Tag: Social affairs
Court orders Belgium to reframe virus restrictions as laws
BRUSSELS — The Belgian state should either lift all coronavirus measures within 30 days or frame them properly as law, a Brussels court ruled...
German unemployment slightly lower in March
<p>BERLIN — Unemployment in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, was slightly lower in March thanks to seasonal factors, official data showed Wednesday. Extensive use of...
Report: Pandemic dealing setbacks to gender parity in jobs
<p>GENEVA — The think tank behind the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, says the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting gender parity in...
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos criticizes World Cup in Qatar
BERLIN — Germany midfielder Toni Kroos said it was “wrong” that Qatar was awarded next year's World Cup and added that it could be...
Hungarian journalists demand access to COVID wards
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — More than two dozen Hungarian media outlets on Wednesday sent an open letter to the government demanding greater transparency and access...
SEC changes format of annual spring meetings amid pandemic
<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference is changing the format of its annual spring meetings normally held in Destin, Florida, because of the pandemic.</p>
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COVID-19 pushed total US deaths beyond 3.3 million last year
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed total U.S. deaths last year beyond 3.3 million, the nation’s highest-ever annual death toll, the government reported Wednesday.
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Auburn University to shorten suspension for its fishing team
<p>AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University officials say they will reinstate the school’s bass fishing team this spring over allegations that it repeatedly violated COVID-19...
Judge: Man who killed library patron was mentally ill
<p>WOBURN, Mass. — A Massachusetts man charged with fatally stabbing a woman studying to become a doctor at a public library — and injuring...
Former Arkansas, SMU coach Chad Morris takes Texas prep job
ALLEN, Texas — Former Arkansas and SMU head coach Chad Morris has been hired as football coach at a suburban Dallas high school.
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