German vaccine center flooded, 5 injured by heavy hail
BERLIN — Officials say a vaccination center was flooded and five people were injured by hail during heavy storms in southwestern Germany overnight.
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UN: 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020
BERLIN — Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders, according to the...
Hamilton worries capacity crowd at British GP ‘premature’
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton voiced concern for fans visiting next month’s British Grand Prix, calling the decision to allow a full capacity...
Soderbergh, Cheadle return to Detroit in ‘No Sudden Move’
NEW YORK — During the pandemic, Steven Soderbergh has shot two feature films, released a pair of movies, written a sequel to his first...
German business sentiment rises as pandemic ebbs
BERLIN — Germany's businesses are more optimistic than they've been in almost three years, according to a closely watched survey by Munich's Ifo institute...
All big banks pass latest Federal Reserve ‘stress tests’
NEW YORK — All 23 of the nation's biggest banks are healthy enough to withstand a sudden economic catastrophe, the Federal Reserve said Thursday...
Brazil scrambles to help the poor, while they barely hang on
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has asked supermarkets to lower prices of staple foods and his economy minister suggested homeless people...
FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continues
NEW YORK — FedEx reported a nearly $2 billion profit in its most recent quarter, after reporting a loss the year before, helped by...
Strikers search for goals, wing backs shine at Euro 2020
LONDON — Kylian Mbappé scored the most goals in France last season, and Harry Kane did likewise in the Premier League.
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Portugal in reverse as delta variant grips Lisbon, cases up
LISBON, Portugal — Two months after Portugal began to ease a prolonged lockdown, the Lisbon region is going into reverse due to a surge...