Hertha Berlin's next 3 Bundesliga games postponed over virus
Hertha Berlin's next three Bundesliga games have been postponed after the entire team was ordered into quarantine because of a coronavirus outbreak.
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DNI Avril Haines knocks WHO report that dismissed theory COVID-19 escaped from lab
U.S. intelligence agencies disagree with the findings of a recent joint World Health Organization-Chinese government probe that dismissed the theory that the COVID-19 virus outbreak could have resulted from an accidental escape from a Chinese laboratory, officials told Congress on Thursday.
Pence has pacemaker implanted to correct slow heart rate
Former Vice President Mike Pence had a pacemaker implanted on Wednesday after experiencing symptoms of a slow heart rate, his office said.
Dr. Fauci admits border surge breaks COVID-19 rules
Scalise: Two sets of COVID-19 rules for migrants, citizens
Shot or not? 43% of Republicans ‘remain unwilling’ to get COVID-19 vaccine, says new poll
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Gateshead replaces Rabat for Diamond League season opener
This year's Diamond League will open in Britain for the first time with Gateshead replacing Rabat as the season's first host city, organizers said Friday.
UK military prepares for big role in Prince Philip's funeral
British soldiers, sailors and air force personnel were making final preparations Friday for Prince Philip's funeral, a martial but personal service that will mark the passing of a royal patriarch who was also one of the dwindling number of veterans of World War II.
Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs
The chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest maker of vaccines and a critical supplier of the U.N.-backed COVAX facility, asked President Joe Biden on Twitter to lift the U.S. embargo on exporting raw materials needed to make the the jabs.
Senators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules
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Sheffield Wednesday manager has pneumonia post-COVID-19
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore has developed pneumonia and blood clots on his lungs following a recent coronavirus infection.
US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021
After a significant drop in mass shootings in the United States during a pandemic-hit 2020, this year has already seen several deadly cases.
Vanderbilt expanding work with undiagnosed diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced on Thursday it is launching a new program to increase the number of patients with undiagnosed diseases that it can help each year.
First concert in over a year to be held in Huntington
Live music will return to Huntington for the first time in over a year on Friday for a concert that will mark the city's 150th anniversary.
Seven Mile Bridge Run returns after missing last year
The Seven Mile Bridge Run in the Florida Keys is back after being cancelled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Germany's Merkel urges lawmakers to support pandemic bill
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged parliament Friday to pass a bill that would mandate a nationwide “emergency brake” when the spread of the coronavirus becomes too rapid, saying that it was needed to prevent the country's health care system from becoming overwhelmed.
Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally
Pakistan briefly blocked access to all social media on Friday, after days of anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed to cartoons they consider blasphemous.
Global shares rise as vaccine wait tempers Wall St optimism
Global shares advanced Friday after China reported its economy expanded at an 18% annual pace in the first quarter of the year.
Day workers leaving India's Mumbai as virus dries up jobs
Migrant workers are piling into rail stations in India's financial capital Mumbai to head back to their home villages now that virus-control measures have dried up work in the hard-hit region.
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it.
Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan.
MLS 2021: Austin FC built in pandemic and ready to play
Texas' capital city finally has a major league sports franchise to call its own.
