[ad_1] CNN — There is growing concern among infectious disease and public health experts that the US could face even more respiratory infections in January. It is “highly likely” that respiratory viruses could spread even more following holiday gatherings and New Year’s Eve celebrations, Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in …
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[ad_1] CNN — They battled hunger and dehydration after the engine of their rickety boat cut out, leaving them adrift in the Andaman Sea for weeks. Some grew so desperate, they drank seawater. Others prayed for rain, so they could briefly quench their thirst. Starving and without medicine, some reportedly …
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[ad_1] CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Richard Reid, also known as the “shoe bomber” because of his attempt to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers while on an American Airlines flight. He is serving a life sentence at the US Penitentiary Administrative Maximum facility in Florence, …
Read More »Winter storm death toll rises to 25 in Erie County, New York, as residents remain trapped under feet of snow
[ad_1] CNN — [Breaking news update at 9:47 a.m. ET] At least 25 people have died in Erie County, New York, as a result of a massive winter storm that blasted much of the US, county executive Mark Poloncarz said in a news conference Monday, citing the findings of the …
Read More »Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave overwhelms health system
[ad_1] Beijing CNN — Beijing will begin distributing Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the city’s community health centers in the coming days, state media reported Monday. The report comes as the city grapples with an unprecedented wave of infections that has severely strained its hospitals and emptied pharmacy shelves. The …
Read More »Covid-19: China’s surge in cases hits factories and consumer market
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN — China’s economy is under severe strain as a wave of Covid cases sweeps across the country. Since the world’s second largest economy drastically eased its Covid restrictions earlier this month, there has been no clear data on the extent of the virus’ spread on the …
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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. CNN — You can learn a lot from a search history. This month, Google released its annual “Year in Search” list …
Read More »China sends 47 aircraft across Taiwan Strait in new ‘strike drill’
[ad_1] Taipei, Taiwan CNN — China sent 47 aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, its largest incursion into Taiwan’s air defense zone in recent months, as Beijing steps-up efforts to normalize aggressive military operations around the self-ruled island. The incursions, part of a so-called “strike …
Read More »Six dead in Spain after bus plunges off bridge into river
[ad_1] Six people died and two were injured after a passenger bus careened off a bridge and plunged into an overflowing river in northwestern Spain, emergency services said on Sunday. Two survivors – the vehicle’s 63-year-old driver and a female passenger – were pulled out of the river by firefighters …
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