Hunt for vaccine slots often leads through scheduling maze
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The road to a COVID-19 shot often leads through a maze of scheduling systems: Some vaccine seekers spend days or weeks...
Indiana could see $5.8 billion in new COVID relief money
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana officials have yet to describe any big plans for the influx of federal money expected from the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-state-governments-coronavirus-pandemic-state-budgets-b5ead07aeab515f58540aa75971d5024">$1.9 trillion COVID-19...
Germany regrets neighbors’ move to pause AstraZeneca shots
BERLIN — Germany's top health official expressed regret Friday that some neighboring countries have paused their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine following reports of...
‘Obamacare’ boost easy for some, but others face paperwork
WASHINGTON — Some consumers will find it quick and easy to take advantage of generous health insurance subsidies in the new COVID relief package,...
US, Indo-Pacific allies to expand India’s vaccine production
<p>President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as the Quad are set to announce a plan to expand coronavirus vaccine...
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest
KABUL, Afghanistan — A memo from Afghanistan's education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older from singing at school functions has been causing...
Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday outlined a series measures that he said would lift the country's economy, and pledged to...
South Sudan faces conflict, a humanitarian crisis and famine
UNITED NATIONS — The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that South Sudan is “a forgotten conflict” facing a “humanitarian...
UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak
GENEVA — A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it...
Billionaire Motsepe elected president of African soccer
RABAT, Morocco — South African mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe was elected president of the African soccer confederation on Friday without the need for a...