Greensboro, NC (AP) – Duke arrives at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in hopes of scoring an unprecedented run to extend his long NCAA tournament streak. Instead, the Blue Devils had to abruptly withdraw from the tournament and end their season due to a positive COVID-19 test and the resulting …
Read More »A year later, the WHO is still struggling to manage the epidemic response
GENEVA (AP) – When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a year ago on Thursday, it resisted the term and made the highly contagious virus preventable only weeks later. A year later, the UN agency is still struggling to keep the evolving science of COVID-19 at the top, …
Read More »Increasing violence undermines pressure for Myanmar sanctions
BANGKOK (AP) – Violence in Myanmar has escalated as officials have tightened their grip on the February 1 uprising, despite countries struggling to better control military leaders for global condemnation. Fear of harming civilians has made the challenge doubly difficult for those who have been victims of the economic downturn …
Read More »With the help of the virus in sight, Democrats discuss filebuster changes
WASHINGTON (AP) – On the brink of President Biden winning his first major legislature, a leading moderate Democrat said Sunday he is open to changes to Senate rules that would allow more party-line votes to advance other parts of the White House agenda. Such as voting rights. West Virginia Sen. …
Read More »Rapid variants power virus rise in Europe
MILAN (AP) – The virus has spread to nursery schools and adjacent primary schools in Bolt’s Milan suburb at a surprising pace. In just days, 45 children and 14 staff members tested positive. Genetic analysis has already confirmed the suspicions to officials: the first known highly contagious coronavirus variant in …
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