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Electric utilities face billions in wildfire liability with aging power lines risking another catastrophe

Electrical workers repair power lines leading into the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, August 15, 2023.Mike Blake...

U.S. surpasses 500,000 Covid deaths after yearlong battle with pandemic

The body of a patient who died is seen as healthcare workers treat people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at United Memorial Medical...

U.S. reports record 2,800 Covid deaths in a single day, hospitals pushed to the limits

El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office staff lock-up the mobile morgues before moving bodies that are in bags labeled "Covid" from refrigerated trailers into...

‘Learn to live with the pandemic’: Physicians warn a vaccine may not prevent Covid-19 from becoming endemic

Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020.Dado Ruvic |...

UK to impose tougher coronavirus restrictions on London, reports say

Cyclists travel in a cycle lane along the Embankment in central London on May 16, 2020.JUSTIN TALLIS | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — The...

Virus that causes Covid-19 can survive for 28 days on common surfaces, research says

A worker cleans the seats in a cinema hall as part of preparations for a possible reopening after the government eased the lockdown restrictions...

‘This is insanity’: Doctors slam Trump’s drive to greet supporters outside Walter Reed hospital

US President Trump waves from the back of a car outside of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Ocotber 4, 2020.Alex Edelman...

Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis unlikely to prompt ‘sympathy vote’ ahead of election, political analyst says

LONDON — President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis is unlikely to move the needle ahead of next month's presidential election, a political analyst told CNBC...

Trump has the coronavirus — here’s what happens next

US President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on October 1,...

‘Follow the rules’: Boris Johnson urges Brits to stick to the Covid plan to avoid a full lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street for PMQs at the House of Commons on 30 September, 2020 in London, England.Alberto Pezzali...

Eli Lilly reports a reduced rate of hospitalization for coronavirus patients using its antibody treatment

In this May 2020 photo provided by Eli Lilly, researchers prepare mammalian cells to produce possible COVID-19 antibodies for testing in a laboratory in...

Health experts sound the alarm on a possible new coronavirus wave this winter

People watch a film at an outdoor cinema in Muzeon Park of Arts during the 2020 Cinema Night in Moscow.Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS via...

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