Japan to ease virus emergency ahead of Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas from next week, with new daily cases falling just…
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Fed planning to hike rates faster than planned
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Due to a strong turnaround in the economy after COVID-19, the Federal Reserve is speeding up its plans to raise interest rates. Previously, a rate hike hadn’t been forecast until…
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Famous Ecuadorian doctors contract COVID-19
A pair of young doctors in Ecuador who famously postponed their marriage in order to assist COVID-19 patients ended up contracting the virus themselves, and one barely lived through it.…
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France drops masks outdoors, halts night curfew
PARIS (AP) — France is lifting mandatory mask-wearing outdoors and will halt an eight-month nightly coronavirus curfew on Sunday. FILE – In this March 29, 2021 file photo, A man…
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Evidence shows COVID-19 came to US in 2019
Blood samples of people taken from the U.S. in 2019 reveal that COVID-19 was present in the U.S. as early as December 2019. It did not become widespread until February…
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US wholesale prices rise as economy emerges lockdowns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices, driven by rising food costs, increased 0.8% in May and by a unprecedented amount over the past year as the U.S. economy emerges from pandemic…
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Biden to mark July 4 as ‘independence’ from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16…
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UK: Johnson delays easing restrictions by 4 weeks
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as…
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Minorities hurt worse by COVID-19
Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19 than other races. They have less access to medical care and are in poorer health. The Associated Press…
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UK: Johnson to remain restrictions as infections rise
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to disappoint many people across England later Monday by saying that restrictions on social contact will remain for a few…
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Johnson says next lockdown easing might be delayed
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a strong hint Saturday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England this month will be delayed as a…
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