South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried scientists in South Africa -...
WHO to debate dangerous South Africa coronavirus variant with ‘many mutations’
The World Health Organization will meet Friday to discuss what an alarming coronavirus variant with a “large number of mutations” could mean for COVID-19...
Survivor found in coal mine accident in Russia’s Siberia
MOSCOW (AP) — Rescuers have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane...
World takes action as new coronavirus variant emerges in southern Africa
BRUSSELS (AP) — A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe...
Even with COVID, inflation, “Thanksgiving for the Troops” is still a go, Pentagon says
The COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain bottlenecks and inflation are complicating communal meals and causing prices to skyrocket for staples like turkey and dressing, but Pentagon...