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Two guests onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise test COVID-19 positive
(Reuters) - Cruise operator Royal Caribbean said on Thursday two guests onboard its Celebrity Millennium ship have tested positive for COVID-19, but are asymptomatic and currently in isolation. The gu...
Jun 10, 2021
Study faults California for building homes in wildfire areas
(Reuters) - California risks an escalating spiral of wildfire catastrophes and rising housing costs unless it completely revamps how it rebuilds after fires and finds ways to discourage building in hi...
Jun 10, 2021
Brazil’s top court dismisses bids to block Copa America
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected two of three injunctions sought to prevent the Copa America soccer tournament being held in the country because of the coronavirus pand...
Jun 10, 2021
Third member of U.S. FDA advisory panel resigns over Alzheimer’s drug approval
By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - A third member of a panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has resigned in protest over the agency's decision to approve...
Jun 10, 2021
State COVID roundup 6/10: More than 62,000 vaccine doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 62,268 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered Wednesday in the state. That is an uptick from the cu...
Jun 10, 2021
Factbox: What are G7 countries pledging on vaccine doses?
(Reuters) - Group of Seven leaders are pledging to donate hundreds of millions of vaccines to poor countries. Following are the pledges so far: UNITED STATES U.S. President Joe Biden plans to buy and ...
Jun 10, 2021
Factbox-What is on the G7 summit agenda? (And what is on the dinner menu?)
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations begin a three day meeting in Cornwall, England, on Friday, discussing issues ranging from COVID-19 vaccines and econo...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. administers 305.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 305,687,618 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 372,830,865 doses in the country as of Thursday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 10, 2021
G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries
By Kate Holton CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the Group of Seven to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries during its summit...
Jun 10, 2021
CDC says U.S. travelers can avoid wearing masks in outdoor transit hubs, ferries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it will no longer require travelers to wear masks in outdoor transit hubs and in outdoor spaces on ferries, ...
Jun 10, 2021
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