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COVID: India grieves 200,000 dead with many more probably uncounted

SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India’s health system

10:08 pm April 26, 2021

New Delhi: Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the New Delhi emergency ward where he works. Like other doctors across the country, which on Monday set another record for new coronavirus infections […]

Hester Ford, oldest living American, dies at 115 … or 116

10:13 pm April 18, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: A North Carolina woman who grew up picking cotton, got married at 14 and went on to become the oldest living American with more than 120 great-great-grandchildren has died peacefully in her home, according to her family. Hester Ford was either 115 or 116 years old depending on which census report was accurate. […]

US expels Russian diplomats, imposes sanctions for hacking

10:14 pm April 15, 2021

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Thursday announced the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the cyber hacking of federal agencies. The sweeping measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that U.S. officials say […]

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

10:24 pm April 13, 2021

WASHINGTON: The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, a development that could jeopardize the rollout of vaccines around the world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they […]

Minnesota cop will be charged in shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright

Daunte Wright death in Minnesota traffic stop sparks unrest

9:43 pm April 12, 2021

BROOKLYN CENTER: A Black man died after being shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop and crashing his car several blocks away, sparking violent protests that lasted into the early hours Monday as officers in riot gear clashed with demonstrators and the man’s mother called for calm. The man was identified […]