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Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
World
March 16, 2021
Sweden is latest country to stop using AstraZeneca vaccine
BERLIN (AP) — Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators…
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters
Middle East
March 16, 2021
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
March 16, 2021
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
March 15, 2021
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
March 15, 2021
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
March 14, 2021
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
March 14, 2021
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
March 13, 2021
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
March 13, 2021
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
March 13, 2021
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,…