September 18, 2021
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago. The 79-year-old…
September 18, 2021
Putin says Russia needs to work with the Taliban
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia needs to work with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Speaking via video link…
September 16, 2021
At the White House: “We understand your frustration” as new poll shows increased pessimism over COVID-19
A new poll from Monmouth University out Wednesday finds Americans are seriously pessimistic about when the United States will get the COVID-19 outbreak under control, and that a majority of Americans support vaccination requirements for different…
September 16, 2021
FBI turned ‘blind eye’ to reports of gymnasts’ abuse: Simone Biles
U.S. elite gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman testified before Congress Wednesday about what they say were failures in FBI's handling of the sexual abuse case against Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics team…
September 10, 2021
WHO more doubtful about Covid jabs ending pandemic
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP)— The head of the WHO Europe was Friday pessimistic about vaccines' ability to put an end to the COVID pandemic, as new variants dash hopes of reaching herd immunity. Faced with the possibility that the virus may be around…
September 10, 2021
Biden on vaccine mandate: ‘We are in the tough stretch’
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal…
September 7, 2021
Prime Minister Trudeau hit by stones while on campaign trail
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop. He was returning to his bus after visiting a brewery when he was pelted by gravel. He was not injured. Mr Trudeau called a snap election in…
September 7, 2021
Moderna booster shots delayed by at least one week: Fauci
Booster shots for the Moderna vaccine will have to wait at least one week after the president's September 20 target because of the delay in submitting data, Doctor Anthony Fauci said Sunday. Fauci told CNN that Pfizer was able to submit its data to…
September 2, 2021
’Possible’ US will partner with Taliban against ISIS-K
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, asked about the relationship between the U.S. and Taliban going forward, given their recent and uneasy cooperation during the evacuation mission, offered a pragmatic view, without…
August 31, 2021
Vaccines appear slightly less effective at preventing hospitalization this summer, CDC says
The COVID-19 vaccines' ability to keep people out of the hospital appears to be dropping slightly, particularly for those 75 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday during an advisory panel. The CDC has previously…