African basketball league to go ahead in Rwanda in May
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The inaugural African basketball league will take place in Rwanda in May after a delay of more than a...
Bolsonaro forced into Cabinet reshuffle, fires top diplomat
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday amid intense pressure to sack his foreign relations minister whose tenure...
MLB to relax virus protocols when 85% on field vaccinated
NEW YORK — Card games, car pools and eating at restaurants may be back in the major leagues later this season. Trips to church...
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...
Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more
WASHINGTON — When Bill Clinton spoke of how to build a bridge to the 21st century, it was to be constructed with balanced budgets,...
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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In Brazil, moms are bearing the brunt of pandemic’s blow
RIO DE JANEIRO — When Sao Paulo city officials put out a call last month for 4,500 public school cleaning jobs, targeting Brazilian mothers...
Merkel’s bloc dips in polls 6 months before German vote
<p>BERLIN — A leading figure in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc has warned that there’s a growing “mood for change” in Germany, as...
Pandemic blamed for lack of VAR after Ronaldo’s complaints
Cristiano Ronaldo's tears and rage over the absence of VAR had already hastened the introduction of the technology in one competition.
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Pope on pandemic’s second year: Weariness, economic hardship
<p>VATICAN CITY — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for a second time in the pandemic without crowds of faithful, Pope Francis said while shock dominated...