UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID
<p>LONDON — On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.K., professor Sharon Peacock recognized that the...
1 dead, six injured in stabbing attack at Canadian library
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A man went on a stabbing spree inside and around a library Saturday, killing one woman and injuring six other...
Many Brazilians disregard the pleas to stay at home
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Authorities in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro begged the population to stay home, but thousands of Brazilians are traveling...
Romanian woman, 104, says vaccine “only way” to end pandemic
BUCHAREST — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second COVID-19 vaccination shot, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be...
Albania starts mass COVID vaccinations before tourist season
<p>TIRANA, Albania — Albania started a mass inoculation campaign Sunday ahead of the summer tourism season after acquiring 192,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine...
Mexico’s real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government acknowledged Saturday that the country's true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now stands above 321,000, almost 60% more...
Slovak premier resigns to end crisis over Russian vaccine
<p>PRAGUE — Slovakia’s prime minister said Sunday he will step down to clear the way for a Cabinet reshuffle that will defuse a political...
4 found dead in separate Austria, Switzerland shootings
BERLIN — A woman and a four-year-old girl were found shot to death in a car in a rural area north of Vienna, Austrian...
UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge
<p>LONDON — Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors.</p>
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6 dead, 1 injured in small plane crash in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A small plane heading for Arizona crashed in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora on Saturday, killing six people and...