Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
UK seeks new powers to curb cross-Channel migrant arrivals
LONDON — The British government plans to give itself powers to turn asylum-seekers back at sea or send them abroad while their applications for...
Greece: Bars face closure for serving standing customers
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece warned Tuesday that bars and restaurants could be shut down if they defy COVID-19 distancing rules following a...
Judge who presided over Michael Cohen case dies at age 68
NEW YORK — Judge William H. Pauley III, who presided over the criminal case against ex-President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer during a tenure...
As Tokyo Olympics approach, virus worries rise in Japan
TOKYO — The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan.
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R. Kelly’s lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine
NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing...
On ‘Sesame Street,’ Elmo gets a puppy (cue adorableness)
NEW YORK — “Sesame Street” is about to get a whole lot cuter.
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Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
14 of 32 competitors at Miss Mexico pageant had coronavirus
MEXICO CITY — Contestants from 14 of Mexico’s 32 states at a Miss Mexico contest tested positive for the coronavirus, a health official in...
Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans
TOKYO — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few fans — if any — being allowed when they...
For Johansson, fans, ‘Black Widow’ is a decade in the making
Scarlett Johansson has had quite a bit of time to think about a “ Black Widow ” movie. After all, she’s played the character...