The United States and Russia reached a last-minute compromise Friday to keep humanitarian aid flowing for another year from Turkey to millions of people in northwestern Syria. In a unanimous vote, the U.N. Security Council?approved a draft resolution e…
WHITE HOUSE – As Indonesia deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Biden administration on Friday is sending the nation 3 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. “In addition to the vaccines we’re also sending, we’re moving forward
Some won’t ever remember the parents they lost because they were too young when COVID-19 struck. Others are trying to keep the memory alive by doing the things they used to do together: making pancakes or playing guitar. Others still
TOKYO – The Olympic flame arrived Friday in Tokyo, but the public will be kept away at a low-key welcoming ceremony because of coronavirus fears, the day after a “heartbreaking” announcement that spectators would be banned from most games events.On
HARARE – Rights groups in Zimbabwe are expressing concern about vulnerable groups after authorities imposed a new, strict lockdown to curb a spike in coronavirus infections. The restrictions come as Zimbabwe’s number of confirmed infections has more t…
BANGKOK – China’s most popular social media service has deleted accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups, prompting concern the ruling Communist Party is tightening control over gay and lesbian content.WeChat sent ac…
As 10 U.S. states see a spike in coronavirus cases, President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that “millions of Americans are still unvaccinated and unprotected and, because of that, their communities are at risk.”In his latest broadcast appeal for people
As many countries ease pandemic restrictions amid rising vaccination rates, Bangladesh and Russia both broke one-day COVID-19 records.Moscow announced that it would ease travel restrictions on Russians who had been vaccinated as it also reported over 7…
