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New virus rules in Norway rule out winter sports hosting

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OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Winter sports hub Norway can no longer host World Cup skiing events this season because of stricter pandemic-related rules imposed Thursday...

Delta CEO Ed Bastian discusses testing, summer ‘surge’

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Passenger traffic on U.S. airlines has dropped again to levels not seen in a couple decades, but Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian thinks...

Breeders’ Cup won’t allow race-day Lasix in qualifying races

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Qualifying races for this year’s Breeders’ Cup will be run without the antibleeding medication Lasix in the world championships’ attempt to...

European Tour adds new golf tournament in Kenya

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VIRGINIA WATER, England — The Kenya Open will be followed by a new tournament in the East African country next month, the European Tour...

Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing him to negotiate competing demands...

Serbia leader says nation among top in Europe in vaccination

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Thanks mostly to the Chinese and Russian vaccines, Serbia expects to take one of the leading positions in Europe when it...

Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses to survive

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PORTLAND, Ore. — It was the week after Christmas and coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations were soaring in Portland, Oregon. ...

Indiana logs 1,233 new COVID-19 infections and 24 deaths

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana health officials said Sunday that 24 more people in the state have died from COVID-19 as they announced 1,233 new infections....

In Denmark, some school classes resume amid lockdown easing

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish schools on Monday resumed teaching younger children — from pre-school to the fourth grade — as Denmark has seen a...

Venezuelan migrants welcome new Colombian protection measure

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuelan migrants in Colombia welcomed a historic decision by that country to grant them protection for the next 10 years and...