Tag: Diseases and conditions
Amid pandemic, ‘an international epidemic’ of childhood pain
PARIS — By the time his parents rushed him to the hospital, 11-year-old Pablo was barely eating and had stopped drinking entirely. Weakened by...
Olympic champion Vezzali to oversee sports in Italy
ROME — Six-time Olympic fencing champion Valentina Vezzali was named the Italian government’s cabinet undersecretary in charge of sports on Friday.
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Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure
Nonprofit advocates have hailed Congress’ passage of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure that has the potential to lift millions of people out of...
Atlanta’s Martinez eager to shine again after knee injury
ATLANTA — Josef Martinez floated easily between Spanish and English, displaying the deftness he once showed with a soccer ball at his feet.
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Brazil reaches deal for 10 million shots of Russian vaccine
<p>SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal government said Friday it has reached a deal to purchase 10 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine...
McNeese State AD relinquishes basketball coaching duties
LAKE CHARLES, La. — McNeese State athletic director and basketball coach Heath Schroyer is stepping away from coaching to focus on rebuilding the university’s...
Merkel’s party faces tough election-year test in state polls
BERLIN — Two German states choose new legislatures on Sunday, the first major political test of a year in which a national election will...
Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday outlined a series measures that he said would lift the country's economy, and pledged to...
Biden was Sheriff Joe on ’09 aid, now salesman on COVID law
WASHINGTON — In 2009, then-Vice President Joe Biden was "Sheriff Joe,” the enforcer making sure federal dollars from a massive economic aid package were...
Review: On ‘Spaceman,’ Nick Jonas opens his pandemic diary
<p>"Spaceman," Nick Jonas (Island Records)</p>
<p>Make room, Paul McCartney, Snow Patrol...