President Rodrigo Duterte flew to the region Saturday and promised $40 million in aid.
Allison Busemeyer
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U.K. prime minister reeling from one crisis to another
Boris Johnson is advised to ignore the political noise and base his policies on science, as infections reach record highs
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Fauci says omicron variant is ‘just raging around the world’
President Biden will speak Tuesday about the COVID fight, government help for communities and the danger of remaining unvaccinated.
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Troops find religious exemption for vaccines unattainable
The total lack of approvals is creating new tensions within the military, and chaplains are caught in the middle.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID-19
News of the Massachusetts Democrat’s diagnosis comes as the nation is bracing for a surge fueled by the omicron variant.
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Lauded modern British architect Richard Rogers dies at 88
He promoted a vision of densely populated cities developed around technology and mass transit.
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Far right uses misleading COVID-19 theories to expand its reach
Telegram, based in the United Arab Emirates, is a favorite tool in part because it lacks the content moderation of Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.
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New Miss America is first Alaskan, Korean American title holder
Emma Broyles claims the centennial crown and a $100,000 college scholarship.
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Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement
Opponents of the deal say it does not properly hold members of the Sackler family accountable.
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Supreme Court returns Texas abortion case to appeals court
The law bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected in an embryo, usually around six weeks and before some women even know they are pregnant.