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Amid COVID worries, fist bumps for Biden — with exceptions 07/13/2022 05:08pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House said President Joe Biden would try to limit physical contact during his Middle East trip because of concern about rising COVID-19 cases — but the president swiftly reverted to his old-school, back-slapping ways after landing in Israel on Wednesday. He dole Demand for monkeypox vaccine overwhelms NYC system 07/13/2022 03:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where supplies have been running out almost as soon as they arrive. City health officials acknowledged the frustration over the limited supply of the vaccine and vow S. Korea expands booster shots as COVID-19 cases creep up 07/13/2022 04:38am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea are expanding booster shots to adults 50 and over as COVID-19 cases creep up again across the country. The 40,226 new cases reported Wednesday marked the country’s highest daily jump in more than two months, although hospitalizations and China trade surplus surges to record as exports accelerate 07/13/2022 04:34am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s monthly trade surplus soared to a record $97.9 billion in June as export growth picked up after anti-virus controls that shut down Shanghai were lifted and shippers moved a backlog of cargo. Exports rose 17.9% over a year ago to $331.2 billion, up from May’s 16.9% growth Asian markets rise ahead of US inflation data 07/13/2022 12:03am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors waited for U.S. inflation data some worry might lead to more interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul rose. Sydney declined. Oil prices rebounded from Tuesday's plunge but stayed below $100 per barrel. Wall Street's be White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters 07/12/2022 05:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country. Th Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead 07/12/2022 01:34pm • New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs. The experiments announced Tuesday come after a historic but failed attempt earlier this year to use a Pogacar's Tour de France dominance challenged by COVID-19 07/12/2022 12:54pm • MEGEVE, France (AP) — The coronavirus could well be the biggest threat to Tadej Pogacar's dominance at the Tour de France. The two-time defending champion from Slovenia has been the dominant rider of the peloton since the start of the race, but the coronavirus is playing havoc within his team. P Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Tour de France Stage 10 in the Alps 07/12/2022 12:52pm • MEGEVE, France (AP) — Magnus Cort Nielsen won a two-man sprint in a photo-finish to claim the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday at the end of a hilly trek in the Alps that was interrupted by protestors. It was Cort Nielsen's second stage win at cycling's biggest race after his maiden suc UK: Monkeypox cases rise to 1,735 with most cases in London 07/12/2022 09:58am • LONDON (AP) — British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to data released on Tuesday. In a review of the outbreak published last week, Britain's Health Security Agency said there were “no sig What’s known about BA.2.75, the latest COVID-19 strain 07/11/2022 04:13pm • A new mutation of the coronavirus omicron variant called BA.2.75 is being detected on the West Coast of the U.S., and it's said to be remarkably infectious. However, experts warn against becoming unduly alarmed. Variants BA.4 and BA.5 account for more than 70% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., but B Another presumed case of monkeypox reported in Virginia 07/11/2022 10:58am • The Virginia Department of Health said Monday that another presumed case of monkeypox has been identified in the commonwealth, bringing the total number to 27. The patient is a man from Northwestern Virginia who is isolating, VDH said. The health agency added that no further information will be p Macao streets empty after casinos shut to fight outbreak 07/11/2022 09:33am • BEIJING (AP) — Streets in the gambling center of Macao were empty Monday after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese territory near Hong Kong fights a coronavirus outbreak. Residents were told to stay indoors unless they were buying food or other necessities. Au Couples derailed by virus get mass ‘re-wedding’ in New York 07/11/2022 07:25am • NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over at no less than a New York City landmark. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted “Celebrate Love: A (Re)Wedding” for 500 couples on Sunday evening in the pav China auto sales rebound in June after weak first half 07/11/2022 04:37am • BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales rose by a lackluster 3.4% over a year earlier in the first half of 2022 as anti-virus controls kept buyers away from dealerships, but demand in the industry’s biggest global market rebounded in June, an industry group reported Monday. Sales in January-June ros