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WHO chief says it was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID lab leak

(AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule

Six dead, 30 missing in Germany as houses collapse in floods

(Reuters) – Four people died on Thursday and many were missing as flooding in western

Child diseases on rise as COVID-19 slows routine vaccinations -U.N.

Nearly 23 million children missed out on routine vaccinations last year due to the COVID-19

Powell says a Fed digital currency could undercut need for cryptocurrencies

(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said one of the stronger arguments

Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate

(AP) — In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man

Summer setback: COVID deaths and cases rising again globally

(AP) — COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting

US urges ASEAN to press for return to democracy in Myanmar

(AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked his Southeast Asian counterparts Wednesday to

Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over

(Reuters) – Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities

Haiti seeks 5 fugitives as president killing probe deepens

(AP) — A former Haitian senator, a fired government official and an informant for the

Singapore economy stumbles, but Q2 GDP pace fastest in a decade

(Reuters) – Singapore’s economy lost momentum in the second quarter after battling new outbreaks of