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Oregon firefighters face return of hazardous conditions, COVID-19 outbreak 24 Jul 2021 - 11:33 am

Strike teams making headway against a huge wildfire in Oregon faced a resurgence of dry, windy weather on Friday while an outbreak of...

As Americans navigate conflicting COVID-19 mask advice, 'everyone is confused' 23 Jul 2021 - 05:06 pm

PRINCETON, N.J./SANTA MONICA, Calif - A COVID-19 surge ignited in parts of the United States by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine...

Pfizer says U.S. govt buying 200 mln more doses of COVID-19 vaccine 23 Jul 2021 - 02:43 pm

Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the U.S. government had purchased an additional 200 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine,...

Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews 23 Jul 2021 - 12:47 pm

BLY, Oregon: Lower winds and better weather helped crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling the nation’s largest wildfire in southern Oregon, but gusty...

CDC guidance on masking unchanged as Delta variant sweeps US: Walenksy 22 Jul 2021 - 08:12 pm

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not revised its masking guidance, even as the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 continues...

Jill Biden leads U.S. delegation to Tokyo Games amid pandemic fears 22 Jul 2021 - 02:01 pm

TOKYO: U.S. First Lady Jill Biden is leading her country's diplomatic delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, sending a message of support to...

Lightning found to have ignited Oregon's mammoth Bootleg fire 22 Jul 2021 - 12:04 pm

A destructive Oregon wildfire that ranks as the largest among dozens raging across the drought-parched Western United States in recent weeks was ignited...

Americas are facing pandemic of the unvaccinated, PAHO says 22 Jul 2021 - 12:02 am

BOGOTA - The Americas are facing a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, as it warned...

US eases COVID-19 travel advisory for India, Pakistan 21 Jul 2021 - 09:06 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department has lowered its COVID 19-related travel advisory for India to "Level 3 - Reconsider Travel," the department...

Chile approves emergency use of Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine 21 Jul 2021 - 08:51 pm

SANTIAGO - Chile's Institute of Public Health approved emergency use of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine against COVID-19, joining the country's already massive inoculation...

United Airlines CEO sees travel 'ups and downs' until more people vaccinated 21 Jul 2021 - 07:59 pm

CHICAGO - The head of United Airlines expects a recovery in travel demand to continue despite a resurgence in COVID-19 spurred by the...

US extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders through Aug. 21 21 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism...

NYC to force Covid vaccine or tests for city health workers 21 Jul 2021 - 07:30 pm

New York City will begin requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or weekly testing of all workers in its public hospitals and clinics in an attempt...

Mexican president decries alleged spying, says no longer happening 20 Jul 2021 - 07:58 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that alleged government-ordered spying several years ago that may have targeted him...

Barcelona helps disabled beachgoers frolic in waves 20 Jul 2021 - 02:32 pm

BARCELONA: Seven-year-old Max Segui has a huge smile on his face as his father carries him ashore at Barcelona's Nova Icaria beach after...

Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, set for inaugural space voyage 20 Jul 2021 - 11:43 am

VAN HORN, Texas: Jeff Bezos, the world's richest person, is set on Tuesday to blast off aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard...

Sprawling Oregon blaze expands, while firefighters gain ground 20 Jul 2021 - 10:42 am

BLY, Oregon: Stoked by hot, dry winds, the largest of several dozen Western wildfires roared through more drought-parched brush and timber in southern...