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Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
July 3, 2021
Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19′s delta variant
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more…
As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
July 3, 2021
As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them…
Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse
July 3, 2021
Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla., July 2 (Reuters) – The death toll rose to 22 on Friday from the collapse of a Florida…
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
July 3, 2021
Australian officials report biggest daily COVID-19 caseload for 2021
MELBOURNE, July 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state recorded its biggest daily rise in COVID-19 infections this year,…
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
July 2, 2021
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
Since its conception in 2003, leaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed the launch of…
Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
July 2, 2021
Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
SEOUL/SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) – The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is surging through Asia this week, with…
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
July 2, 2021
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how…
Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else
July 2, 2021
Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Susana Alvarez fled her home on the 10th floor of Champlain Towers South, escaping with her…
Rising Delta virus, absent Brits dampen Europe’s tourism hopes
July 1, 2021
Rising Delta virus, absent Brits dampen Europe’s tourism hopes
LISBON/LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – While not a complete wash-out, the summer tourism season vital to southern Europe’s economies will…
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
July 1, 2021
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in…