Omicron is unlikely to have completely outsmarted the vaccines, experts say, even with its unusual array of mutations.There are a lot of unknowns, but they expect that the shots will still do what they do best: Keep people out of the hospital and out o…
Continue ReadingThe White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff …
Continue ReadingKenya on Thursday disbanded its national football federation over corruption allegations and said it may seek to prosecute any guilty officials.The move was swiftly rejected by the suspended head of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), who denied there…
Continue ReadingHealth workers in Cameroon are fighting a cholera outbreak that claimed 13 lives this week in two major cities of the central African state. The outbreak, which has affected several hundred people, comes as Cameroon prepares to host the African Footbal…
Continue ReadingKenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for the first time in its 125-year history.Diana Kipyogei won the…
Continue ReadingKenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon on Monday when the race returned from a 30-month absence with a smaller, socially distanced feel and moved from the spring for the first time in its 125-year history.Diana Kipyogei won the…
Continue ReadingA New Zealand cricket team announced it was abandoning its tour of Pakistan, citing security concerns Friday, the day it was supposed to have its first match.“Following an escalation in the New Zealand Government threat levels for Pakistan, and advice …
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