Tag: Health
Airlines say new UK travel rules cause travel uncertainty
LONDON — Airlines and holiday providers on Friday expressed frustration with the U.K.’s plans to ease travel restrictions, saying uncertainty about how and when...
Merchant ship crews still stuck at sea amid pandemic
Swansea, WALES — More than 15 months into the coronavirus pandemic, tens of thousands of seafarers vital to the global shipping industry remain stranded...
Lilly to seek FDA approval for potential Alzheimer’s drug
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly said Thursday that it will submit its potential Alzheimer’s treatment to federal regulators later this year.
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UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU
LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide...
Palace: Japan emperor ‘worried’ about Olympics amid pandemic
TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is “extremely worried” that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, the head of...
Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take...
NFL players who voluntarily opt out get no stipend this year
NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though voluntary opt-outs...
Gun violence tests limits of urban crime prevention groups
HARTFORD, Conn. — During a particularly violent week in Connecticut’s capital city, Andrew Woods was among a small number of anti-violence workers who rushed...
Need to breastfeed could block Canadian’s path to Olympics
TORONTO — A Canadian basketball player is being “forced to decide between being a breastfeeding mom or an Olympic athlete.”
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Holiday Bowl finds new home at baseball’s Petco Park
SAN DIEGO — The Holiday Bowl will move downtown to Petco Park after its home of 42 years, Qualcomm Stadium, was razed.
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