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Americans in Sudan advised to shelter in place as military coup unfolds
KHARTOUM (Reuters) –Sudan‘s military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and soldiers killed at least three people and wounded 80 as street protests broke out against the...
Oct 25, 2021
UPDATED: Front brings severe thunderstorms, quarter sized hail and flash flooding
UPDATE: 9:46 p.m. Peoria, Ill — Central Illinois continues seeing heavy rain and hail as the result of a storm front bringing dangerous impacts across the Midwestern U.S. Tornado warnings are po...
Oct 24, 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy in trial in children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of five to 11 year olds, the U.S. drug maker said on Friday. Sixteen c...
Oct 22, 2021
White House to lay out plan to vaccinate kids ages 5 to 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday will outline its plan to vaccinate millions of kids ages 5 to 11 as soon as the COVID-19 shot is approved for younger children in com...
Oct 20, 2021
Ex- joint chiefs of staff Powell dies of COVID complications -Facebook post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colin Powell, the first black U.S. secretary of state and top military officer, died on Monday at the age of 84 from COVID-19 complications, his family said in a statement...
Oct 18, 2021
Merck’s COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50% in study
(Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc’s experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization or death for patients at risk of severe disease, acc...
Oct 01, 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech say data show COVID-19 vaccine safe and protective in kids
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in 5 to 11 year olds, and they plan to ask for authorization to use the vaccine in c...
Sep 20, 2021
Biden to require all federal workers to be vaccinated — source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to require all federal employees and government contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. In Jul...
Sep 09, 2021
Dozens of civilians, 12 U.S. troops killed in bloodbath at Kabul airport
(Reuters) – Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a bloodbath among civilians and U.S. troops, and bringing a catastrophic h...
Aug 26, 2021
UPDATE: 10 U.S. troops believed killed in Kabul blasts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There were at least two explosions near Kabul’s airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with civilians and U.S. servic...
Aug 26, 2021
