Tag: Diseases and conditions
Michigan fines barber over Capitol protest, other violations
<p>LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan barber who defied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and reopened his shop last spring during the coronavirus pandemic was fined $9,000...
PGA Tour will play third event in SC at Congaree Club
<p>RIDGELAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour is returning to South Carolina for a third time this year, adding an event in the Palmetto State...
Turkey reinstates restrictions after sharp virus cases rise
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is reinstating weekend lockdowns in most of Turkey’s provinces and will also impose restrictions over the Muslim holy month of...
French virus surge raises harrowing specter of ICU overloads
PARIS — When French President Emmanuel Macron holds his coronavirus strategy meeting this week, some of the figures at his disposal from overburdened hospitals...
Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
<p>TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say...
IMF head: global growth prospects rising but dangers remain
<p>WASHINGTON — The head of the 190-nation International Monetary Fund says prospects for global growth have brightened since January, helped by a $1.9 trillion...
COLUMN: Bristol avoided the mess most feared for a dirt race
<p>BRISTOL, Tenn. — The pandemic gave NASCAR an overdue opportunity to break from the way things had always been done in the sport. </p>
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EU, UN hold talks to tackle Syria’s humanitarian crisis
BRUSSELS — Dozens of nations and international organizations were holding virtual talks on Tuesday to help tackle the humanitarian crisis deepening in Syria and...
Ex-police chief seeks to avoid prison in hiring scandal
HARTFORD, Conn. — The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city is urging a federal judge to not send him to prison for corrupting...
Syria says Assad, his wife have recovered from coronavirus
<p>BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to their regular duties on Tuesday, three weeks after...