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February 18, 2021 4:15 a.m.

The Latest: Africa expects 1st AstraZeneca doses next week

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the first 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 are expected to arrive next week for distribution in some 20 countries on the continent.

February 18, 2021 3:03 a.m.

The Latest: UK invests in studies of long COVID-19 syndrome

LONDON — The British government is backing four new studies to investigate why some people continue to have symptoms months after becoming sick with COVID-19.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell

Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. His company, Prestige Ameritech, can churn out 1 million masks every four days, but he doesn’t have orders for nearly that many. So he recently got approval from the government to export them.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating from longstanding Mideast threats — and to make this shift with potentially leaner Pentagon budgets.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Highlights of COVID-19 relief bill progressing in House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package has passed its latest challenge with House committees advancing measures that will soon be combined into a single bill expected to clear the full House by the end of February.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

HONG KONG — Hong Kong is reducing social distancing rules following a sharp drop in new coronavirus cases, including restarting indoor dining and reopening gyms.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Biden and his shifting goalposts on schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — How do you define success when it comes to reopening schools in the pandemic? President Joe Biden and his aides are having difficulty settling on an answer to that question.

February 17, 2021 7:03 p.m.

The Latest: Hong Kong ease pandemic rules as cases decline

HONG KONG — Hong Kong is reducing social distancing rules following a sharp drop in new coronavirus cases, including restarting indoor dining and reopening gyms.

February 17, 2021 3:03 p.m.

The Latest: Denver mayor gets ethics pass on pandemic trip

DENVER — The Denver Board of Ethics has unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint that was filed after the city’s mayor flew to Texas for Thanksgiving despite urging Denver’s residents to avoid holiday travel because of the coronavirus pandemic.

February 17, 2021 1:27 p.m.

The Latest: US government seizes over 10M fake N95 masks

WASHINGTON — Federal agents have seized more than 10 million fake N95 masks in recent weeks.

February 17, 2021 10:33 a.m.

AP FACT CHECK: Biden and his shifting goalposts on schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — How do you define success when it comes to reopening schools in the pandemic? President Joe Biden and his aides are having difficulty settling on an answer to that question.

February 17, 2021 5:03 a.m.

The Latest: Denmark says new tests could speed reopening

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark could reopen large part of the society if people get tested twice a week, the Danish government said Wednesday as it announced it had bought 10 million of a new type of quick coronavirus tests.

February 17, 2021 4:27 a.m.

The Latest: Slovakia asks EU to send in medical workers

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia is asking other European Union countries to deploy their medical personnel in the hard-hit country to help treat COVID-19 patients as its hospitals struggle under the load.

February 17, 2021 3:27 a.m.

The Latest: UK approves trial exposing volunteers to virus

LONDON — British regulators have approved the world’s first coronavirus human challenge trial, in which volunteers will be deliberately exposed to the virus to study how infection spreads.

February 17, 2021 3:09 a.m.

The Latest: German use cycling arena as vaccination center

BERLIN — Authorities in Berlin have opened the German capital’s fifth coronavirus vaccination center, located inside an indoor cycling arena.

February 17, 2021 2:03 a.m.

The Latest: Sweden warns of possible local lockdowns

STOCKHOLM — The Swedish government warned Wednesday of possible local lockdowns for the first time in the pandemic as it fears a new wave following an increase of cases in some regions after weeks of a relatively stable spread of the coronavirus.

New indoor golf facility coming to Moses Lake this spring
February 17, 2021 1 a.m.

New indoor golf facility coming to Moses Lake this spring

A new indoor golf facility, Divots Indoor Golf, will open by the end of March or early April on West Broadway Avenue in Moses Lake.

New caution lights coming to Othello's Main Street
February 17, 2021 1 a.m.

New caution lights coming to Othello's Main Street

New caution lights to improve pedestrian safety will go in at two Main Street intersections, Fifth and Sixth streets, in Othello this spring.

Spring Market prevails at fairgrounds
February 17, 2021 1 a.m.

Spring Market prevails at fairgrounds

The Moses Lake Farmers Market board was worried the annual Spring Market wouldn't happen right up until the day of the event.

February 17, 2021 12:27 a.m.

The Latest: UK to urge cease-fires to allow vaccinations

UNITED NATIONS -- British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he will urge the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for cease-fires in conflict zones to allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.