It remains to be seen how viable Vo’s refugee claim really is. Claims from the U.S. are exceedingly rare, with only 142 from January to September last year, out of nearly 147,000 total claims from all ...

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Officials in New York City are urging people to consider wearing a face mask on public transport. Experts say the surge in winter infections is being driven by increased mixing over the holiday ...

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Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C., beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, and concluding Thursday, Jan. 9. Here ...

Rush University Medical Center, in a note on its website, said visitors and staff must wear hospital-approved masks in some areas, citing increased levels of COVID-19 and other respiratory ...

A furious mother has blasted the council for dishing out a £400 littering fine to her son after he put a cardboard box in a bonfire on Guy Fawkes night. Neighbours watched as Rhys Porter ...

Four Welsh health boards are asking visitors to wear face masks on hospital sites amid rising cases of flu this winter. Hywel Dda Health Board are asking visitors to Prince Philip Hospital in ...

Health experts have urged Brits to practice social distancing this Christmas to protect the most vulnerable amid soaring flu cases. People with even mild symptoms of the common cold need to think ...