Tag: Seniors
Asian Americans see generational split on confronting racism
ATLANTA — The fatal shootings of eight people — six of them women of Asian descent — at Georgia massage businesses in March propelled...
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has issued an appeal for elderly Greeks to get vaccinated, blaming hesitancy for persistently high rates of death...
2 men charged in death, dismemberment of Fort Wayne man
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Two men faced charges Tuesday in the death and dismemberment of a 55-year-old man found in a vehicle that crashed...
‘The Mole Agent’ infiltrates a nursing home, and Hollywood
NEW YORK — “The Mole Agent” infiltrated a nursing home in Chile, and countless of hearts around the world including inside the film academy.
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Older Korean-Americans in LA fearful amid anti-Asian attacks
Los Angeles — Yong Sin Kim, an 85-year-old Korean immigrant living in a senior apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles, says he rarely leaves...
Brazil COVID cases still soaring among unprotected majority
SAO PAULO — Brazil's slowly unfolding vaccination program appears to have slowed the pace of deaths among the nation's elderly, according to death certificate...
Liz Weston: How the pandemic has shaken up retirement
Pandemic-related job losses forced many older Americans out of the workplace i n the past year, perhaps permanently. But the COVID-19 crisis also seems...
Big Chile study finds Chinese vaccine slashes COVID deaths
SANTIAGO, Chile — A real-world study of millions of Chileans who had received the Chinese-developed CoronaVac vaccine has found it 67% effective against symptoms...
Loneliness is rampant. A simple call, or hug, may be a cure
CHICAGO — The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most.
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Defrocked US priest revered in East Timor accused of abuse
It was the same every night. A list of names was posted on the Rev. Richard Daschbach’s bedroom door. The child at the top...