Tag: Infectious diseases
Brazil scrambles to help the poor, while they barely hang on
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has asked supermarkets to lower prices of staple foods and his economy minister suggested homeless people...
NFL players who voluntarily opt out get no stipend this year
NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though voluntary opt-outs...
Portugal in reverse as delta variant grips Lisbon, cases up
LISBON, Portugal — Two months after Portugal began to ease a prolonged lockdown, the Lisbon region is going into reverse due to a surge...
Holiday Bowl finds new home at baseball’s Petco Park
SAN DIEGO — The Holiday Bowl will move downtown to Petco Park after its home of 42 years, Qualcomm Stadium, was razed.
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Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been...
Falling short: Why the White House will miss its vax target
WASHINGTON — Standing in the State Dining Room on May 4, President Joe Biden laid out a lofty goal to vaccinate 70% of American...
Pandemic pets are a ‘furry annuity,’ says Petco CEO
NEW YORK — Yummy, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, is in Petco's San Diego offices so much he has his own title.
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Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses
ANTALYA, Turkey — At the Ananas Hotel on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the rooms were cleaned, the pool filled and the sun loungers distanced, as...
Texas’ Abbott leads GOP push for Trump-style border measures
AUSTIN, Texas — Promises to build a wall. Descriptions of American homes “invaded” by immigrants and a trail of “carnage." Plans to arrest border...
2021 Tour de France preview: Pogacar vs Roglic rematch
Not so long ago, Tadej Pogacar was a just a promising outsider still learning the ropes of cycling's biggest race.
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