Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday outlined a series measures that he said would lift the country's economy, and pledged to...
Amid pandemic, ‘an international epidemic’ of childhood pain
PARIS — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by...
UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak
GENEVA — A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it...
WHO grants emergency approval for 1-shot J&J COVID vaccine
<p>GENEVA — The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose...
Germany regrets neighbors’ move to pause AstraZeneca shots
BERLIN — Germany's top health official expressed regret Friday that some neighboring countries have paused their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine following reports of...
UK GDP shrinks 2.9% amid COVID lockdown; Brexit cuts exports
<p>LONDON — The British economy shrank 2.9% in January as the nation was hit by a new round of coronavirus restrictions and Brexit slashed...
Puerto Rico to reopen historic church after long restoration
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — EMBARGOED TILL 10 AM EST FRIDAY
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Germany bans ‘water vitalizer’ over radio interference
<p>BERLIN — German authorities on Friday banned the sale and use of a New Age ‘water vitalizer’ device amid concerns that it is interfering...
Merkel’s party faces tough election-year test in state polls
BERLIN — Two German states choose new legislatures on Sunday, the first major political test of a year in which a national election will...
Queen tells kids studying space of meeting Soviet cosmonaut
LONDON — There’s no place like home.
Queen Elizabeth II reminded...