Tag: Coronavirus
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive
<p>JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged support for his government’s efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement...
Right-hander Ben Heller released by New York Yankees
<p>NEW YORK — Right-hander Ben Heller was released by the New York Yankees on Friday, two days after he was designated for assignment to...
Divided Ecuador heads to presidential runoff ballot in April
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador is headed to a runoff presidential election in April with its deep political divisions evident after the first round of...
Bucs, Lightning, Rays transform Tampa Bay into Titletown
TAMPA, Fla. — Fans, many of them of them not wearing masks, poured into downtown streets and packed bars and nightclubs around the city...
California rail officials want to tap remaining bond funds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials in charge of California’s slow-going high-speed rail project want to tap $4.1 billion in bond money to finish ongoing construction...
Honduras investigates police in case of murdered student
TEGUCIGALPA, Hondruas — Relatives buried the body Wednesday of a 26-year-old Honduran nursing student who died in a police cell hours after she was...
AL Central teams at the start of spring training
A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first...
Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP’s McCarthy attended son’s wedding
MORRO BAY, Calif. — At a time when California residents were being urged to avoid social gatherings because of the risk of spreading coronavirus,...
Human festivities scrapped, Rio’s Carnival goes to the dogs
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival festivities may have been canceled, but nobody told the dogs.
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World champs in women’s curling canceled for 2nd year in row
<p>GENEVA — The world championship in women’s curling were canceled for the second straight year on Monday, disrupting qualification for the 2022 Beijing Olympics.</p>
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