Crede Bailey, the director of the White House security office, was the most severely ill among dozens of Covid-19 cases connected to the White House.Read more: Read More

Tiny boat swept away in 2011 disaster may have reached the waters off the US west coastRead more: Read More

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China held at least 47 journalists in jail this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, just shy of the 48 it had in prisons in 2019; about half this year are Uygurs reporting on conditions in Xinjiang, a CPJ official says.Read more: Read More

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The vaccine campaign began on the same day that the nation surpassed 300,000 deaths, more than any other country.Read more: NYTIMES.COM ... Read More

Hong Kong government's decision to select 36 hotels as quarantine-only facilities, while forbidding others from taking such bookings, is aimed at stemming the fourth wave.Read more: Read More

Bill de Blasio warns of possibility of 'full shutdown' as Covid-19 cases and hospitalisation rates soarRead more: Read More

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'We have to bite through this very sour apple,' says Dutch PM; New strain spreads more quickly; Turkey to lock down for five daysRead more: Read More