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Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now?
January 19, 2022
Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now?
NEW YORK (AP) — Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now? Health experts suggest stepping…
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
January 19, 2022
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
BEIJING (AP) — With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese…
UK PM Johnson faces growing pressure to resign
January 19, 2022
UK PM Johnson faces growing pressure to resign
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting to shore up his premiership on Wednesday amid…
Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
January 19, 2022
Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
SYDNEY (AP) — Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said…
Airlines scramble to rejig schedules amid U.S. 5G rollout concerns
January 19, 2022
Airlines scramble to rejig schedules amid U.S. 5G rollout concerns
Jan 19 (Reuters) – Major international airlines rushed to rejig or cancel flights to the United States ahead of a…
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
January 19, 2022
US faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the US are climbing and…
‘We want peace’: Blinken to meet Russian, Ukrainian officials, US says
January 19, 2022
‘We want peace’: Blinken to meet Russian, Ukrainian officials, US says
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden’s top diplomat will seek to defuse a crisis with Moscow over…
Tracking Biden’s 1st-year progress delivering on promises
January 19, 2022
Tracking Biden’s 1st-year progress delivering on promises
WASHINGTON (AP) — During his first year in office, President Joe Biden took action on a number of his key…
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
January 18, 2022
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to…
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
January 18, 2022
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as…