Israel-Hamas truce takes hold after 11 days of fighting

Reuters 05/21/2021

GAZA/JERUSALEM  – An Egyptian-mediated truce between Israel and Hamas began on Friday, but Hamas warned it still had its “hands on the trigger” and demanded Israel end the violence in Jerusalem and address the damages in Gaza…

Lakers nip Warriors for West 7th seed on LeBron’s three

Reuters 05/20/2021

LeBron James beat the shot clock with a 34-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 58.2 seconds remaining Wednesday night (Thursday morning, May 20, 2021, Philippine time), sending the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-100 victory over the visiting Golden…

Non-binary Demi Lovato blames drug overdose on ‘ignoring my truth’

Reuters 05/20/2021

    Demi Lovato now identifies as non-binary, and attributed their 2018 drugs overdose to years of suppressing their real self in order to please the entertainment industry, the American pop singer said on Wednesday. Lovato, 28,…

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

Reuters 05/17/2021

GENEVA — Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday. In the first…

Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges—gov’t document

Reuters 05/16/2021

NEW DELHI — Bodies of COVID-19 victims have been found dumped in some Indian rivers, a state government said in a letter seen by Reuters, the first official acknowledgement of an alarming practice it said may stem…

Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on surface of Mars

Reuters 05/15/2021

BEIJING  – An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the Red Planet. The…

Big promises, few doses: Why Russia is struggling to make Sputnik V doses

Reuters 05/15/2021

MOSCOW — Transforming the site of what once was a Soviet-era car factory into a state-of-the-art facility churning out Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V was the easy bit. Making doses in bulk, finding qualified staff, and getting equipment have…

‘Friends’ reunion to air May 27, with slew of celebrity guests

Reuters 05/14/2021

LOS ANGELES—The long-awaited “Friends” cast reunion will be broadcast on May 27, 2021 and will feature a slew of celebrity guests including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and K-Pop band BTS, streaming service HB0 Max said on Thursday,…

‘We are fed up’: Thousands pray at Portugal’s Fatima shrine for world without COVID-19

Reuters 05/13/2021

FATIMA, Portugal — Suffering from an autoimmune disease, 71-year-old Maria Emilia travels – often by foot – to one of Catholicism’s most famous sanctuaries in Portugal every year. But the coronavirus pandemic made her trip more important…

How can we stop the next pandemic? Here’s what WHO panel recommends

Reuters 05/13/2021

GENEVA – A new global system should be set up to respond faster to disease outbreaks to help ensure no future virus causes a pandemic as devastating as COVID-19, an independent World Health Organization (WHO) review panel…

Indian doctors warn against cow dung as COVID cure

Reuters 05/11/2021

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off COVID-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases. The…

India turns to ex-army medics as COVID surge sparks calls for lockdown

Reuters 05/10/2021

MUMBAI  -India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence ministry said on Sunday, as the country grapples with record COVID-19 infections and deaths amid calls for a complete nationwide…

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