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Cyprus Imposes Livestock Controls Amid Foot and Mouth Outbreak

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · US News

NICOSIA, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Cyprus imposed ⁠strict ⁠livestock controls on ⁠Tuesday after authorities confirmed multiple cases ​of foot and mouth disease, triggering nationwide restrictions on ‌the movement…

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UN Says 53 Congolese Refugees Have Died in Burundi

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 · US News

KINSHASA, Jan 10 – More than ‌50 ​refugees fleeing fighting ‌in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have ​died in neighbouring Burundi, the United Nations Refugee Agency ‍told Reuters…

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USDA Confirms Bird Flu Case in Wisconsin Dairy Herd as New Wildlife Spillover

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 · US News

Dec 19 (Reuters) – The United States Department ‌of ​Agriculture on Friday confirmed ‌that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza ​in a Wisconsin dairy herd marked a…

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Piles of Garbage and Seeping Sewage Pollute Devastated Gaza

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 · US News

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (Reuters) -Stinking mounds of fly-covered garbage lie strewn throughout Gaza amid the rubble from Israel’s devastating military campaign, spilling out along roadsides and between…

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WHO’s new COVID guidelines see fewer patients requiring hospitalization

WHO’s new COVID guidelines see fewer patients requiring hospitalization

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 · Breaking News

Most patients are unlikely to develop severe disease or die if they get the current variants of COVID-19 as immunity levels have climbed given higher levels of vaccination.…

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As billions roll in to fight opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

As billions roll in to fight opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 · US News

FINDLAY, Ohio — Communities ravaged by America’s opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Most of that money comes…

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Major US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy

Major US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy

October 15, 2023October 16, 2023 · Breaking News

Major U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid says it has filed for bankruptcy and obtained $3.45 billion in fresh financing as it carries out a restructuring plan while coping…

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 · Breaking News

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The award was…

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5 things to know about the new COVID-19 vaccine

5 things to know about the new COVID-19 vaccine

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 · Breaking News

It may be time to get your COVID-19 vaccine again. There’s a new booster that’s coming out to guard against the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and…

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CDC recommends updated COVID shots for people 6 months of age and older

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for people 6 months of age and older

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 · Breaking News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines for people 6 months of age and older. Director Mandy Cohen late Tuesday backed the…

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New coronavirus variant has experts on alert and WHO is urging countries to step up COVID surveillance

New coronavirus variant has experts on alert and WHO is urging countries to step up COVID surveillance

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 · Breaking News

A new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has put epidemiologists around the world on alert, and the World Health Organization is asking countries to sustain early warning, surveillance…

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WHO names Eris a COVID variant of interest. Here’s what you need to know.

WHO names Eris a COVID variant of interest. Here’s what you need to know.

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 · Breaking News

The World Health Organization has upgraded COVID-19 variant EG.5 to a variant of interest, or VOI, from a variant under monitoring, or VUM, as it continues to become…

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New ‘Eris’ COVID variant is dominant in the U.S., but a shortage of data is making it hard to track

New ‘Eris’ COVID variant is dominant in the U.S., but a shortage of data is making it hard to track

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 · Breaking News

A new variant of COVID-19 dubbed EG.5 has become dominant in the U.S., according to projections made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although a shortage…

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COVID pandemic is officially over in the U.S., excess-deaths data show

COVID pandemic is officially over in the U.S., excess-deaths data show

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 · Breaking News

The COVID-19 pandemic is definitively over, according to two recent reports focused on the same metric. That metric is excess deaths, a measure of the difference between the…

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U.S. dollar could soon wipe out all of its post-pandemic gains, Soc Gen strategist warns

U.S. dollar could soon wipe out all of its post-pandemic gains, Soc Gen strategist warns

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 · Breaking News

The slide in the U.S. dollar in the last eight months could mean that mean all of its gains in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will soon…

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FDA advisors recommend AstraZeneca antibody to protect babies from RSV

FDA advisors recommend AstraZeneca antibody to protect babies from RSV

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 · World News

Narisara Nami | Moment | Getty Images A panel of independent advisors to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Thursday that the antibody nirsevimab be approved for…

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WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency

WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023 · World News

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The spread of…

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World Health Organization declares end to COVID global health emergency

World Health Organization declares end to COVID global health emergency

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 · Breaking News

The World Health Organization on Friday declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. Speaking at a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva, WHO Director-General…

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The doctor won’t Zoom with you now: The telehealth frenzy is over.

The doctor won’t Zoom with you now: The telehealth frenzy is over.

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 · Breaking News

The pandemic opened the floodgates to telehealth. Now, many patients and doctors are curbing their enthusiasm for virtual care.  Four out of five primary-care doctors who had video…

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Loneliness is an ‘epidemic’ that costs billions and leads to bad health outcomes and even death

Loneliness is an ‘epidemic’ that costs billions and leads to bad health outcomes and even death

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 · Breaking News

Loneliness is more than a bad feeling. It’s as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day and is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease,…

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