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May 20, 2022
Mask mandate to be reestablished ‘shortly’ amid COVID-19 5th wave, says Holness
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Jamaica will “shortly” return to a mask mandate in light of the island entering the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the…
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USA
May 20, 2022
Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant; Tesla shares sink
(Reuters) Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has denounced as “utterly untrue” claims in a news report that he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016….
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USA
May 20, 2022
More US monkeypox cases likely, risk to public is low -official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Additional cases of monkeypox are likely to be detected in the United States (US) but the risk to the general public is low at this time, a senior…
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ESP
May 20, 2022
Spain monkeypox cases tally reaches 31, mostly linked to sauna
MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) Health authorities in Spain reported today (May 20) 24 new confirmed cases of monkeypox, mainly in the Madrid region where the regional government closed a sauna linked to…
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JM
May 20, 2022
Holness welcomes UK endorsement of Johnson Smith for Commonwealth Secretary General
Jamaica has welcomed the endorsement, by United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, of Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, for appointment as Commonwealth Secretary…
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JM
May 20, 2022
UWI public lecture: Korean Ambassador to Jamaica urges greater bilateral cooperation
In an in-depth public lecture at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Korean Ambassador to Jamaica Suh Jeong-in last Friday (May 13) highlighted current political and economic crises…
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JM
May 20, 2022
Education, marketing, socialisation cited as key to improving civic engagement
With political and civic participation at a significant low across Jamaica, the island’s Office of The Political Ombudsman, and other responsible parties, are being tasked with utilising education, marketing and…
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EUR
May 20, 2022
WHO concerned monkeypox could spread in Europe as people party over summer
LONDON (Reuters) The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European chief said on Friday (May 20) he is concerned that the spread of monkeypox could accelerate in the region as people gather…
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CARIB
May 20, 2022
Tracking COVID: Omicron resurgence fuels Caribbean-wide ‘spring outbreak’
The season of spring’s theme of rebirth and renewal has seemingly struck an accord with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as a resurgence of infections sweeps the entire Caribbean. As seen…
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CHE
May 20, 2022
WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources
LONDON (Reuters) The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss monkeypox on Friday, according to sources close to the United Nations agency. The committee…
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GBR
May 20, 2022
UK’s inflation rate up 9% in April 2022
England’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 9.0 per cent in April 2022, up from seven per cent in the previous month of March. The United Kingdom’s Office of National…
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EUR
May 20, 2022
Spain, Portugal monkeypox cases tallies each surpass 20
LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) Health authorities in Portugal and Spain reported respectively nine and 14 new confirmed cases of monkeypox on Friday (May 20), bringing the total number of cases in each…