Tag: Fairs and festivals
The Latest: Pakistan banning open-air livestock markets
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani authorities are banning open-air livestock markets in cities for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,†to...
The Latest: German health minister criticizes vacationers
BERLIN - Germany’s health minister has criticized his countrymen for failing to respect social distancing rules on vacation after videos emerged over the weekend...
The Latest: Judge overturns Catalan confinement order
MADRID - A judge has overturned a decision by the Catalan regional government to confine over 140,000 people to only leaving their homes for...
Asia Today: India sees another surge, hot spots shut again
NEW DELHI (AP) - Several Indian states imposed weekend curfews and locked down high-risk areas as its coronavirus cases surge.The number of infections neared...
The Latest: Flights from UK to Greece can resume July 15
ATHENS, Greece - Greece’s government has announced that direct flights from the United Kingdom to all airports in Greece can resume on July 15.Government...
Official suggests Kansas blew chance for coronavirus respite
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' top public health official predicted Wednesday that the state will face steeper increases in coronavirus cases and suggested that...
Official suggests Kansas blew chance for coronavirus respite
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' top public health official predicted Wednesday that the state will face steeper increases in coronavirus cases and suggested that...
Jay-Z’s Made in America festival canceled due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) - Jay-Z’s annual festival in Philadelphia, Made in America, won’t take place Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic.In a...
Juneteenth takes on new meaning amid push for racial justice
DETROIT (AP) - Protesters marched over the Brooklyn Bridge, chanted “We want justice now!†near St. Louis' Gateway Arch, stopped work at West Coast...
Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain – and now national...
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that the last enslaved black people learned they had been...