Tag: Coronavirus
No indictment for doctor accused of COVID-19 vaccine theft
HOUSTON — A grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict a former Houston-area doctor who was accused of stealing nine doses of coronavirus vaccine...
European Union braces for Slovenia’s unorthodox presidency
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia takes over the European Union presidency with its prime minister in the focus because of his squabbles with Brussels, close...
Indiana social services agency leader leaving for new job
INDIANAPOLIS — The head of Indiana’s state health care and social services agency is leaving the position after more than four years and will...
German unemployment drops as COVID infections decline
BERLIN — Germany's unemployment rate declined to 5.7% in June as Europe's biggest economy benefits from a sharp decline in coronavirus infections, official data...
New Jersey gamblers can light up Sunday as smoking ban ends
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey's yearlong coronavirus-inspired ban on smoking in Atlantic City casinos will end Sunday, just in time for the Fourth...
Putin hopes that Russia could avoid new lockdown
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Wednesday that the country could avoid a nationwide lockdown amid a surge of new infections.
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US and Iran show no move to put nuclear deal back on track
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations, European Union and many Security Council members urged the United States and Iran on Wednesday to quickly put...
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent...
California hate crime up 31% in 2020, led by anti-Black bias
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hate crime in California surged 31% in 2020, fueled mainly by a big jump in crimes targeting Black people during a...
Understaffed Tunisian hospital battles coronavirus spike
KAIROUAN, Tunisia — A man wearing a protective suit quickly yet carefully places a black sheet over a COVID-19 victim laid out in a...