WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday authorised its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today's most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move by the Food and Drug Administration...
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Niña is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused...
PRAGUE (AP) — European Union countries agreed Wednesday to make it harder for Russian citizens to enter the 27-nation bloc, but they failed to find a consensus on imposing an outright tourist ban in response to Russia's war on...
NEW YORK (AP): Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone”. The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of...
ROME (AP): Pope Francis on Tuesday wrapped up two days of closed-door meetings with about 180 cardinals, many of them young enough to elect a future pontiff, including discussions about how the Catholic Church’s governance could be made more...
MOSCOW (AP): Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91, Russian media reported Tuesday....
UNAIDS on Tuesday welcomed the ruling by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) striking down the buggery law in St Kitts-Nevis. “This landmark ruling is an important step forward in ensuring equality and dignity for the lesbian, gay, bisexual...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives of some of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people marched through downtown Mexico City Tuesday to demand authorities find their sons, daughters, parents and siblings. The protesters carried photos of the...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with six million people at risk of famine, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide...
PRAGUE (AP) — European Union nations were divided Tuesday over whether to slap a broad visa ban on Russian citizens, torn between a desire to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin and concern about punishing people who may not even...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti as areas of East Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and...
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, has died at 91, Russian media reported...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese Health Minister Marta Temido quit Tuesday, saying she felt “no longer able to remain in office” after broad criticism over her handling of recent staffing problems at public hospitals. Temido, a...
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York's Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.” The sprawling Manhattan tourist...
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the European Union's executive branch and Germany's chancellor on Monday pledged a reform of the continent's electricity market to help bring down power prices that have been pushed higher by skyrocketing...
PARIS (AP) — Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa -- Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols. Two...
ABUJA (AP): Adenekan Ayomide had been attending the University of Abuja for two years when the lecturers went on strike in February. The 27-year-old undergraduate student hoped he would return to school quickly, but immediately took a job as a...
LONDON (AP): The Prince of Wales has edited an edition of British African-Caribbean newspaper The Voice to mark its 40-year anniversary. Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, said he “was so touched” to be asked to edit the edition,...
LONDON (AP): A car driven by Princess Diana in the 1980s sold for £650,000 ($764,000) at auction on Saturday, just days before the 25th anniversary of her death. Silverstone Auctions said there was “fierce bidding” for the black Ford Escort RS...
ISLAMABAD (AP): Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said on Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe”. Flash flooding from the heavy...
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is considering backtracking on plans for consumers to pay a surcharge on natural gas amid mounting criticism that the money could flow to highly profitable energy companies, officials said Friday. The ...
BEIJING (AP) — The United States government is suspending 26 flights by Chinese airlines from the United States to China in a dispute over anti-virus controls after Beijing suspended flights by American carriers. The Department of...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked Friday for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished Islamic nation as rescuers struggled to evacuate thousands of marooned people from flood-hit...
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine. Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine ferry carrying 82 passengers and crew caught fire as it was approaching a port south of Manila on Friday, and at least 73 of those aboard have been rescued, including many who jumped into the water, the...
