Tag: Diseases and conditions
One Good Thing: An artist preserves Wuhan’s COVID memories
WUHAN, China — Scribbled instructions for incoming patients plastered on the window of a silent hospital reception counter. A lone worker in a hazmat...
German brewery pairs with bakers to use surplus beer
DUESSELDORF, Germany — With restaurants and bars all closed due to pandemic restrictions, a Duesseldorf brewery found itself with 6,000 liters (1,585 gallons) of...
US and Mexico discuss immigration in high level meetings
MEXICO CITY — A U.S. delegation discussed immigration and regional development in a series of meetings in Mexico Tuesday at a time when rising...
Japan spends billions on technology for absent Olympic fans
TOKYO — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software...
Democrats pressure Biden to review US sanctions on Venezuela
MIAMI — A U.S. senator urged the Biden administration Tuesday to lift a ban on diesel fuel swaps with Venezuela, adding to pressure from...
US: AstraZeneca may have used outdated info in vaccine trial
Results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may have used "outdated information," U.S. federal health officials said in a statement early Tuesday.
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Northern Indiana drag strip closes its gates after 63 years
OSCEOLA, Ind. — A northern Indiana drag strip has closed its gates after more than six decades of playing host to drag races.
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UN Women urges world to press gender equality post-pandemic
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality should be tackling the yawning gap between men and women when it...
NATO prepares ‘virus-free’ zone for summit; Biden invited
BRUSSELS — Since the coronavirus started spreading through Europe over a year ago, NATO's headquarters in Brussels has been off-limits to the media and...
EXPLAINER: What’s going on with the Virginia Parole Board?
RICHMOND, Va. — For nearly a year, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration has been facing questions about the work of the five-member state parole...