BEIJING – Railway journeys in China during the usually busy Lunar New Year holiday travel rush are down by almost 70% amid calls for people to stay where they are to avoid a new outbreak of the coronavirus. The China State Railway Group reported 52.33 million passenger trips from Jan. 28 to Feb. 11. The …
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Biden administration’s plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against the coronavirus. But reality has quickly set in: Some are hesitating to take the offer, at least …
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NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans’ annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ordered bars closed during the Mardi Gras weekend that started Friday and runs through Tuesday. The lavish parades are canceled and there are limits on gatherings. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is …
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States announced Friday it is revoking the designation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a terrorist group effective Feb. 16, a reversal by the Biden administration welcomed by the United Nations and humanitarian groups who feared former president Donald Trump’s actions would impede aid deliveries to the conflict-torn country facing …
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A sailor assigned to a Virginia-based Navy amphibious ship died of complications tied to the illness caused by the coronavirus, the service announced Friday night. The sailor, whose name was not released pending family notification, was assigned to the amphibious assault Wasp out of Norfolk. They died on Friday, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group …
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