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How many variants of the coronavirus are there?
January 28, 2021
How many variants of the coronavirus are there?
How many variants of the coronavirus are there? There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily…
Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver
January 28, 2021
Virus aid package tests whether Biden, Congress can deliver
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a sweeping national rescue plan, President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package presents a…
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
January 28, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday…
Protesting farmers return to camp after storming Indian fort
January 27, 2021
Protesting farmers return to camp after storming Indian fort
NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaders of a protest movement sought Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when…
Biden’s immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
January 27, 2021
Biden’s immigration changes too late for grandfather deported on Inauguration Day
CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) – As US President Joe Biden took the oath of office last Wednesday, Felipe Ortega sat in…
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
January 27, 2021
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of…
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages
January 27, 2021
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million as nations tackle vaccine shortages
(Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world…
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
January 27, 2021
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
LONDON (AP) — For nine months, Gordon Bonner has been in the “hinterlands of despair and desolation” after losing his…
US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
January 27, 2021
US boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortages
Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the US is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states…
US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately
January 27, 2021
US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States said all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region “immediately.” A…