Last musher brings dogs over Alaska’s Iditarod finish line
<p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The final musher has crossed the finish line in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, nearly three days after the...
Belgium pauses re-opening plans as virus infections mount
<p>BRUSSELS — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday that the country faces a few “crucial weeks” as the number of coronavirus infections...
WHO expert: Virus study to have unanimity despite pressure
GENEVA — The head of a World Health Organization team working with Chinese colleagues to finish a long-awaited report into the origins of the...
Report shows US homelessness rising even before pandemic
WASHINGTON — Homelessness in America was on the rise even before the coronavirus pandemic dramatically dragged down the economy, according to a government report....
Belgium coach: Hazard to avoid surgery, hopeful for Euros
BRUSSELS — Playmaker Eden Hazard won't undergo further surgery on his damaged right ankle, raising hopes in the Belgium squad that the Real Madrid...
Ronaldo named Serie A player of the year again
MILAN — Cristiano Ronaldo was named the Italian league player of the year on Friday for the second successive time.
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Report: World demand for gasoline may never recover
<p>NEW YORK — The world's once-insatiable demand for gasoline is unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report Wednesday from the International...
Death of Tanzania’s Magufuli draws sorrow but ire from some
<p>NAKURU, Kenya — News of the death of Tanzania's President John Magufuli drew mixed reactions; sorrow from many but bitterness from a critic who...
L.L. Bean sees sales boom amid pandemic’s push to outdoors
<p>FREEPORT, Maine — With Americans hunkering down and hankering to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-park-city-hiking-utah-coronavirus-pandemic-b05acc8365c0cbb7cc052d8d5ea69b68?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">get outdoors during the pandemic</a>, L.L. Bean recorded its best annual sales growth...
‘A moving moment.’ Grandma prescribed a post-vaccine hug
NEW YORK — For Laura Shaw Frank, seeing her mother hug her daughter for the first time since the onset of the pandemic was...