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- Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travelPresident Joe Biden is putting into play his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that Americans mask up for travel
- Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travelPresident Joe Biden is putting into play his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that Americans mask up for travel
- US jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job cuts in a raging pandemic
- US jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job cuts in a raging pandemic
- Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homesDrugmaker Eli Lilly says its COVID-19 antibody drug can prevent illness among residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations
- Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homesDrugmaker Eli Lilly says its COVID-19 antibody drug can prevent illness among residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care locations
ABC News: International
- Experts: 15 more days to reach trapped China mine workersAuthorities say it will take at least 15 more days to get through a massive amount of debris and reach miners already trapped for 11 days after an explosion in a gold mine in eastern China
- Dutch lawmakers slam planned coronavirus curfewDutch opposition lawmakers have slammed the government’s plan to introduce a curfew to rein in the spread of the coronavirus
- Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines; no tsunamiA powerful earthquake shook parts of the southern Philippines, but authorities say it was too deep to cause major damage and no tsunami warning was issued
- Lebanon central bank governor denies transfer of capitalThe governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank has denied he made any transfers from the bank’s funds
- World leaders laud US return to climate fight under BidenWorld leaders have breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned
- Uganda faces pressure to end Bobi Wine's house arrestCalls are growing for Ugandan authorities to free opposition presidential challenger Bobi Wine from house arrest a week after the country’s longtime president won a sixth term in a disputed election
