Tag: Diseases and conditions
UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID
<p>LONDON — On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.K., professor Sharon Peacock recognized that the...
Pope on pandemic’s second year: Weariness, economic hardship
VATICAN CITY — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for a second time in the pandemic without crowds of faithful, Pope Francis said while shock dominated...
Albania starts mass COVID vaccinations before tourist season
<p>TIRANA, Albania — Albania started a mass inoculation campaign Sunday ahead of the summer tourism season after acquiring 192,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine...
Path from Clinton to Biden takes U-turn on debt, trade, more
WASHINGTON — When Bill Clinton spoke of how to build a bridge to the 21st century, it was to be constructed with balanced budgets,...
UK eases lockdown but nervously eyes European virus surge
<p>LONDON — Britain is taking another small step out of lockdown as it looks nervously at a new virus surge inundating its European neighbors.</p>
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In Brazil, moms are bearing the brunt of pandemic’s blow
RIO DE JANEIRO — When Sao Paulo city officials put out a call last month for 4,500 public school cleaning jobs, targeting Brazilian mothers...
Merkel’s bloc dips in polls 6 months before German vote
<p>BERLIN — A leading figure in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc has warned that there’s a growing “mood for change” in Germany, as...
Pandemic blamed for lack of VAR after Ronaldo’s complaints
Cristiano Ronaldo's tears and rage over the absence of VAR had already hastened the introduction of the technology in one competition.
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Pope on pandemic’s second year: Weariness, economic hardship
<p>VATICAN CITY — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for a second time in the pandemic without crowds of faithful, Pope Francis said while shock dominated...
Romanian woman, 104, says vaccine “only way” to end pandemic
BUCHAREST — A 104-year-old Romanian woman has received her second COVID-19 vaccination shot, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to be...