Tag: Infectious diseases
IOC tries to reassure Olympic athletes over virus waiver
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic athletes were told by the IOC on Thursday that a waiver they must sign releasing Tokyo organizers from liability for...
AP source: Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador...
Holstein Kiel to have 2,500 fans in Bundesliga promotion bid
KIEL, Germany — Holstein Kiel backtracked Thursday on an earlier decision against fans and will have up to 2,500 supporters present for its Bundesliga...
Full bowl lineup returns after pandemic-shortened 2020-21
After the pandemic cut the college football bowl season almost in half last year, a full lineup of 44 postseason games is scheduled for...
MLS players gear up for busy summer of international duty
Major League Soccer clubs are about to head into an extended international break ahead of a busy season for national teams.
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Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility...
Shoppers go back to stores, but retailers face challenges
NEW YORK — Americans are going back to one of their favorite past times: store shopping.
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USDA rejects request for faster pork slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs...
Taiwan struggles with testing backlog amid largest outbreak
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Facing Taiwan’s largest outbreak of the pandemic and looking for rapid virus test kits, the mayor of the island’s capital did...
Governor wants Indiana state employees in offices in July
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb wants all state employees to return to the office by early July.
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