Tag: Infectious diseases
Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden turned to his old boss, former President Barack Obama, on Saturday to help him encourage Americans to sign up...
Cruise ships restart in Venice; protesters decry their risks
VENICE, Italy — The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the...
Springboks recall Steyn for Lions, keep bulk of WC winners
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa recalled flyhalf Morne Steyn on Saturday to a 46-man initial squad for the British and Irish Lions...
New England’s success against COVID-19 could be a model
BOSTON — For Dr. Jeremy Faust, the moment he realized the pandemic no longer dominated his workday came over Memorial Day weekend, when he...
No. 4 regional seed USF upsets Gators; top-seeded Hogs win
South Florida posted the biggest upset on the first day of the NCAA baseball tournament, knocking off the Florida Gators as the bottom seed...
No shirts, pants or undies needed on bike ride, just a mask
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia bike riders won’t need their shirts, pants, skirts or even underwear — just a mask.
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Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response
RICHMOND, Va. — Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel...
NKorean leader calls for meeting to review battered economy
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a meeting of his ruling party in his first public appearance...
Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...
Wisconsin priest digs in to refuse bishop’s demand to resign
MADISON, Wis. — The Rev. James Altman calls himself “a lowly priest” serving a blue-collar city in western Wisconsin. But when his bishop demanded...