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Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
May 9, 2021
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
TOKYO (AP) — Seated inside Tokyo’s new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical…
As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
May 9, 2021
As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — About a year into mask mandates, nasal swabs and remote classes, the atmosphere turned tense at…
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
May 9, 2021
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad’s capital, there are no debates…
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
May 8, 2021
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — States asked the federal government this week to withhold staggering amounts of COVID-19 vaccine amid plummeting…
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
May 8, 2021
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a…
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
May 8, 2021
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps
TOKYO (AP) — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in…
India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
May 8, 2021
India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at…
Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports
May 8, 2021
Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports
GENEVA (AP) — European leaders voiced increasing skepticism Friday that a US proposal to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines…
Weak jobs report spurs new arguments over big fed spending
May 8, 2021
Weak jobs report spurs new arguments over big fed spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists an unexpected slowdown in companies’ hiring is clear new proof the US needs…
Jens Spahn: Germany’s third COVID wave appears to be ‘broken’
May 7, 2021
Jens Spahn: Germany’s third COVID wave appears to be ‘broken’
Germany appears to have “broken” its third wave of coronavirus infections, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday, before warning against a premature easing of restrictions…