Bipartisan committee announces 'groundbreaking' probe into Covid origins in order to 'prevent past mistakes'...giving more credence to Covid lab leak theory

Republicans and Democrats have launched a 'groundbreaking' probe into the origins of Covid — amid mounting evidence the virus escaped from a lab in Wuhan. The 15-member Senate committee will ... Read More

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The Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that new sanctions could be announced within days and would likely focus on limiting Iran’s oil exports. American officials sought to reassure the U.K ... Read More

In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment

The availability of COVID ... guidance on how to best care for COVID-19 patients. One very influential set of guidelines — viewed more than 50 million times and used by doctors around the world ... Read More

This song is our story

With laughter and tears, Delores moved my heart simply by telling me her story — the story of God ... All around the world are people who are hurting and alone, just like Delores once was. Read More

Watchdog assessing McDonald's and Greggs IT failures

The payments watchdog is examining the tech outages that ... The day before, McDonald's restaurants around the world were unable to take orders due to a "global technology system outage". Read More

Former Spanish soccer head Luis Rubiales arrested in corruption probe

April 3 (UPI) --Former Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales was arrested in Madrid on Wednesday in a corruption probe ... violate international law. World News // 2 hours ago China's economy ... Read More

WA drops 5-day COVID isolation rule

Washingtonians who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to isolate for five days if their symptoms are mild and improving, per new state guidance that aligns with a similar national change ... Read More

WITF News Stories

Natural gas company fined for gas leak in Pa. April 11, 2024 • A natural gas company must pay a $1 million fine for a nearly two-week-long gas leak at a storage field in western Pennsylvania ... Read More

NIH sunsets COVID treatment guidance

Four years after COVID ... around the world who were learning in real time how to treat patients with the infection. It has been accessed more than 50 million times. The set of guidance was ... Read More

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In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry ... Read More