Health & Medicine

This Week: Delta earns, industrial production, retail sales

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A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: ...

Zach Johnson tests positive, list of British Open WDs grows

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SANDWICH, England — Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the...

Dutch leader says easing lockdown was ‘error of judgment’

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch leader apologized Monday for what he called “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, a...

Police patrol Havana in large numbers after demonstrations

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HAVANA — Large contingents of Cuban police patrolled the capital of Havana on Monday following protests around the island nation against food shortages and...

Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?

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The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri...

UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year

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ROME — The United Nations on Monday lamented what it called a “dramatic worsening" of world hunger last year, saying much of that is...

Greece pressures vaccine skeptics as infections surge

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ATHENS, Greece — Health care workers in Greece will be suspended if they refuse to get vaccinated under a new mandatory policy announced Monday...

US officials flag “small” reaction risk with J&J vaccine

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WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials...

Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug

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WASHINGTON — Medicare on Monday launched a formal process to decide whether to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer's drug whose $56,000-a-year price tag and...

Biden calls Cuba ‘remarkable’ protests a ‘call for freedom’

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable" and a “clarion call for freedom,” praising thousands of Cubans who took...