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20 athletes banned from Olympic track under testing rules

Jul. 28, 2021 01:01 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Twenty athletes, including 10 from Nigeria, will not be allowed to participate in track and field at the Olympics because they did not meet anti...

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain, celebrates after winning gold in the women's 400 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. World champion sprinter Salwa Eid Naser was banned for two years and will miss the Tokyo Olympics after sport's highest court on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 overturned a ruling that had cleared her on a technicality for doping tests she missed. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
World champion sprinter Naser gets 2-year doping ban

Jun. 30, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

In this image made from video provided by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, demonstrators march to protest the death of a prisoner in Diah, Bahrain, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Hundreds on Wednesday held a rare protest in Bahrain over the death of a vaccinated prisoner from the coronavirus held by the island kingdom. The banner in Arabic reads: "The liberated and honorable martyr has prevailed, the martyr prisoner Husain Barakat." (Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy via AP)
Hundreds hold rare protest in Bahrain after prisoner's death

By Jon Gambrell Jun. 10, 2021 05:29 AM EDT

Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots

By Jon Gambrell Jun. 03, 2021 08:00 AM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for some people, six months after they...

A medical worker prepares a dose of Sinopharm vaccine at a vaccination facility in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2021.T wo vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against COVID-19, according to a study published in a medical journal. Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are being used in many countries and one recently won the backing of the World Health Organization. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Study: Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines appear safe, effective

By Victoria Milko And Huizhong Wu May. 27, 2021 09:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2021, file photo, an empty Swanston Street is seen at night in the Central Business District as lockdown due to the continuing spread of COVID-19 prepares to start in Melbourne. Melbourne, the city that was once Australia’s worst COVID-19 hot spot has announced a seven-day lockdown, its fourth since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, File)
The Latest: W Virginia steps up prizes for vaccination

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 01:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021 file photo, a man receives his Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine from a medical staffer at Guru Nanak Darbar temple in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates says it will offer booster shots to those who received the Chinese state-backed Sinopharm vaccine six months after vaccination. The announcement Tuesday, May 18, 2021, comes after some in the UAE received a third shot amid concerns of a low antibody response from the vaccine. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
UAE to offer booster shot to recipients of Sinopharm vaccine

By Isabel Debre May. 18, 2021 11:19 AM EDT

Members of a civil society group burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and Indian flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians during the latest round of violence in Jerusalem, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza

May. 11, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

Technicians prepare Pfizer vaccines at the newly opened COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in Sydney, Australia, Monday, May 10, 2021. (James Gourley/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: N Korea again claims no coronavirus infections

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 02:36 AM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands tries to overtake Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, left, during the Portugal Formula One Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Hamilton and Verstappen to resume title fight in Barcelona

By Tales Azzoni May. 05, 2021 06:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2020 file photo, an Israeli passenger from a flyDubai flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, waves her Israeli passport on arrival at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Israel's National Security Agency on Monday, March 29, 2021 advised tourists against travel to the United Arab Emirates and other countries across the region, citing the threat of attack by arch-enemy Iran. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
Israel advises citizens to avoid UAE, citing Iranian threat

Mar. 29, 2021 02:11 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 file photo, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland celebrates after clocking the fastest time during qualification ahead of Sunday's Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, in Imola, Italy. The new season starts Sunday March 28, 2021 with the Bahrain Grand Prix and ends in December 2021 at Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, Pool, File)
Driving diversity: Hamilton ready to chase 8th F1 title

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 22, 2021 01:21 AM EDT

A waiter poses with a tray of baby bottles that he brought out from storage, at Einstein Cafe in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 14, 2021. Cafes across several Gulf Arab states have begun selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles, kicking off a new trend that has prompted excitement, confusion and backlash. The fad started at Einstein Cafe, a slick dessert chain with branches across the region. Soon, authorities from Kuwait to Dubai cracked down claiming the trend violates local traditions. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

By Isabel Debre Mar. 16, 2021 06:31 AM EDT

Verstappen leads last day of testing to give Red Bull hope

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 14, 2021 05:49 PM EDT
Having won the last race of the 2020 Formula One season, Red Bull showed it might be a strong challenger to Mercedes this year after leading the final day of...

Tottenham's Son Heung-min during the Europa League round of 16, first leg, soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Dinamo Zagreb at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)
Asian soccer gets 8 host hubs for World Cup qualifying games

Mar. 12, 2021 07:49 AM EST

In this Feb. 15, 2014, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea leaves Naval Station Mayport in Mayport, Florida. Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been affected by the coronavirus, authorities said Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, with one already at port in Bahrain and another heading to port. The Philippine Sea will head to a port that the Navy declined to name over "operational security." (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/U.S. Navy, via AP)
2 US Navy warships in Mideast hit by coronavirus outbreaks

By Jon Gambrell Feb. 26, 2021 12:42 AM EST

FILE - This Dec. 2, 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration’s scientists confirmed that overall, it's about 66% effective and also said J&J's shot, one that could help speed vaccinations by requiring just one dose instead of two, is safe to use. (Johnson & Johnson via AP)
Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use

Feb. 25, 2021 12:11 PM EST

File - In this Friday, March 15, 2013 file photo, a Bahraini anti-government protester throws a piece of wood at an armored police vehicle during clashes in Jidhafs, Bahrain. A decade ago, against all odds, a popular uprising convulsed the monarchy of Bahrain as a wave of revolutionary protests swept across the Middle East. But after a brutal crackdown and years of escalating repression, activists say the small kingdom is less free now than even before the Arab Spring, as authorities crush hopes for political reform. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent

By Isabel Debre Feb. 11, 2021 08:47 AM EST

Israel's Netanyahu postpones planned visits to UAE, Bahrain

Feb. 04, 2021 03:37 AM EST
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday indefinitely postponed planned visits this month to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, as the House of Representatives pursues an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

Jan. 13, 2021 03:55 PM EST