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EU open to COVID-19 vaccine waiver after Biden move
[ad_1] The European Union said Thursday it is ready to consider waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines after President Biden threw his support behind the idea. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the organization is open to ideas that wrangle the pandemic in an “effective and pragmatic manner.” “That is why we…
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Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games
[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) – Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March jumped 86% on healthy sales of its Switch handheld machine as people stayed home due to the pandemic, turning to video games for entertainment. Annual profit for the Japanese maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games totaled 480.4 billion yen…
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On social media, memories pop up from a pandemic still going
[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – When the pandemic passed the one-year mark, Lisa Phillips wasn’t exactly eager to walk down memory lane. She had developed symptoms and quarantined with a suspected case of COVID-19 last spring, lost her mother to the disease in July and been hospitalized in November from what she describes as a…
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Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures
[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) – An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained ten of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan just days ago. The rollout of the petition comes with Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas under a state of emergency with coronavirus infections rising – particularly new…
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Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – After nearly three decades in London, Christophe Reech was fed up with the city’s pandemic lockdowns. This spring, he sold his luxury townhouse and jetted off to the desert sheikhdom of Dubai to start a new life with his family. There was no turning back, he said. The…
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On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight
[ad_1] India’s large diaspora – long a boon to India’s economy – is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country combat the catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left people to die outside overwhelmed hospitals. Around the world, people of Indian descent are donating money, personally delivering desperately needed oxygen equipment…
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Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) – Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said it pained her to vote against the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan.” But in the weeks that followed, the first-term Republican issued a news release celebrating more than $3.7 million from the package that went to community health centers in her district as one of…
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Australian mom convicted of killing 4 children seeks pardon
[ad_1] CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Nearly two decades after an Australian woman was convicted of killing her four children, dozens of scientists are backing the claim that they may have died of natural causes. Australian law says Kathleen Folbigg is one of the nation’s worst female serial killers who smothered her four children over a…
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Marcell Ozuna hits grand slam, Braves beat Nationals in Max Fried’s return
[ad_1] Marcell Ozuna hit Atlanta‘s third grand slam in four games, Max Fried pitched five strong innings in his return from the injured list, and the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Wednesday night. Fried (1-1) allowed one run and four hits, struck out six and walked one, lowering his ERA from 11.45 to…
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La Russa’s extra-inning gaffe stings White Sox in loss
[ad_1] Hall of Famer Tony La Russa developed a reputation as a master strategist while managing the Oakland A’s and St. Louis Cardinals to a total of three World Series championships. His second tenure with the Chicago White Sox is off to a bumpy start. And a decision in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss at Cincinnati will…