Tag: Infectious diseases
Boris Johnson’s former ally Cummings slams UK virus response
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being accused of overseeing a chaotic government whose failure to act quickly against the coronavirus caused...
As deadlines slip, Biden agenda faces crucial assessment
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan is hitting roadblocks. A policing overhaul after the killing of George Floyd is up in...
Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but...
A year later, Krasinski’s ‘Quiet Place’ ready to make noise
NEW YORK — John Krasinski, whose “A Quiet Place Part II” is one of the biggest studio releases to open exclusively in theaters this...
US allows Americans with expired passports to return home
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says many American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that...
In NYC’s furthest flung neighborhood, vaccine a tough sell
NEW YORK — If there’s one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it's the Far Rockaway section of...
More than 20,000 fans allowed for Spain-Portugal friendly
MADRID — More than 20,000 fans will be allowed at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium for Spain's European Championship warm-up match against Portugal on June...
What boycott? Majority of Steelers arrive on time for OTAs
PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is over all of the virtual stuff. The videoconferencing while sitting in a car in his driveway. The solitary workouts....
Mexico’s long delay of vaccines for Latin America nears end
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Tuesday that shipments of a long-delayed lot of AstraZeneca vaccines will finally be sent to Argentina this...
Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer
NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to...