Tag: Infectious diseases
Withdrawal of pandemic welfare fuels poverty in Brazil
SAO PAULO — The pandemic shantytown sprang up virtually overnight when people began using scavenged wooden boards to build shacks on a plot of...
Sam Mewis returns to Courage after European stint
Samantha Mewis is back home in the National Women's Soccer League following a stint overseas with Manchester City.
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Growing pains as Spurs transition to younger roster
SAN ANTONIO — After relying heavily on veterans for two decades, the San Antonio Spurs are having growing pains in their transformation to a...
‘Life goes on:’ Lam says Hong Kong still good for businesses
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday defended Hong Kong as an attractive place for businesses, after a recent survey found...
Social media heavyweights wooed for Pfizer smear campaign
LE PECQ, France — Social media influencers in France with hundreds of thousands of followers say a mysterious advertising agency offered to pay them...
Gretzky leaves Oilers front office, citing ‘life changes’
EDMONTON, Alberta — Wayne Gretzky is leaving as vice chairman of the Edmonton Oilers, citing “the pandemic and other life changes.”
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EURO 2020: Fans rewarded for UEFA’s multi-country event
GENEVA — It seemed ambitious nine years ago when UEFA said it would organize the 2020 European Championship in 13 different cities around the...
Atlantic City 1st quarter casino earnings more than triple
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Atlantic City casinos' gross operating profit soared in the first quarter of this year to more than $95 million,...
Pope challenges Vatican’s journalists: Who reads your news?
ROME — Pope Francis challenged the Vatican’s in-house journalists Monday to essentially justify their continued work, asking them how many people actually consume their...
NCAA baseball bids at stake as conference tournaments begin
Automatic bids for the NCAA Tournament are on the line as conference baseball tournaments begin in earnest this week.
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