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EXPLAINER: Why ‘world’s pharmacy’ India is short on shots
World
May 22, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why ‘world’s pharmacy’ India is short on shots
NEW DELHI (AP) — Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough…
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
World
May 19, 2021
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service…
‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
World
May 19, 2021
‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful…
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
World
May 18, 2021
EXPLAINER: How worrying is the variant first seen in India?
LONDON (AP) — For the first time in months, people across England are meeting indoors at pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms…
India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off
World
May 18, 2021
India reports record day of virus deaths as cases level off
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million on Tuesday as the…
Fauci says pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’
World
May 17, 2021
Fauci says pandemic exposed ‘undeniable effects of racism’
ATLANTA (AP) — The immunologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the United States said Sunday that “the undeniable effects…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,201 new cases confirmed, 58 deaths on Sunday
Egypt
May 17, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 1,201 new cases confirmed, 58 deaths on Sunday
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 1,201 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total up to 145,721. The total number…
The Latest: Taiwan has another jump, capital closing schools
World
May 17, 2021
The Latest: Taiwan has another jump, capital closing schools
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan reported 333 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Monday, in the island’s largest outbreak since the start of…
Glimmer of hope seen in India, but virus crisis not over yet
World
May 17, 2021
Glimmer of hope seen in India, but virus crisis not over yet
BENGALURU, India (AP) — For the first time in months, Izhaar Hussain Shaikh is feeling somewhat optimistic. The 30-year-old ambulance…
India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 mln
World
May 15, 2021
India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 mln
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through India’s vast countryside on Friday, as…