Tag: Epidemics
2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
TAIPEI, Taiwan — More than a year after two amateur computer coders were taken by police from their Beijing homes, they are set to...
WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report
ROME — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s...
German investors increasingly optimistic as COVID cases fall
BERLIN — German investors are increasingly optimistic about the country's economy as the latest surge of new coronavirus infections seems to be slowing, a...
Medicare requires nursing homes to report COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON — Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor...
42 killed in Colombia protests, human rights agency says
BOGOTA, Colombia — Forty-two people have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks ago amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and inequality during...
Symphony on Prairie to return after pandemic cancellation
FISHERS, Ind. — The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is bringing back its popular Symphony on the Prairie performances, a year after the pandemic forced the...
Symphony on Prairie to return after pandemic cancellation
FISHERS, Ind. — The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is bringing back its popular Symphony on the Prairie performances, a year after the pandemic forced the...
Spain: Expert warns that virus surge could follow parties
MADRID — Spain’s top coronavirus expert on Monday delivered a stern warning to citizens who are acting as if the pandemic has ended now...
Spain: Expert warns that virus surge could follow parties
MADRID — Spain’s top coronavirus expert on Monday delivered a stern warning to citizens who are acting as if the pandemic has ended now...
