Tag: Epidemics
20th anniversary Sept. 11 tributes to include families again
NEW YORK — A year after a disagreement over coronavirus protocols spawned competing Sept. 11 ceremonies in New York, the 20th anniversary of...
Savannah expects St. Patrick’s crowds, possible virus surge
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The South's largest St. Patrick's Day parade is canceled, as is the boozy riverside festival that accompanies it. Regardless, Savannah is...
Sweden royals hold church service for COVID-19 victims
STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife Queen Silvia held a church ceremony Thursday to honor the victims of the coronavirus.
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WHO whistleblower who denounced spiked Italy report resigns
ROME — A U.N. epidemiologist who publicly denounced the World Health Organization’s withdrawal of a report on Italy’s coronavirus response has resigned, citing the...
Shaken by pandemic, soccer avoids financial collapse
LIVERPOOL, England — Wandering around the concourses of the third tier of Anfield’s main stand provides a glimpse into the past.
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Brazil Congress clears way for emergency pandemic aid
RIO DE JANEIRO — A measure to renew billions of dollars in emergency aid for millions of Brazilians struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic passed...
Pace of spending for pandemic aid? Try $43,000 every second
BALTIMORE — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest...
Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years
LONDON — The global community will find out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the coronavirus pandemic, a key member of...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden admin wrong on vaccine pace, elderly
WASHINGTON — For an administration that prides itself on talking straight about the pandemic, the self-congratulation Wednesday went too far.
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Happy campers: More overnight camps to reopen this summer
PORTLAND, Maine — There are going to be more happy campers this summer as more camps choose to reopen despite the pandemic, providing millions...
