Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
Boat with 422 migrants, some with COVID-19, heads to Sicily
ROME — A rescue ship with 422 migrants aboard, a small number of whom tested positive for COVID-19, was headed to a port in...
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid...
US men’s soccer to play at Northern Ireland on March 28
CHICAGO — The U.S. men’s soccer team will play 45th-ranked Northern Ireland in an exhibition at Belfast’s Windsor Park on March 28 in the...
Nursing home protections limit families who want to sue
In her room at a Georgia nursing home, Bessie Burden was so concerned about the coronavirus that she wore a mask — sometimes two...
Bill takes aim at ICE detention centers in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers heavily debated a bill concerning ICE detention centers on Wednesday, including testimony from a previous detainee who spoke about...
UAE sheikh’s investment in Israeli soccer club put on hold
JERUSALEM — Plans for an Emirati sheikh to purchase a 50% ownership stake in Israel's famed and controversial Beitar Jerusalem soccer club have been...
Right-hander Ben Heller released by New York Yankees
NEW YORK — Right-hander Ben Heller was released by the New York Yankees on Friday, two days after he was designated for assignment to...
NHL adapts COVID-19 approach through 1st month of season
Sabres coach Ralph Krueger marked his return to practice Sunday with an upbeat but cautionary message following a 10-day bout with what he called...
AP Interview: Salvador Illa, Catalonia’s quiet gamechanger
<p>BARCELONA, Spain — As the head of Spain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Salvador Illa transformed from a mostly unknown, bespectacled civil servant into...
Lockdowns weigh on German beer sales, hurt small brewers
<p>COLOGNE, Germany — Bars have been closed for more than three months, Carnival celebrations are canceled, and it's not clear when things will get...