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  • Tokyo Olympics about to start — but pandemic surging

    Questions remain how Tokyo is going to handle hosting the Olympics in less than three months considering COVID-19 is surging in Japan. Polls show 70-80% of people in Japan think the Olympics should not be held. The Associated Press has the story: Olympics going ahead in Japan, despite objections by 70-80% of Japanese TOKYO (AP)…

  • Prince Harry and Meghan headlining vaccination campaign

    Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have gotten involved in a vaccination campaign, where they will appear at a concert that airs on May 8 to raise money for the vaccine-sharing program COVAX. Others headlining the concert include President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jennifer Lopez. The Associated Press has the story:…

  • CDC says many Americans may go maskless

    In a long anticipated decision, the CDC has determined that is safe for Americans to start going outdoors without masks, with a few caveats. However, unvaccinated people should still wear masks at outdoor gatherings. The Associated Press has the story: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ease mask guidelines NEW YORK (AP) — The…

  • India: SOS messages as patients run out of oxygen

    India set another record for new coronavirus infections for a fifth day in a row as doctors beg for cylinders of oxygen. India now has almost as many COVID-19 deaths as the U.S. The Associated Press has the story: New surge of COVID-19 in India results in doctors begging for oxygen tanks NEW DELHI (AP)…

  • India desperately needs oxygen for COVID-19 patients

    As COVID-19 cases surge in India, setting a global record in daily infections for the second straight day, India desperately needs oxygen for patients on ventilators. India’s Defense Ministry will fly 23 mobile oxygen generating plants from Germany to help with the shortage. The Associated Press has the story: COVID-19 cases surge to daily global…

  • Third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic

    Third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Neighbors walked by during their morning stroll, passing families waved from their bikes and drivers slowed down long enough to read the hand-drawn sign — “Dylan’s Food Drive.” The poster was taped to two PVC pipes that were stuck inside construction cones for…

  • Guantanamo prisoners getting vaccine

    Guantanamo prisoners getting COVID-19 vaccine WASHINGTON (AP) — Prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center can now begin getting the COVID-19 vaccine, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on Monday, months after a plan to inoculate them was scuttled over outrage that many Americans weren’t eligible to receive the shots. The new timing…

  • India’s capital locking down again due to COVID-19

    Although the nation does not want to admit it’s another lockdown, the capital of India is reverting to a partial lockdown after a surge in coronavirus cases. Politicians don’t even like to use the word as city after city brings back restrictions. The Associated Press has the story: Weeklong lockdown imposed on New Delhi, India…

  • Home construction increasing at fastest rate since 2006

    As the economy turns around due to COVID-19 receding, there are some phenomenal leaps and bounds taking place. The construction of new homes and apartments increased 19.4% in March over February growth. The Associated Press has the story: Housing construction rebounds in March to 2006 levels WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. housing construction rebounded strongly in…

  • India asked to provide more vaccines to Africa

    Third World countries are having difficulties getting enough COVID-19 vaccines, as initial distributions have favored wealthier nations. African CDC official John Nkengasong is speaking out about the inequity, asking India to release its limits on how many shots it exports. The Associated Press has the story: African countries lagging behind in obtaining vaccines, India criticized…