Tag: Epidemics
DeSantis attacks YouTube for yanking his pandemic video
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked YouTube and its parent company Google on Monday, accusing the tech giant of censorship for...
Air Canada, Canadian government agree on pandemic bailout
TORONTO — Air Canada says it has agreed with the Canadian government on financing that will allow the airline to access as much as...
Pandemic, hunger forces thousands into sex work in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left,...
Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report
ROME — Italian prosecutors formally accused a top World Health Organization official of lying to them about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus...
Senegal, Spain leaders seek to encourage legal migration
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal and Spain signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to discourage illegal migration that has been increasing amid the coronavirus...
Virus-battered Canucks aim to complete condensed season
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver Canucks are recovering from the NHL’s worst COVID-19 outbreak and believe they can complete the pandemic-condensed season.
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Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
Kim compares North Korea’s economic woes to 1990s famine
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for waging another “arduous march” to fight severe economic difficulties, for the...
Iraq blames public for new virus record, urges vaccinations
Iraq's Health Ministry has warned of “dire consequences” ahead because citizens are not heeding coronavirus prevention measures, after the country reached a new high...
