Romanian woman, 104, says vaccine "only way" to end pandemic
<p>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
TIRANA, Albania — Albania started a mass inoculation campaign Sunday ahead of the summer tourism season after acquiring 192,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine...
Boston Pride edges Minnesota 4-3 for NWHL Isobel Cup[
<p>BOSTON — Lexie Laing and <a href="https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1375980777209536516">Taylor Wenczkowski</a> scored power play goals and the Boston Pride became the first two-time <a href="https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1375987667117170691">winner of the...
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...
UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge
LONDON — Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors.
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Mexico’s real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000
<p>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...
Merkel’s bloc dips in polls 6 months before German vote
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...
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...
Insurer CEO eyes future filled with telehealth, home visits
<p>Spring break takes on a different meaning during a pandemic when you lead a Florida health insurer that covers about 5 million people.</p>
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