Nebraska unemployment rate ticks down for February
<p>LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s unemployment dropped slightly last month to 3.1%, down 0.1 percentage point from January and marking the third-lowest rate in the...
Survey: Jump in German business optimism despite pandemic
FRANKFURT, Germany — German businesses grew more optimistic in March, despite a growing number of coronavirus cases and a looming tightening of pandemic restrictions,...
Working as COVID nurse changes Brazilian referee’s outlook
<p>SAO PAULO — When the coronavirus pandemic forced Brazilian soccer to take a break, referee Igor Benevenuto faced an uncertain future with less income....
Mexico complains of mask-less tourists, closes ruin site
MEXICO CITY — Authorities in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula complained Friday about tourists not wearing face masks, as Mexico braces for a surge of Easter...
Hands touch: Italy’s nursing homes emerge from COVID tunnel
<p>ALZANO LOMBARDO, Italy — Their last hug was through plastic. </p>
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Kenya tightens restrictions amid a spike of COVID-19 deaths
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — With Kenya's COVID-19 cases and deaths surging, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced tightened restrictions in five of the most affected counties.</p>
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Tanzania’s ex-president Magufuli to be buried
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Thousands have gathered in the northwestern town of Chato for the burial of former Tanzanian President John Magufuli whose...
Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we’ll sue
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government's continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday...
German mother of 11 kids fights virus with discipline, love
<p>EISEMROTH, Germany — One year into the coronavirus pandemic, Katja Heimann, a mother of 11, is still trying to keep her spirits up —...
Lazio hit with bans for evading coronavirus protocols
<p>ROME — Lazio president Claudio Lotito has been banned from soccer activities for seven months and two club physicians were suspended for an entire...