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New corona
virus
mutant raises concerns in India and beyond
07/11/2022 12:16am • The quickly changing corona
virus
has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and
Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices
07/09/2022 04:14am • MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Millions of Muslims across the globe — including in countries like Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Kenya and Yemen — were celebrating Eid al-Adha on Saturday, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice,” the revered observance
Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
07/08/2022 12:20pm • MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual hajj. Mu
Philippine leader tests positive for corona
virus
, isolates
07/08/2022 05:41am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tested positive for the corona
virus
Friday following an antigen test and will go into isolation for about a week, officials said. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Marcos Jr., 64, has a slight fever but “is otherwise
WHO: Ghana reports 2 suspected cases of Marburg
virus
07/08/2022 04:49am • GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ghana has reported two possible cases of the Ebola-like Marburg
virus
disease, which if confirmed would mark the first-ever such infections in the West African country. The disease, a very infectious hemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola, i
Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
07/08/2022 01:30am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. While not explicitly saying it had dropped the plan, a city official was quoted in state media late Thursday saying
Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease
07/08/2022 12:02am • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said the U.S. economy might avoid a recession and news reports said China might boost construction spending to stimulate its struggling economy. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced
Hall homers, drives in 2, Phillies take series from Nats
07/07/2022 08:06pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Darick Hall homered, doubled and drove in two runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Thursday. Didi Gregorius added an RBI triple for Philadelphia, which took two of three from last-place Washington and improved to 6-2 against its NL East rival
'The District’s doctor': Nesbitt looks back on her legacy
07/07/2022 05:59pm • After nearly eight years as what Mayor Muriel Bowser called “the District’s doctor,” Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt is leaving her post as director of DC Health at the end of the month. On Thursday, she joined WTOP’s Megan Cloherty and Luke Garrett on our DMV Download podcast to talk about her leg
Spectacle in Michigan race threatens GOP's bid for governor
07/07/2022 05:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs about Black people in the workplace and sexually harassing his employees. One of his rivals pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday to misdemea
Medicines agency says EU is seeing 'new wave' of COVID-19
07/07/2022 10:34am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senior official at the European Union medicines agency said Thursday that many nations in the bloc are seeing a new wave of COVID-19, driven by highly-transmissible mutations of the omicron variant. The European Medicines Agency’s Marco Cavaleri told an online bri
Monkeypox cases rise 77% in UN agency's latest weekly count
07/07/2022 07:27am • GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday reported a 77% weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than 6,000 worldwide, and two more deaths in parts of Africa where the
virus
has circulated for years. Most of the cases were reported in Europe and Afric
Beijing mandates COVID vaccines to enter some public spaces
07/07/2022 04:39am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries, drawing concern from city residents over the sudden policy announcement and its impact on their dail
S Korean group floats balloons toward North amid animosities
07/07/2022 02:10am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korea activist said Thursday he launched more huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items toward North Korea, days after the North vowed to sternly deal with such activities and made a highly questionable claim they were a source of the
virus
. South Korean expert
Asian stocks higher after Fed says rate hikes may be needed
07/06/2022 11:33pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets gained Thursday after the Federal Reserve said higher U.S. interest rates might be needed to cool inflation. Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Hong Kong declined. Oil prices fell more than $1 per barrel to stay below $100. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 i
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