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Nov 23 2021
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US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India and the United Kingdom.
The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at U.S. voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of
Associated Press Fact CheckSep 20 2021
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US easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America
The U.S. said Monday it will ease airline restrictions this fall on travel to the country for people who have vaccination proof and a negative COVID-19 test, replacing a hodgepodge of rules that had kept out many non-citizens and irritated allies in Europe and beyond where virus cases are far lower.
The changes, to take effect in November, will allow families and others who have been
Associated PressNov 06 2016
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Forget the Cost to the Candidates. This Campaign’s Cost America More.
The world, too, is waiting anxiously for this election to be over:
In India, right-wing Hindus who pray at their temple for Donald J. Trump to defeat Islamic extremism. In Saudi Arabia, a crown prince who engaged in
New York Times (News)Apr 11 2020
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A New Front for Nationalism: The Global Battle Against a Virus
As they battle a pandemic that has no regard for borders, the leaders of many of the world’s largest economies are in the thrall of unabashedly nationalist principles, undermining collective efforts to tame the novel coronavirus.
The United States, an unrivaled scientific power, is led by a president who openly scoffs at international cooperation while pursuing a global trade war. India
New York Times (News)Apr 06 2020
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Indian migrant workers sprayed with disinfectant chemical
A video of migrant workers in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh being doused in a disinfectant used to sanitise buses has sparked controversy.
According to Indian media reports, the chemical used was sodium hypochlorite, the main ingredient in bleach.
While chemical disinfectants work on surfaces, they can be dangerous to people. According to the World Health Organization,
Al JazeeraApr 09 2020
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Hydroxychloroquine: The Indians worried over export of unproven 'corona drug' to US
There is no proof that hydroxychloroquine (commonly known as HCQ) is effective in treating Covid-19, but Mr Trump has called it a "game-changer" in the fight against coronavirus.
An anti-malaria drug, it's also routinely prescribed for autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus - John Hopkins Lupus Centre has described it as a sort of "lupus life insurance" - and is taken
BBC NewsOct 22 2020
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The undeniable link between weather disasters and climate change
By many measures, 2020 has been disastrous. Hurricanes in the Atlantic are so numerous that there are not enough letters in the Latin alphabet to name them all. Fires in California torched more than 4 million acres, smashing the state’s record for land burned in a single season. In the first nine months of this year, at least 188 people have been killed in a record-tying 16 weather disasters
Washington PostOct 22 2020
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Florida Cases Spike; Records Break Across Europe: Virus Update
Europe’s wave of infections keeps rising: France passed 40,000 daily cases for the first time as Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and at least eight other nations reported record numbers of infections. Athens will be placed under curfew.
Florida’s cases jumped. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell for the third time in four weeks, suggesting the labor market is
BloombergFeb 03 2021
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UN-backed program seeks rollout of 100M vaccine doses in Q1
A U.N.-backed program to deploy COVID-19 vaccines to the neediest people worldwide, especially in poor countries, announced plans Wednesday for an initial distribution of 100 million doses by the end of March and 200 million more by July — hoping to catch up with rich countries that are already deep into rollouts.
Leaders of the COVAX Facility, which seeks a fair distribution of
Associated PressAug 31 2020
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U.S. tops 6 million coronavirus cases
The United States on Monday topped 6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has reported a million more coronavirus cases and about 21,000 more deaths in just the past three weeks.
The grim milestone continues a trend that sees the U.S. reporting far more confirmed cases and higher numbers of coronavirus-related deaths
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