Tag: Public health
Palestinians say Israel blocks shipment of vaccines to Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority said Monday that Israel was preventing it from sending coronavirus vaccines to the Gaza Strip that are...
Challenger finalists to train during Auckland lockdown
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — America’s Cup challenger series finalists INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will be able to train on the...
Most Mississippi state vaccination sites closed due to storm
GULFPORT, Miss. — All but one Mississippi State Department of Health vaccination sites will be closed Tuesday due to the winter storm that’s slamming...
Clemson clamps down on virus rules as businesses suffer
City officials in Clemson are extending the community’s mask ordinances and other COVID-19 restrictions to at least March 15.
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Highlights of COVID-19 relief bill progressing in House
WASHINGTON — A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package has passed its latest challenge with House committees advancing measures that...
No. 2 Baylor set to resume play Feb. 23 after COVID-19 pause
WACO, Texas — No. 2 Baylor is set to resume the season Feb. 23 following a six-game hiatus that started because of COVID-19 protocols...
Mexico rises above 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY — Mexico topped 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 175,000 deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, though officials concede that the country’s...
Pandemic politicking: Israel’s election sprint echoes US’s
JERUSALEM — In Israel, the sprint to the March 23 election is striking a notable resemblance to the American presidential brawl in 2020.
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Freshman US Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s mother dies of COVID-19
YONKERS, N.Y. — Freshman U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who defeated veteran New York lawmaker Eliot Engel in last year's Democratic primary, announced on Twitter...
Peru’s foreign minister quits over secret vaccination
LIMA, Peru — Peru's foreign minister resigned Sunday amid an uproar over government officials being secretly vaccinated against the coronavirus before the country recently...