Health & Medicine

Romanian woman, 104, says vaccine “only way” to end pandemic

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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...

Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; When Bill Clinton spoke of how to build a bridge to the 21st century, it was to be constructed with balanced budgets,...

Boston Pride edges Minnesota 4-3 for NWHL Isobel Cup[

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BOSTON — Lexie Laing and Taylor Wenczkowski scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time winner of the Isobel Cup...

Many Brazilians disregard the pleas to stay at home

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Authorities in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro begged the population to stay home, but thousands of Brazilians are traveling...

In Brazil, moms are bearing the brunt of pandemic’s blow

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<p>RIO DE JANEIRO &mdash; When Sao Paulo city officials put out a call last month for 4,500 public school cleaning jobs, targeting Brazilian mothers...

Mexico’s real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000

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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

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PRAGUE — Slovakia’s prime minister said Sunday he will step down to clear the way for a Cabinet reshuffle that will defuse a political...

Pandemic blamed for lack of VAR after Ronaldo’s complaints

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<p>Cristiano Ronaldo's tears and rage over the absence of VAR had already hastened the introduction of the technology in one competition. </p> ...

UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

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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...

Insurer CEO eyes future filled with telehealth, home visits

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Spring break takes on a different meaning during a pandemic when you lead a Florida health insurer that covers about 5 million people. ...