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In this March 2021 photo provided by Pfizer, a technician inspects filled vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium. On Friday, July 9, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is made up of 99.9% graphene oxide, a toxic compound. But, chemical and medical experts who are not associated with Pfizer confirmed to The Associated Press that there is no way graphene oxide would be found in the vaccine. (Pfizer via AP)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Jul. 09, 2021 02:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 5, 2021, file photo, a hospital employee wearing protective gear transports oxygen tanks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In Haiti, hospitals are turning away patients as the country awaits its first shipment of vaccines. A major delivery via COVAX was delayed amid government concern over side effects and a lack of infrastructure to keep the doses properly refrigerated. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn, File)
Haiti awaits first vaccines amid delays, renewed promises

By Dánica Coto Jun. 24, 2021 06:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, a protester holds a sign with a message to stop supporting gangs during a protest demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A UNICEF report says that escalating gang violence has displaced thousands of women and children in the capital in the first two weeks of June 2021. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
Report: Gang violence displaces thousands in Haiti's capital

By Dánica Coto And Evens Sanon Jun. 15, 2021 10:09 AM EDT

A hospital emplyee wearing protective gear as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, transports oxygen tanks, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, June 5, 2021. Haiti defied predictions and perplexed health officials by avoiding a COVID-19 crisis for more than a year, but the country of more than 11 million people that has not received a single vaccine is now battling a spike in cases and deaths. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines

By Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto Jun. 09, 2021 11:55 AM EDT

Cemetery and funeral workers place the coffin of a man who died of COVID-19 into a niche at the Nuestra Señora de Belen cemetery in Fusagasuga, Colombia, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

A hospital emplyee wearing protective gear as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, transports oxygen tanks, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, June 5, 2021. Haiti defied predictions and perplexed health officials by avoiding a COVID-19 crisis for more than a year, but the country of more than 11 million people that has not received a single vaccine is now battling a spike in cases and deaths. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
OAS mission visits Haiti amid concerns of violence, chaos

Jun. 08, 2021 04:12 PM EDT

FILE - A Haitian man listening to music leans against a wall with the Mexican national flag and a framed image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as he waits for a bed at the Padre Chava migrant shelter Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Tijuana, Mexico.Though Haitians living in the U.S. rejoiced when a recent extension was granted, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pointedly noted that it doesn't apply to Haitians outside the U.S. and said those who enter the country may be flown home. That means bleak choices for many Haitians who fled Haiti sometime after a 2010 earthquake, initially escaping to South America and later to Mexican cities that border the United States. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Haitians in Mexico see bleak choices as they seek protection

By Cedar Attanasio Jun. 06, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Jean Gough, UNICEF regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, greets an infant in a malnutrition clinic in Les Cayes, Haiti, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Gough visited the southern seaport amid concerns over an increase in malnutrition and a drop in childhood immunizations that officials blame on the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid pandemic

By Pierre Richard Luxama And Dánica Coto May. 31, 2021 12:02 AM EDT

Haiti President Jovenel Moise and his wife First Lady Martine Moise arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Guillermo Lasso at the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Haiti imposes curfew, orders mask use for pandemic emergency

May. 24, 2021 05:39 PM EDT

Sumo stable master Nishikijima, left, receives his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena, in Tokyo on Monday May 24, 2021. The arena, mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments, is used as temporary inoculation venue for local residents age over 65 years old.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Haiti imposes curfew, mask use for pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

Dr. Oumaima Djarma, left, walks with other doctors dealing with COVID-19 patients, inside the Farcha provincial hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, Friday April 30, 2021. While the world's wealthier nations have stockpiled coronavirus vaccines for their citizens, many poorer countries are scrambling to secure enough doses, and some, like Chad, have yet to receive any. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all

By Krista Larson May. 09, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

Health ministry workers check the temperature of mask-wearing fans as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, before entering the stadium prior to the start of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying soccer match between Haiti and Belize in Port-au-prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 25, 2021. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy

By Evens Sanon And Dánica Coto Apr. 05, 2021 09:48 AM EDT

Doramise Moreau stands next to the new car she received for her community service at Notre Dame d'Haiti Catholic Church, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Miami. Moreau is a part-time janitor at a technical school. She spends most of her time shopping for ingredients and helping to cook meals for 1,000 to 1,500 people a week that show up for food at the church. Community leaders including pastors nominate residents known for community service to receive the cars. The cars are purchased wholesale through a grant and Morea pays $125 a month for three years until she owns the car. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Miami janitor quietly feeds thousands, and love's the reason

By Kelli Kennedy Mar. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EST

Tents stand at a migrant camp amid the new coronavirus pandemic in San Vicente, Darien province, Panama, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Panama is allowing hundreds of migrants stranded because of the pandemic, to move to the border with Costa Rica, after just reopening its land borders. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Migration through Panama resumes after pandemic lockdown

By Juan Zamorano Feb. 10, 2021 12:57 PM EST

A masked protester stands near a burning barricade during a protest to demand the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Haiti's president alleges coup conspiracy, says 20 arrested

By Evens Sanon Feb. 07, 2021 11:24 AM EST

Leipzig's Tyler Adams, background, and Basaksehir's Irfan Can Kahveci jump for the ball during the Champions League group H soccer match between Istanbul Basaksehir and RB Leipzig at Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. (AP Photo)
US to start revised WCup qualifying schedule in September

By Ronald Blum Dec. 04, 2020 07:15 PM EST

A protester shows his wounds caused by rubber bullets fired by police to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The country is currently experiencing a political impasse without a parliament and is now run entirely by decree under Moise. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Haitian police, protesters clash; president calls for unity

By Evens Sanon Oct. 17, 2020 03:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, file photo, Kanye West answers questions during a service at Lakewood Church, in Houston. On Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that election results in Kentucky show the rapper and independent presidential candidate is ahead of President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the presidential race. West tweeted mock election data that the AP provides to customers as part of routine testing ahead of elections. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
BC-NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Oct. 16, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

2 migrants die in Panama, one of COVID-19

Oct. 09, 2020 04:22 PM EDT
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Two migrants died shortly after entering Panama through the jungle-covered border with Colombia, Panamanian authorities said Friday. ...

Women and children sit idle at a migrant camp amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Lajas Blancas, Darien province, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. In Lajas Blancas, the migrants did not wear masks or practice social distancing, but Panama's Public Security Minister Juan Pino said there have not been more than 10 infections among the migrants. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Stalled by pandemic, migrants press in quest for better life

By Juan Zamorano Sep. 07, 2020 10:09 AM EDT