By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers attempting to cut the cost of insulin for more than a million Americans to $35 per month are unlikely to succeed as November elections draw near and complicate bipartisan support, health policy …
Third Ebola patient dies in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo
DAKAR (Reuters) -The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month. The 48-year-old man was the most recent confi…
Evacuations restart in Mariupol as Biden announces more arms for Ukraine
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said 50 civilians were evacuated from a bombed-out steelworks in the city of Mariupol on Friday, accusing Russia of violating a truce intended to allow dozens more still trapped beneath the plant to depart afte…
Manufacturing drives strong U.S. hiring; wage growth cools
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth increased more than expected in April as manufacturers boosted hiring, underscoring the economy’s strong fundamentals despite a decline in output in the first quarter. Though the Labor Department…
Taiwan jets scramble as China air force enters air defence zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 18 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, part of what is a regular pattern of incursions that has angered the government in Taipei. Taiw…
As Beijing outbreak persists, China hits back at ‘zero COVID’ doubters
By Eduardo Baptista and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Residents of Beijing fretted on Friday over dozens of new COVID-19 cases reported daily and over the possibility of more restrictions on movements as China’s leaders threatened action ag…
Shanghai says China’s worst COVID outbreak under “effective control”
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai said on Friday it has brought China’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 under effective control following a month-long lockdown of nearly 25 million people, with authorities vowing to stand by their zero-COVID strategy despite mou…
British PM Johnson’s Conservatives suffer early losses in local elections, key tests to come
LONDON (Reuters) – Early English local election results showed Boris Johnson’s Conservatives suffered early losses in a ballot held against the backdrop of a cost-of-living crisis and fines imposed on the Prime Minister for breaking his own COVID-19 lo…
Biden’s daughter won’t travel to Europe after contact with COVID-positive person
(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley will not travel to Europe with the first lady after having “close contact” with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said on Thursday. Ashley Biden, 40, has tested negative for …
Native Americans fight to keep traditions alive after COVID
(Corrects misspelling in paragraph 1, 19) By Maria Caspani and Vanessa Johnston PEARL RIVER, Miss. (Reuters) -One of the fondest memories Shemah Crosby has of her grandmother Lena is the time they spent together hand crafting Choctaw Indian traditional…