Tag: Sweden
Female priests now outnumber male ones in Church of Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Church of Sweden has more female than male priests for the first time, according to numbers released this month, a...
The Latest: Florida adds nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida added 9,785 new confirmed cases Wednesday, bringing the total since March 1 to nearly 380,000. Florida recorded more than...
The Latest: California tops New York for most virus cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s confirmed coronavirus cases have topped 409,000, surpassing New York for most in the nation. Johns Hopkins University data shows California...
The Latest: Brazil president still tests positive for virus
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil’s government says President Jair Bolsonaro is still testing positive for the coronavirus following his July 7 announcement.The positive test Tuesday...
The Latest: WHO, Africa CDC explore traditional medicine
JOHANNESBURG - The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched an effort to explore the role of...
The Latest: Iran says 138 medical professionals among dead
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says 138 health care professionals have died so far while battling the coronavirus pandemic. The semiofficial ISNA news agency on...
The Latest: Atlanta mayor wants to keep mask requirement
ATLANTA - Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities want their requirements for wearing masks in public to remain in place, despite Gov. Brian...
The Latest: Dutch to roll out coronavirus tracking app
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch government aims to introduce a coronavirus tracking app nationwide on Sept. 1 to help rein in the spread...
Finnish Air Force Command drops swastika logo as insignia
HELSINKI (AP) - Finland's Air Force Command has discreetly dropped a swastika logo from its unit emblem - after a century - and replaced...
The Latest: Germany’s Merkel calls city leader with outbreak
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman is calling on Germans to show “respect and sympathy†to people in areas where there have been new...