Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
Young Greeks promised cash to get vaccinated
ATHENS, Greece — Greece will give young adults 150 euros ($180) in credit to get vaccinated as it launches a two-tier access policy over...
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears
SALT LAKE CITY — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth of July fireworks. But with...
WIMBLEDON 2021: Djokovic, Murray, Kvitova-Stephens on Day 1
WIMBLEDON, England — A glance at Wimbledon, the year’s third Grand Slam tennis tournament, which was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic:
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Pitino’s summer job: Trying to get Greece into Tokyo Games
Rick Pitino professes to knowing three Greek words: Kalimera, kalispera and kalinichta, which translate to good morning, good afternoon and good night.
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North Macedonia gets 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia on Sunday received a shipment of 500,000 doses of Chinese Sinovac vaccines that will allow authorities to continue...
Vandy unhappy how it made CWS finals but ready for Bulldogs
OMAHA, Neb. — Awkward is the only way to describe Vanderbilt's appearance in the all-SEC College World Series finals beginning Monday night against Mississippi...
‘F9’ puts charge back into movie theaters with $70M opening
LOS ANGELES — In the biggest sign yet that life is left in movie theaters, “F9" sped to a box office take of $70...
South Africa tightens restrictions to fight resurgent virus
JOHANNESBURG — Battling a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases, South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended...
‘Not fun’: Northwest heat wave builds, all-time records fall
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's largest city broke its all-time heat record on Saturday. It could beat the new mark on Sunday.
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‘Like a hell’: Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Maerg was serving customers at his cafe in Ethiopia’s Tigray village of Togoga when the military airstrike occurred, filling the...