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US Justice Department not appealing mask ruling unless requested by CDC
{O/C} America's Justice Department has announced it will not appeal an earlier federal district judge's ruling that halted the nationwide...

US pulls non-emergency staff from Shanghai
{O/C} And amid the strict lockdown to contain an untoward COVID case surge, the United States has ordered non-emergency government staff...

US COVID infections among migrants plunge
{O/C} {Turning overseas} The Tuesday deadline to either ditch or extend sweeping restrictions on asylum seekers from Mexico into the...

Moderna seeks 4th dose authorisation from FDA
{O/C} Moderna has requested that the Food and Drug Administration in the United States authorise a fourth COVID dose for all adults....

Irish leader tested positive for COVID during visit to DC
{O/C} The Irish Prime Minister tested positive for COVID during his visit to Washington D.C. {RVO} Michael Martin, often referred to as...

Barack Obama tested positive for COVID
{O/C} Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he had tested positive for COVID. This, while his wife, Michelle, tested negative. {RVO}...

COVID not over yet, two years after it started
{O/C} It was two years ago when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Now, despite one million deaths across America, Americans are not off...

Wildfire in South Korea causes destruction and mass evacuation
{O/C} 266,853 COVID infections were reported in South Korea today. This, as South Korean officials eased social distancing rules, somehow...

International tourists welcomed back to Australia
{O/C} Down under, it was tearful reunions that marked the day in Australia as the country ditched its draconian anti-virus restrictions,...

British monarch tested positive for COVID
{O/C} {In other news} It has emerged that the British Queen has tested positive for COVID. {RVO} Just this evening, the Guardian...

Guamanians return to the Philippines for medical procedures
{O/C} The other day, the Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on foreign travellers. It is a shot in the arm for its tourism-related...

US mulling lifting some COVID restrictions
{O/C} The pandemic has somehow abated in the U.S., yet most pandemic restrictions are still in force. Against that backdrop, some...

Canada against Republicans' support for protests
{O/C} The Canadian public safety minister said on Monday that the country is against Republicans' meddling in the country's COVID...

Schools in Nepal demand reopening amid declining cases
{O/C} Schools across Nepal demanded physical classes be allowed as the COVID conundrum there is showing signs of abating. {RVO} Teachers...

Scandinavia to be free of COVID restrictions
{O/C} Over to Europe, where Scandinavia is expected to join the ranks of countries scrapping anti-virus rstrictions. Meanwhile, Sweden is...

US Army to discharge soldiers refusing vaccines
{O/C} Over to the United States, where the country's army is putting more than 3,300 soldiers' jobs on the line because those refusing to...









