Category Archives: Health
Mongolian ruling party seen winning presidency amid pandemic
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Preliminary results in Mongolia’s presidential election show the chairman of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party and former prime minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh winning by a large margin.
The Latest: Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state
SEATTLE — Washington state’s new “joints for jabs” vaccination incentive program is off to a rough start. Seeking to get
EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.
Blunt message, search for answers mark VP’s 1st foreign trip
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris came to Latin America to deliver a message rather than clinch some kind of concrete deal.
Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’
MILDENHALL, England (AP) — President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is back” as he seeks to reassert the nation on the world stage and steady European allies
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans
In Mexico, influencer helps win husband state governorship
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The winner of the election triumphed largely thanks to his glamorous but off-message social media influencer wife, and their appearances with music stars. The loser saw her chances fade after video emerged of her in a
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,033 doses given. Nationwide, 3,184,367 people or 8.4 ...
Brazil top court to rule on country as Copa America host
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's top court scheduled an emergency session for Thursday to decide whether or not the Copa America will be allowed to kick off three days later.
B.C. records 165 cases of COVID-19 as officials encourage more 2nd doses of vaccine
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say it's encouraging to see a steady increase in the number of people who are protected with a COVID-19 vaccine as cases decline. However, of the nearly 3.7 million doses of vaccine that have
