Despite COVID-19, South Africa to hold key local polls
JOHANNESBURG — After uncertainty if COVID-19 would force South Africa to postpone local government elections, the courts have ruled that the crucial polls should...
UK minister: Regulator concern sank deal for Valneva shot
LONDON — The U.K. government canceled an agreement with French vaccine maker Valneva partly because it was clear the company’s COVID-19 shot wouldn’t be...
Jeff Bridges says tumor shrank, COVID ‘in rear view mirror’
Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in remission and his COVID-19 case is “in the rear view mirror.”
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Czech president Zeman, predecessor Klaus hospitalized
PRAGUE — Czech President Milos Zeman was hospitalized Tuesday while predecessor Vaclav Klaus was undergoing tests at the same hospital.
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UK payrolls above pre-pandemic level and job vacancies soar
LONDON — The number of people on payroll in the U.K. has soared back to levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic struck a...
Dutch advice: booster for people with immunity problems
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government's medical advisory body said Tuesday that booster shots of coronavirus vaccines should be given “with high priority”...
UK panel recommends COVID-19 booster shots for over 50s
LONDON — An expert advisory panel recommended Tuesday that the U.K. government offer a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to everyone over age 50...
Pope visit a sign of inclusion for Slovakia’s excluded Roma
KOSICE, Slovakia — Pope Francis traveled to the far east of Slovakia on Tuesday to meet with the country’s Roma in a gesture of...
Lebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
QLEIAT, Lebanon — Saydi Mubarak and her mother share a bond that goes beyond a close mother-daughter relationship: They were both diagnosed with breast...
EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES — The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Nearly 8 million mail-in...