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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Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid...
Israel, Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers
JERUSALEM — Israel and Cyprus announced a tourism agreement Sunday to allow citizens who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to travel between the...
Delta CEO Ed Bastian discusses testing, summer ‘surge’
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...
Italy won’t open its ski slopes due to virus fears
ROME — The Italian government on Sunday abruptly delayed opening Italy's beloved ski season because a coronavirus variant was detected in a good portion...
Snowboarding world championships moved to Aspen from China
OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — The snowboarding world championships were moved Tuesday from China to the United States because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus...
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,...
Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history
Associated Press — A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories...
Atletico-Chelsea match in Champions League moved to Romania
NYON, Switzerland — The Champions League match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will take place in Romania this month because of pandemic-related restrictions on...
A subdued year for Germany’s Carnival, thanks to the virus
BERLIN — Germany’s renowned Carnival celebrations got underway Thursday but without any of their usual raucous revelry.
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