine

South African Regulator Rejects Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine

  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African drug regulator has rejected the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, citing some safety concerns the manufacturer wasn’t able… Read More ›

Leaked Covid-19 report calls for mass homicide charges against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Leaked Covid-19 report calls for mass homicide charges against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

  A Brazilian congressional panel is set to recommend mass homicide charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according a… Read More ›

FDA to allow mix and match of COVID-19 booster vaccines- NYT

FDA to allow mix and match of COVID-19 booster vaccines- NYT

The government would not recommend one shot over another, and it might note that using the same vaccine as a booster when possible is preferable,… Read More ›

Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle

Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle

  Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years… Read More ›

17 American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti

17 American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti

Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them minors, were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, according to the organization Christian Aid Ministries.… Read More ›

COVID vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses – study

COVID vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses – study

A study found that plasma from those vaccinated produced antibodies that could protect against a few different kinds of coronaviruses.   A new Northwestern University… Read More ›

Horrific Delay? Norway Eyes Police Response To Arrow Attack

Horrific Delay? Norway Eyes Police Response To Arrow Attack

  HELSINKI (AP) — Norway on Saturday announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and security agencies following a bow-and-arrow… Read More ›

Countries in Asia are placing orders for a new drug to treat coronavirus. Poorer nations could miss out again

Countries in Asia are placing orders for a new drug to treat coronavirus. Poorer nations could miss out again

During the global scramble to secure vaccines, many countries in Asia-Pacific were slow off the mark. This time, they’re not making the same mistake. Countries… Read More ›

Pakistani airline suspends Afghanistan flights due to Taliban ‘heavy-handedness’

Pakistani airline suspends Afghanistan flights due to Taliban ‘heavy-handedness’

  Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described as unworkable conditions… Read More ›

COVID-19 Hospital Visitor Rules: Families Want More Access

COVID-19 Hospital Visitor Rules: Families Want More Access

  MIAMI (AP) — Banned from the Florida hospital room where her mother lay dying of COVID-19, Jayden Arbelaez pitched an idea to construction employees… Read More ›

Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump’s latest legal fight

Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump’s latest legal fight

  Washington (CNN)A number of high-powered lawyers who have represented Donald Trump in the past are sitting out his latest legal battle, as the former… Read More ›

‘Iran becoming a nuclear threshold state,’ Lapid tells Biden aide in Washington

‘Iran becoming a nuclear threshold state,’ Lapid tells Biden aide in Washington

Foreign minister also stresses ‘need for alternative’ to JCPOA during meeting with Jake Sullivan, though US still says it hasn’t exhausted efforts to revive the… Read More ›

Iran Arrests 10 It Says Spied For Foreign Intel Agencies

Iran Arrests 10 It Says Spied For Foreign Intel Agencies

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has arrested 10 people in a southern province it says are linked to foreign intelligence services, the official IRNA news… Read More ›

Putin says Russia needs to speed up vaccination for Covid-19

Putin says Russia needs to speed up vaccination for Covid-19

  Moscow (CNN)Russia must accelerate Covid-19 vaccinations, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated on Tuesday as the country recorded its highest daily death toll since the… Read More ›

Customs Dispute Jeopardizes US Fish Stick, Filet Supply

Customs Dispute Jeopardizes US Fish Stick, Filet Supply

  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America’s supply of a key fish used for popular products such… Read More ›

Taliban’s religious police instructed to be more moderate, but vulnerable Afghans say brutal justice is still being meted out

Taliban’s religious police instructed to be more moderate, but vulnerable Afghans say brutal justice is still being meted out

Ghazni, Afghanistan – The blood-stained bodies of the four accused kidnappers were hung off construction cranes with heavy chains, one with a warning sign strung… Read More ›

Czech President in intensive care after holding talks on dramatic election

Czech President in intensive care after holding talks on dramatic election

  Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Miloš Zeman was taken into intensive care on Sunday, shortly after holding talks with the country’s populist prime… Read More ›