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Alaska, overwhelmed by COVID- 19 patients, adopts crisis standards for hospitals
September 23, 2021
Alaska, overwhelmed by COVID- 19 patients, adopts crisis standards for hospitals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Alaska, which led most US states in coronavirus vaccinations months ago, took the drastic…
Vaccine inequity comes into stark focus during UN gathering
September 23, 2021
Vaccine inequity comes into stark focus during UN gathering
The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will come into sharper focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations…
‘My whole life in a van’: Islanders flee Spanish volcano
September 22, 2021
‘My whole life in a van’: Islanders flee Spanish volcano
TODOQUE, Canary Islands (AP) — A wall of lava up to 12 meters (40 feet) high bore down on a…
‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting
September 22, 2021
‘The future is raising its voice’: A dire mood at UN meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, climate change and worsening divisions among nations and cultures topped the agenda Wednesday as leaders…
‘Soul-crushing’: US COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
September 22, 2021
‘Soul-crushing’: US COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a day
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time…
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
September 22, 2021
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Racism, the climate crisis and the world’s worsening divisions will take center stage at the United…
Military aid for Israel removed from US funding bill, but leadership pledges vote later this week
September 22, 2021
Military aid for Israel removed from US funding bill, but leadership pledges vote later this week
WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday removed $1 billion in military funding for Israel from legislation to…
‘Dose of hope’: Biden pushing rich nations to share vaccine
September 22, 2021
‘Dose of hope’: Biden pushing rich nations to share vaccine
President Joe Biden is set to push well-off nations to do more to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control around…
Mayorkas says images from US border ‘horrified’ him
September 21, 2021
Mayorkas says images from US border ‘horrified’ him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday images of what appeared to be Border Patrol agents on…
‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
September 21, 2021
‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
NEW YORK (AP) — In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the…