Tag: Public health
Pandemic takes a toll on exhausted UK funeral directors
LONDON — Funeral director Hasina Zaman recently helped a family say goodbye to a young man in his 30s who had died from COVID-19,...
Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait
MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line,...
Spain: Catalan vote to test pandemic’s impact on separatism
BARCELONA, Spain — Over 5 million voters will be called to the polls on Sunday in Spain’s northeast Catalonia for an election that will...
Serbia leader says nation among top in Europe in vaccination
BELGRADE, Serbia — Thanks mostly to the Chinese and Russian vaccines, Serbia expects to take one of the leading positions in Europe when it...
EXPLAINER: Japan’s latest Olympic controversy
TOKYO — Japan's latest Olympic controversy — the reluctant resignation of Japanese organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori over sexist comments — comes as its...
Lockdowns weigh on German beer sales, hurt small brewers
COLOGNE, Germany — Bars have been closed for more than three months, Carnival celebrations are canceled, and it's not clear when things will get...
Federal trials expected to resume in Indiana district
INDIANAPOLIS — Federal jury trials suspended last fall amid a surge in coronavirus cases are expected to resume in April in all divisions of...
Israeli protesters call on PM Netanyahu to step down
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, demanding his resignation.
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Ghana suspends parliament amid a surge in COVID-19 cases
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s parliament has been suspended for at least three weeks following a surge in COVID-19 cases among parliament members and staff.
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Human festivities scrapped, Rio’s Carnival goes to the dogs
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival festivities may have been canceled, but nobody told the dogs.
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