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1st post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away

July 2, 2021 The Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board. […]

US and China agree to double airline flights between them

August 19, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airline flights that each other’s airlines can operate between the countries, from four to eight per week. The deal marks […]

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Drive-up US citizenship eases backlog, but new threat looms

July 2, 2020 The Associated Press

DETROIT — A 60-year-old U.K. citizen drove into a Detroit parking garage on a recent afternoon, lowered the window of her SUV to swear an oath, and left as a newly minted American. It took […]

Europe restricts visitors from the US

June 30, 2020 Lorne Cook and Tamara Lush, Associated Press

The European Continent on Tuesday decided to reopen to visitors from 14 countries but not the U.S. The European Union’s decision came a day after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey closed bars, gyms, movie theaters and […]

WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe

May 19, 2020 Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus, which has been clouded […]

Mexico, US to launch plan against arms smuggling at border

July 24, 2019 The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government said Monday it has reached agreement with the United States for a joint operation to combat gun smuggling along the U.S. border after seeing a spike in the number […]