Tag: Epidemics
Biden sees virus ‘independence,’ but COVID takes no holiday
WASHINGTON — After nearly six months in office, grappling with a pandemic every step of that way, President Joe Biden was determined to party.
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Party planned for Amtrak return to Vermont after pandemic
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Officials are planning a celebration to mark the return of Amtrak passenger trains to Vermont later this month.
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Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19’s delta variant
LISBON, Portugal — Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a...
Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too
LAS VEGAS — Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back.
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Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an...
No lockdown plans in Russia as virus deaths hit new record
MOSCOW — Russian authorities reported a record-breaking 679 new coronavirus deaths on Friday, a fourth day in a row with the highest daily death...
After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes
NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...
Gluing back the bits in a post-COVID myriad of human divides
PARIS — The musical notes waft through the apartment window, from the fast-moving fingers of the accordion player serenading restaurant diners below.
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Colony of shy Albanian pelicans flourishes during pandemic
DIVJAKA, Albania — The pandemic has brought one good thing to western Albania's Divjaka-Karavasta Lagoon — badly needed peace and quiet for endangered mating...
Registered sex workers in Germany drop sharply in pandemic
BERLIN — The number of people registered as sex workers with German authorities declined sharply last year as coronavirus restrictions shut brothels for months,...