Tag: Diseases and conditions
The tennis crowd: players thrive with fans back in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic was about to respond to a question about Australian Open crowds when he paused, thought for a moment, and...
ECB’s Lagarde: Pandemic continues to threaten economy
FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank says the winter surge in COVID-19 cases and the emergence of mutated variants of...
Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line,...
World’s biggest shipper reports rebound in business
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when...
Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rd
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lara Gut-Behrami dashed to gold in the women’s super-G at the skiing world championships Thursday, and Mikaela Shiffrin took bronze...
Staggering Spartans struggling with play of point guards
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo bowed his head and pressed his palms over his masked face as a simple...
EXPLAINER: Japan’s latest Olympic controversy
TOKYO — Japan's latest Olympic controversy — the reluctant resignation of Japanese organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori over sexist comments — comes as its...
Virus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance
NEW DELHI — What if COVID-19 never goes away?
Experts say...
In Denmark, some school classes resume amid lockdown easing
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish schools on Monday resumed teaching younger children — from pre-school to the fourth grade — as Denmark has seen a...
Online grocery shopping drives up sales at Ocado
<p>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...