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FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
World

FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19…
Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic
World

Most states have cut back public health powers amid pandemic

Republican legislators in more than half of US states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are…
Over 50s to get booster shot as UK says COVID vaccines have saved more than 100,000 lives
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Over 50s to get booster shot as UK says COVID vaccines have saved more than 100,000 lives

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccines have saved more than 112,000 lives and averted 24 million cases of the…
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
Middle East

Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication

QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Saydi Mubarak and her mother share a bond that goes beyond a close mother-daughter relationship: They…
Coronavirus continue to surge across Egypt: 491 new cases, 14 deaths
Egypt

Coronavirus continue to surge across Egypt: 491 new cases, 14 deaths

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population on Monday reported 491 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths, and 399 recoveries. A total…
COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads
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COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads

BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities…
Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050
World

Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next…
Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak
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Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak

BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian has closed cinemas and gyms, sealed off…
From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’
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From COVID to Ida: Louisiana’s marginalized ‘see no way out’

CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Darkness set in for Natasha Blunt well before Hurricane Ida knocked out power across Louisiana. Months…
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
World

WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year

GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end…
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