Strike up the band: Tanglewood summer music fest to resume
<p>If you're a fan of classical music, this is music to your ears: One of the nation's premier summer festivals is coming back after...
Oregon to allow limited fans at outdoor sporting events
The Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns will be able to welcome a limited number of fans back to home soccer games starting next...
Atwood, Grisham among contributors to pandemic novel
NEW YORK — One of the first novels about the pandemic will be a collaborative effort, with Margaret Atwood, John Grisham and Celeste Ng...
Brazil vaccine drive faces challenges in remote communities
CAVALCANTE, Brazil — Brazil’s vast size and deficient infrastructure make getting coronavirus vaccines to far-flung communities of Indigenous peoples and descendants of slaves a...
G7 suggest boosting IMF reserves to help vulnerable nations
LONDON — The Group of Seven leading industrial nations on Friday proposed bolstering the International Monetary Fund's reserves for the first time since 2009,...
Zoos, scientists aim to curb people giving virus to animals
<p>SAN DIEGO — The coughing among the western lowland gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in January was the first warning sign....
Dutch prime minister powers to fourth straight election win
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative party powered to a fourth consecutive election victory in a vote held during a...
Mexico limits nonessential travel on southern border
MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced restrictions Thursday on nonessential travel across its southern border with Guatemala and Belize “to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”...
Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer
BERLIN — The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are...
Mexico: 2.7 U.S. vaccine doses to arrive next week
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Friday the U.S. will send 2.7 million doses of unused AstraZeneca vaccine next week, and acknowledged continuing...