Tag: Infectious diseases
Portugal limits UK travel, stops classes amid virus surge
LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s battle to contain the surging COVID-19 delta variant has led it to put the United Kingdom on its red list...
Excited tennis fans return to Wimbledon after 1-year break
WIMBLEDON, England — Cheery fans, dreary skies.
Wimbledon is back after...
Burberry chief executive Gobbetti to quit to return to Italy
LONDON — Luxury fashion brand Burberry is on the lookout for a new boss after revealing Monday that chief executive Marco Gobbetti is quitting...
UK’s new health chief to brief lawmakers as virus cases soar
LONDON — Britain’s new health secretary briefs Parliament on Monday on plans for easing COVID-19 restrictions as the exit of his disgraced predecessor raises...
Noblesville giving $1,000 to $2,000 bonuses to city workers
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Another local government in Hamilton County plans to give virus-related bonuses to public employees.
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Vandy unhappy how it made CWS finals but ready for Bulldogs
OMAHA, Neb. — Awkward is the only way to describe Vanderbilt's appearance in the all-SEC College World Series finals beginning Monday night against Mississippi...
‘F9’ puts charge back into movie theaters with $70M opening
LOS ANGELES — In the biggest sign yet that life is left in movie theaters, “F9" sped to a box office take of $70...
South Africa tightens restrictions to fight resurgent virus
JOHANNESBURG — Battling a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases, South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended...
‘Not fun’: Northwest heat wave builds, all-time records fall
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's largest city broke its all-time heat record on Saturday. It could beat the new mark on Sunday.
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‘Like a hell’: Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Maerg was serving customers at his cafe in Ethiopia’s Tigray village of Togoga when the military airstrike occurred, filling the...