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UK warns people with serious allergies to avoid Pfizer vaccine after two adverse reactions

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergies do not get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine after two...

Daily Covid-19 cases in South Africa continues to rise

The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa continues to rise, with a daily average of 3,838 infections last week, which was not recorded...

Indian wedding takes on otherworldly feel after bride tests positive for COVID-19

BARAN, India, (Reuters) – Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the...

Most of California to be under stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 surges

Sacramento, Calif., (Reuters) – California’s two most densely inhabited regions and its agricultural breadbasket will be under stay-at-home orders by tonight as the COVID-19...

Barr sees no sign of major U.S. vote fraud despite Trump’s claims

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said yesterday the Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last...

Malaria death toll to exceed COVID-19’s in sub-Saharan Africa -WHO

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquito-borne disease will far exceed...

Venezuelan official: 112 disappeared so far fleeing to Trinidad and other islands

Carlos Valero, a member of Venezuela's National Assembly yesterday reported that 112 Venezuelans have disappeared in the Caribbean Sea while attempting to flee Venezuela...

Widow of murdered LGBT+ politician in Brazil vows to combat hate with election win

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two years after the murder of popular Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco, her partner Monica Benicio has also won a council...

CDC: For the Love of God Do Not Go on a Cruise

Amid reports of widespread outbreaks in cruises earlier this year, the federal agency urges all not to take cruises worldwide. It also issued alerts...

U.S. surpasses 2,000 COVID deaths in a day with hospitals already full

(Reuters) – Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and with hospitals across the country already full, portending a...

Former NY City Mayor David Dinkins dies at 93 – police

(Reuters) – David Dinkins, who served as New York City’s first and only African American mayor during the 1990s, died yesterday at the age...

Trump finally gives the green light to proceed with Biden transition

(Reuters) – After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump yesterday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic...
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A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

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Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...