An article recently published in The New York Times highlights a glaring problem with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its policy recommendations related to the pandemic during the past two years. The problem has to do with lack of transparency regarding hospitalizations for COVID-19 and the effectiveness of vaccinations for the illness. The Times article,…

President Joe Biden had his first press conference in months, as the latest polls show his job approval rating hitting new lows. Russia is sending more troops toward Ukraine’s border, and the United States is sending millions to help with defense. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ukraine and warned that Putin could…

WARSAW—Champagne corks popped at the stroke of midnight on Friday as bars and restaurants in Poland opened their outdoor terraces for the first time in over six months and many Poles went out to celebrate. Bars and restaurants can now offer outdoor service, with indoor service due to reopen with limited capacity on May 28….

AMSTERDAM—Coronavirus cases in the Netherlands jumped by around 7,400 in the past 24 hours, marking the biggest increase since early January, Dutch Justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus told the national news agency ANP on Friday. Infections were around 20 percent higher on Friday than a week earlier, while the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals increased…