Tag: Disease outbreaks
Argentina logs 100,000 virus deaths as Delta variant looms
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina on Wednesday reported more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began, a heavy blow to a country...
No change here: London to retain masks on public transport
LONDON — Mask-wearing will be required on London's transport network even after the legal obligation to wear them in England is lifted on July...
Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax
NEW ORLEANS — A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world’s most endangered cranes for release into the wild,...
Spain’s top court rules pandemic lockdown unconstitutional
MADRID — Spain’s Constitutional Court has ruled that last year’s stay-at-home lockdown order by the government under a state of emergency was unconstitutional.
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German president joins campaign to reinvigorate vaccinations
BERLIN — Germany’s president appealed Wednesday to hesitant compatriots to get vaccinated against COVID-19, adding to efforts by top politicians to reinvigorate the country's...
Bennett: Israel could beat COVID-19 variant without lockdown
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday that the country can beat a concerning rise in new coronavirus cases without a nationwide...
EXPLAINER: Are we going to need COVID-19 booster shots?
Just because Pfizer wants to offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters doesn’t mean people will be lining up anytime soon -- U.S. and international health authorities...
Summer setback: COVID deaths and cases rising again globally
COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes...
Indiana sees English, math scores drop on standardized tests
INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer than one-third of elementary and middle school students in Indiana recorded passing scores on the latest round of state standardized tests,...
Olivia Rodrigo boosts White House youth vaccine push
WASHINGTON — Olivia Rodrigo wants people to know that the COVID-19 vaccines are “good 4 u.”
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