Alabama extends mask mandate for a month, breaking with Texas, Mississippi
By Barbara Goldberg
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor said on Thursday she was extending the state’s mask mandate for another month, (More…)
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Swiss church bells mark year since first COVID-19 death
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss church bells rang out at noon on Friday and people observed a minute of silence (More...)
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WHO investigators to scrap interim report on probe of COVID-19 origins: WSJ
(Reuters) – A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of COVID-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on (More…)
Barrett authors first U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a loss for environmentalists
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday authored her first ruling since joining the (More…)
Coronavirus crisis in Latin America made worse by poverty, inequality, U.N. agency says
By Fabian Cambero
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Latin America and the Caribbean countries in the throes of the coronavirus crisis will (More…)
“Bounce back better together:” PM Johnson urges Britons to lose weight
LONDON (Reuters) – “We’ll bounce back better together,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson told overweight Britons on Thursday, championing his own (More…)
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise moderately; labor market regaining footing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, likely boosted by brutal (More…)
Some Republican governors stand by mask mandates as Texas and Mississippi accelerate reopening
By Gabriella Borter
(Reuters) – While Texas and Mississippi announced complete rollbacks of their states’ COVID-19 mitigation measures this week, (More…)
T cell response to virus variants remains potent; Asthma does not raise severe COVID-19 risk
By Nancy Lapid
(Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel (More…)
Texas electricity regulator cuts some emergency fees tied to winter storm
By Gary McWilliams
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Texas electricity regulator on Wednesday ordered cuts to emergency fees paid to generators (More…)
U.S. private payrolls miss expectations; cost pressures rising for businesses
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls increased less than expected in February amid job losses in manufacturing (More…)
