European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots
ATHENS, Greece — European nations are scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a carrot-and-stick approach to persuade the reluctant to get their shots...
Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia — In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day.
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At Cannes, amfAR gala returns in movie star style
ANTIBES, France — Sharon Stone hosted and Alicia Keys gave a dazzling performance as the lavish amfAR gala that raises money for AIDS research...
France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine
PARIS — France will allow international travelers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday.
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Deal over prisoner care tossed over Arizona’s noncompliance
PHOENIX — A judge threw out a 6-year-old legal settlement requiring Arizona to improve health care for thousands of prisoners, saying corrections officials have...
Indiana restarts payment of federal unemployment benefits
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana on Friday resumed making $300 federal unemployment payments to workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic after a court ordered it to...
Australia stuns US women 70-67 in pre-Olympic exhibition
LAS VEGAS — Australia handed the U.S. women their second straight loss in pre-Olympic exhibitions on Friday, getting 17 points from Ezi Magbegor to...
UK’s top medic warns of ‘scary’ COVID numbers in hospital
LONDON — The British government’s top medical adviser has warned that the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus could reach “quite scary” levels...
Ford recalls more than 770,000 Explorer vehicles
Ford Motor is recalling about 774,696 Ford Explorers because of potential fractures in the rear suspension,
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American recalling flight attendants to handle travel crowds
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is canceling extended leaves for about 3,300 flight attendants and telling them to come back to work in...