Category Archives: Health
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — War, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide, the U.N. refugee agency said in a report Fr...
GOP needs new health care target; ‘Obamacare’ survives again
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing the law if it wants to hone the nation's health care problems into a winning
Back home: Biden has daunting to-do list after European tour
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing a formidable to-do list now that he’s back from his summit-filled trip to Europe, with pressing legislative challenges, foreign policy follow-up and a need to steer the country’s reopening as the coronavi...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 490,061 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,867,925 doses given. Nationwide, 6,004,387 people or 16 pe...
Copa America’s COVID-19 cases increase 13 to 66
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's health ministry said Thursday that 66 people connected with the Copa America soccer tournament had contracted COVID-19, an increase of 13 infections from Wednesday.
Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election dominated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's hard-line protege after the disqualification of his strongest competition, fueling apathy that left some polling pl...
LEADING OFF: MLB eases protocols, Altuve on power tear
A look at what’s happening around the majors Friday: ___
Guyana’s government refuses to suspend Sputnik V vaccine
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government Thursday refused to suspend use of the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine despite opposition warnings that doses could be fake and acquired through third party suppliers at higher than normal prices.
AstraZeneca second dose ‘good choice’ despite federal guidance: B.C.’s top doctor
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says there is no wrong choice for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose despite recommendations from a federal panel that those who first got Oxford-AstraZeneca should choose Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for a second sho...
Cash payments take center stage in Newsom’s 1st recall ad
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As both summer and the scheduling of a recall election date loom, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to make sure Californians know about the cash payments and prize money he is doling out.
