Covid-19 case increases in the Americas are being caused in part by surges in cases in the United States, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization, said on Wednesday. “Over the last week, more than 1.2 million Covid-19 cases and 20,000 Covid-related deaths were reported in the Americas,” Etienne
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If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says
(CNN)If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus will likely infect you, one expert told CNN on Wednesday.”This virus is highly infectious. If you decide to try to run the game clock out, don’t try to do it. This virus will find you, it will infect you eventually,” Michael Osterholm,
Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations set more than a year ago before vaccines were available. The Sunshine State had 10,207 people hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data
UK Windrush victims demand compensation on Emancipation Day
Black people whose right to live in the U.K. was illegally challenged by the government marked the anniversary Sunday of the act that freed slaves throughout the British Empire, drawing a direct link between slavery and the discrimination they suffered. Dozens of activists gathered in Brixton, a center for the
Biden Promised to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now It Risks Derailment
Days before a new hard-line president is set to be inaugurated in Iran, Biden administration officials have turned sharply pessimistic about their chances of quickly restoring the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump dismantled, fearing that the new government in Tehran is speeding ahead on nuclear research and production and
Earth’s energy imbalance removes almost all doubt from human-made climate change
For decades, Earth’s energy system has been out of whack. Stability in Earth’s climate hinges on a delicate balance between the amount of energy the planet absorbs from the sun and the amount of energy Earth emits back into space. But that equilibrium has been thrown off in recent years
Kandahar residents fear Taliban advance on Afghan city
Kandahar, Afghanistan – Last week, Kawsar Sama and her family packed their belongings and got on a flight to the capital city of Kabul. For the 21-year-old and her family, life in the southern city of Kandahar had become dangerous as the Taliban has pushed into the districts surrounding Afghanistan’s
Biden’s fight to de-Trumpify the courts, explained
Joe Biden probably knows more about picking judges than any new president in American history. A longtime member and former chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden oversaw hundreds of judicial confirmations. He chaired the 1987 hearing that successfully convinced the Senate to reject Judge Robert Bork’s nomination to the
Billie Eilish’s new album ‘Happier Than Ever’ proves the ‘whisper singer’ critics wrong
Billie Eilish’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, is poised to further cement her place in pop stardom even as it explores the effects said stardom has had on her. After putting out her first viral single in 2015, Eilish transformed pop music with her 2019 debut album, When