U.S. Senate confirms new director of disease control center as agency faces widespread disruption

Washington, July 30 (UNI) The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez, a health scientist and longtime civil servant, to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has seen massive layoffs and leadership uncertainty in recent months. Monarez became U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for CDC director after the…

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Quake measuring 7.9 hits off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued

Vladivostok, July 30 (UNI) A 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday struck near Severo-Kurilsk, a town in Russia’s Sakhalin region, prompting a tsunami warning and the evacuation of residents from potentially hazardous areas, regional governor Valery Limarenko said on social media. Emergency services are operating in enhanced mode, assisting residents as they move to higher ground…

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