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European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots

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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

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YEREVAN, Armenia — In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day. ...

At Cannes, amfAR gala returns in movie star style

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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

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PARIS — France will allow international travelers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday. ...

Deal over prisoner care tossed over Arizona’s noncompliance

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ford Motor is recalling about 774,696 Ford Explorers because of potential fractures in the rear suspension, ...

American recalling flight attendants to handle travel crowds

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FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is canceling extended leaves for about 3,300 flight attendants and telling them to come back to work in...