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WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is 'most certainly not over'
05/22/2022 12:17pm • BERLIN (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments that “we lower our guard at our peril.” The U.N. health agency's director-g
Oman drops all remaining corona
virus
restrictions
05/22/2022 07:52am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The sultanate of Oman announced on Sunday an end to its mask mandate and remaining corona
virus
curbs after over two years of pandemic restrictions. Due to the country's steady decline in corona
virus
infections and hospitalizations, the government said the public
Israel reports first case of monkeypox, suspects others
05/22/2022 02:01am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say they have detected the country's first case of monkeypox in a man who returned from abroad and were looking into other suspected cases. Israel's Health Ministry said late Saturday the man was in a Tel Aviv hospital in good condition. It called on any
New York officials investigate case of suspected monkeypox
05/21/2022 05:12pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health officials are investigating a potential case of monkeypox after a patient tested positive for the family of
virus
es associated with the rare illness, state health officials announced late Friday. The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as po
Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons
05/21/2022 11:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Gary Mohr, who has also worked in the private prison industry, is among th
US sees risk of COVID supply rationing without more funds
05/21/2022 11:53am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is planning for “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19. In public comments and private meetings on Capitol Hill, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White
North Korea reports more fevers as Kim claims
virus
progress
05/21/2022 03:49am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it found nearly 220,000 more people with feverish symptoms, even as leader Kim Jong Un claimed progress in slowing a largely undiagnosed spread of COVID-19 across his unvaccinated populace and hinted at easing
virus
restrictions to nurse a decayi
Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons
05/20/2022 08:52pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. Gary Mohr, who has also worked in the private prison industry, i
African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US
05/20/2022 04:45pm • LONDON (AP) — Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease's recent spread in Europe and North America. Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously been seen only among people with links to central and West Africa. But in th
Biden: SKorean chip plant a model for deeper ties to Asia
05/20/2022 12:07pm • PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — President Joe Biden opened his trip to Asia on Friday by touring a South Korean computer chip factory that will be the model for a plant in Texas, holding it out as an illustration of how deeper ties with the Indo Pacific can fuel technological innovation and foster
Seeing a country with the most high-ranking tour guide
05/20/2022 08:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — With one notable exception, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan seemed to enjoy guiding American journalist Peter Greenberg around her country for the television show “The Royal Tour.” The time spent recording voiceovers she could have done without. “You tortured me!” t
Data Doctors: Understanding full
virus
scan information
05/20/2022 07:21am • Q: When I do a full
virus
scan on my PC, the program says I have 683,000 files. How do I find and get rid of the unnecessary files? A: Depending upon your setup, there are a few things you can check for to help you understand what and where files are stored on your computer. If you’re only thin
Bill pushes feds to notify families of sick, dying inmates
05/20/2022 07:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — New legislation introduced in the Senate would require the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the families of incarcerated people if their loved one has a serious illness, a life-threatening injury
School Zone: The state of COVID-19 in DC-area schools
05/20/2022 04:06am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP's weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. The state of COVID-19 in DC-area schools What it is: In the weeks leading up to Winter Break, many D.C.-area schools transitioned to virtual learning due to a rise in coronavir
Economy, China, climate dominate as Australia set for polls
05/20/2022 03:59am • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will go to the polls on Saturday following a six-week campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s shore.
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