ANKARA (AA) – Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I’m experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts’ advice by isolating until I’m healthy again. I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to t...
GENEVA (AA) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that a visit to Ukraine made him aware of a convergence of global crises like the war there, the coronavirus pandemic, a worldwide food and energy crisis and migration and climate issues that need solving with “real global leadership.” WHO Director-General T...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir – Sana Irshad Mattoo, 28, a Kashmiri woman photographer, has been awarded this year’s Pulitzer Prize in feature photography for her coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides Mattoo, who contributes to Reuters as a multimedia journalist, three Reuters photojournalists- Adnan Abidi, Amit Dave and late Danish Si...
ISTANBUL (AA): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country that has impacted the economic growth, China said it will “unswervingly adhere” to the dynamic “zero-COVID policy” to stem further spread. After a special pandemic review meeting, the country’s top political leadership led by President Xi Jinping said China has since March “withstood...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): Health experts have assured the people in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the Ebola pandemic is no longer a threat because the country now has an Ebola vaccine and medications. The UN radio in DR Congo reported that the Ebola vaccine and medicines have been developed and the disease, according to […]
GENEVA (AA): The total death toll “associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic” between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, was around 14.9 million, according to a new study released by the World Health Organization. “These sobering data not only point to the impact of the pandemic but also to the need for...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Well over half of all Americans want the Supreme Court to support federal abortion rights protections, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The Morning Consult and Politico survey found 57% of Americans hope the top court supports abortion rights, compared to 28% who hope the court opposes them. Just 15% said [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline worldwide, but South African scientists that identified the omicron strain have reported two more sub-variants, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday. Tedros Ghebreyesus said at a press webinar that COVID-19 infections and fatalities are continuing to decline global...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the State Department announced in the latest episode of a senior Biden administration official contracting the coronavirus. Blinken, who “is fully vaccinated and boosted against the virus,” is experiencing “mild symptoms,&#...
A coalition of more than 70 groups representing patients, healthcare workers, unions, and others launched a new campaign Tuesday aimed at pressuring the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate to finally approve legislation to bring down out-of-control prescription drug costs and rein in the pricing power of Big Pharma. Joined by Sens. Amy Klobuchar...
