Tag: Diseases and conditions
Divided Ecuador heads to presidential runoff ballot in April
<p>QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador is headed to a runoff presidential election in April with its deep political divisions evident after the first round of...
Snowboarding world championships moved to Aspen from China
<p>OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — The snowboarding world championships were moved Tuesday from China to the United States because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus...
Brewer Heineken to cut 8,000 jobs after pandemic losses
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch beer brewer Heineken said Wednesday it plans to cut 8,000 staff, nearly 10% of its global workforce, as part...
Midyear enrollees seize chance to play with free eligibility
<p>The plan was for Carter Whitt to play a year at prep school before suiting up next season at Wake Forest. Instead, Whitt is...
EU urges Ukraine to speed justice reform, battle corruption
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday appealed to Ukraine to make good on long-promised justice and economic reforms and to step up the...
EXPLAINER: Japan’s latest Olympic controversy
<p>TOKYO — Japan's latest Olympic controversy — the reluctant resignation of Japanese organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori over sexist comments — comes as its...
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing him to negotiate competing demands...
World champs in women’s curling canceled for 2nd year in row
GENEVA — The world championship in women’s curling were canceled for the second straight year on Monday, disrupting qualification for the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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Online grocery shopping drives up sales at Ocado
LONDON — Ocado, one of the biggest internet-only grocery retailers, said Tuesday that sales rose 35% during the last fiscal year as the COVID-19...
Ghana suspends parliament amid a surge in COVID-19 cases
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s parliament has been suspended for at least three weeks following a surge in COVID-19 cases among parliament members and staff.
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