Category Archives: Health
Manitoba brings back masks, requires COVID-19 vaccination for front-line workers
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is bringing back its mask mandate and requiring all front-line provincial employees who work with vulnerable populations to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The changes come as health officials predict a fourth pandemic wave in...
N.W.T. reports first death related to COVID-19, outbreak grows to 219 active cases
YELLOWKNIFE — The chief public health officer of the Northwest Territories has confirmed the territory's first death related to COVID-19 as the N.W.T. experiences its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with 219 active cases in eight com...
Tunisia’s president extends decree giving him full power
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has prolonged the special powers he granted himself a month ago when he began ruling by decree after firing the prime minister, freezing parliament and lifting the immunity of lawmakers.
Thailand legalizes kratom, popular plant-based painkiller
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Tuesday decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant and painkiller and which has a following in the United States for its
Hochul vows swift action as she takes helm in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday and in her first hours on the job sought to bring a sense of urgency to tackling big problems that went unaddressed during Andrew
Supply issues take shakes off the menu at British McDonald’s
LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers.
The Latest: Mexico accepts its 1st group of Afghan refugees
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has accepted its first group of refugees from Afghanistan. The five women and one man arrived
Greece to put new restrictions on unvaccinated individuals
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government plans to impose new testing requirements and attendance restrictions on people who are not vaccinated against COVID19, the health minister announced Tuesday.
The Latest: S Korea nearly matches its high for new cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 2,155 new coronavirus cases, nearly matching a record daily increase set earlier this month amid an alarming spread of infections.
Hochul, NY’s 1st female governor, vows to end ‘distractions’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over complaints that her
