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One of the warehouses where stockpiled medicine, and medical supplies, are kept.

Why does the U.S. government lock medicine away in secret warehouses?

5:01am December 23, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Launched in 1999, the Strategic National Stockpile squirrels away huge quantities of medicine and medical supplies in case a mass outbreak or other health crisis occurs.

FILE - Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman walks outside of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, building during the IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 21, 2022. Guzman announced his resignation on Saturday, July 2, via twitter.

World News

Argentine economy minister resigns amid peso, diesel woes

4:40am July 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Argentina's economy minister resigned unexpectedly Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the government of President Alberto Ferández as the country struggles with economic problems.

At petrol station in Manchester, England is tapped out on Tuesday. In greater London, however, the vast majority of service stations remained dry for yet another day.

World News

The British Government Prepares To Use Army Truck Drivers To Help With Gas Crisis

1:37pm September 28, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

Motorists roam greater London in search of open gas stations. The government insists the U.K. is not facing a fuel shortage, just a shortage of drivers who can deliver it to the pump.

Eric Dossekpli, 49, is a farmer and father of six in the town of Anfoin Avele,Togo. He says he can no longer sell his crops as a result of the pandemic.

The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened

11:40am March 07, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?

The Khaliq Dina Hall and Library building in Karachi, Pakistan, has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination center.

Pakistan's Vaccine Worries: Rich People And Conspiracy Theorists

12:51pm January 29, 2021

by Diaa Hadid

The fifth most populous country has put strategies in place to address anti-vaccine sentiment and prevent elites from using their influence to obtain government vaccines.

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People queue to be tested for the coronavirus in a sports arena on Tuesday in Lyon, France. The World Health Organization said there were more than 700,000 new coronavirus cases reported in Europe last week.

World News

Europe Reports Record-High 700,000 COVID-19 Cases Last Week, WHO Says

10:55pm October 13, 2020

by Reese Oxner

Europe's cases surged by 36% compared with the prior week. Across Europe, many countries are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus but avoid a national lockdown.

Politics & Government

Cooper Bans Alcohol Sales At Restaurants After 11 p.m.

12:32pm July 29, 2020

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov.

Mike Lofgren, a former congressional staffer, wrote The Deep State in 2016. While the term is now widely in use, it's not in the way that Lofgren intended. He appears here on a PBS program hosted by commentator Bill Moyers.

National

The Man Who Popularized The 'Deep State' Doesn't Like The Way It's Used

7:50pm November 06, 2019

Meet Mike Lofgren, a long-time congressional staffer who describes himself as a political independent. He says the current discourse has turned his notion of a 'deep state' into a 'Frankenstein.'

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Politics & Government

New Ninth District Congressional Election Could Top $1.2 Million

4:09pm March 29, 2019

by Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

Fact Check: NC Sheriff Is Correct, ICE detainers Are Not Valid Warrants

10:43am March 29, 2019

by Matthew Riley and Paul Specht, Politifact NC