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Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
Middle East

Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan used tear gas on Monday to suppress protests against a curfew imposed to stem a severe…
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
World

Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together

BOSTON (AP) — US guidelines that say students should be kept six feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny…
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
World

EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot

LONDON (AP) — In recent days, countries including Denmark, Ireland, and Thailand have temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus…
Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs
World

Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs

ROME (AP) — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo…
Survivors struggle as scientists race to solve COVID mystery
World

Survivors struggle as scientists race to solve COVID mystery

There was no reason to celebrate on Rachel Van Lear’s anniversary. The same day a global pandemic was declared, she…
Medically vulnerable in US put near end of vaccine line
World

Medically vulnerable in US put near end of vaccine line

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When Ann Camden learned last month that her 17-year-old daughter got exposed to the coronavirus at…
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
World

Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus

Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle…
After long pandemic year, a changed New York shows renewal
World

After long pandemic year, a changed New York shows renewal

NEW YORK (AP) — Pamela Puchalski still remembers how frightening it felt when the coronavirus upended life in her New…
China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022
World

China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022

BEIJING (AP) — China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80% of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022,…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 645 new coronavirus cases, 46 deaths on Wednesday
Egypt

COVID-19 in Egypt: 645 new coronavirus cases, 46 deaths on Wednesday

Egypt’s Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 645 new coronavirus cases, up from 622 on Tuesday. The ministry also reported 46…
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