
Anthony Fauci, former top US disease expert, recovering from West Nile virus, media reports
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he expects to make a full recovery although it may take several weeks for him to return to normal.
Mon Aug 26 2024

Fauci denies suppressing COVID lab leak theory before US House panel
Dr. Anthony Fauci said he never influenced research on the origins of the virus.
Tue Jun 04 2024

Fauci pleads with Americans to get COVID shot in final White House briefing
The United States leads the world in recorded COVID-19 deaths with more than one million.
Wed Nov 23 2022

Explainer: Biden said the pandemic is over. Is it?
The United States is still operating under the public health emergency, first declared in January 2020.
Tue Sep 20 2022

Fauci, face of US COVID response, to step down from government posts
Fauci announces that he is stepping down in December after 54 years of public service.
Tue Aug 23 2022

Fauci, face of US battle against COVID-19, tests positive
The NIH said Fauci, 81, was fully vaccinated and twice boosted, and will self-isolate and continue to work from home.
Thu Jun 16 2022

COVID claims 1 million U.S. lives, leaving trail of loss
By the time WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, the virus had claimed 36 lives in the United States.
Thu May 12 2022

US COVID peak may be over but not the pain as deaths rise
The still-rising death toll from the Omicron variant highlights the trail of loss that follows every virus surge.
Tue Jan 25 2022

Reduced hospitalisation risk, shorter stays for Omicron patients: US study
Of some 52,000 people infected with Omicron, none ended up on a ventilator, compared to 11 people from nearly 17,000 with Delta, study shows.
Fri Jan 14 2022

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
A lockdown of 13 million people in the Chinese city of Xian entered its seventh day on Wednesday.
Wed Dec 29 2021

CDC cuts isolation time for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases to 5 days
CDC said the asymptomatic people after isolation should follow five days of wearing a mask when around others.
Tue Dec 28 2021

Omicron delivers another uncertain holiday season to pandemic-weary Americans
Experts have warned that Omicron could still have deadly consequences due to its transmissibility.
Fri Dec 17 2021

'Encouraging' early feedback on Omicron case severity: Fauci
Cases of the Omicron variant have so far been confirmed in at least 15 states and some 40 countries.
Mon Dec 06 2021

Coronavirus: Latest global developments
Early indications of the severity of the Omicron COVID-19 variant are "a bit encouraging", Anthony Fauci said.
Mon Dec 06 2021

First Omicron case in US adds to global alarm over virus variant
The first known US case was a fully vaccinated person in California who returned to the United States from South Africa.
Thu Dec 02 2021

Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
Astronomers find three layers on a scorching gas planet orbiting a star larger and hotter than the sun.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025