ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece held a five-hour work stoppage Thursday to protest a government decision making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all health care workers in the public and private sector....
WASHINGTON (AP) — US Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups, accusing them of...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Twin suicide bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul's airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have massed, killing at least 13 people, Russian officials said. Western nations had warned...
MIAMI (AP) — Joel Steckler was eager for his first cruise in more than a year and a half, and he chose the ship that just two months ago became the first to accept passengers again after a long pandemic shutdown. Steckler was fully vaccinated...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a COVID-19 surge...
MANICHE (AP): At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger cousin squatted at his feet, pulling away debris with a trowel. It was Jules’ third day...
MANILA (AP): Tough-talking Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed rumblings that he will run next year for vice-president, in what critics say is an attempt at an end-run around constitutional term limits. Duterte, who is notorious for...
NIAMEY (AP): Hundreds of Islamic militants attacked a military outpost in southeastern Niger overnight, killing 16 soldiers and wounding at least nine others, the country’s defence ministry said on Wednesday. Extremists from the Boko Haram group...
WASHINGTON: The Afghan baby girl born on a C-17 military aircraft during an evacuation flight from Afghanistan will forever carry that experience with her. Her parents have named her after the plane’s call sign – Reach. The head of US European...
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government on Wednesday defended its decision to seek a further three-month extension of the state of emergency (SOE) that has been in place since May this year, saying it is necessary to maintain the...
Pfizer is seeking United States approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it has started the application process for a third dose of its vaccine for everyone ages 16 and older. The company...
LONDON (AP) — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day's end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from...
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline's top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the...
A knock at the door could spell doom. Every passing hour seems endless. That’s the new reality for many Afghans who feel they have most to fear from the Taliban and have gone into hiding or are staying off the streets since the fighters swept to...
WASHINGTON (AP): Sharply divided leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised democracies clashed Tuesday over US President Joe Biden’s insistence on withdrawing from Afghanistan by August 31 in the face of the Taliban takeover of the country...
LES CAYES (AP): Orderlies pushed Jertha Ylet’s bed from the centre of the hospital ward to one side so Dr Michelet Paurus could plug in his electric saw. She was silent as the doctor cut off her plaster cast in measured strokes. Today she would...
Airbnb opened the doors of its properties to 20,000 Afghan refugees globally Tuesday and sought assistance from hosts who rent property through the home-sharing company for more free housing for those fleeing the crisis. “The displacement and...
Tempers flared at the Yallahs Health Centre in St Thomas this morning as dozens were turned away from the Pfizer vaccination drive as the facility exceeded its capacity. Health officials indicated that they had doses to inoculate a maximum of 300...
ATLANTA (AP) — A few weeks into the new school year, growing numbers of United States districts have halted in-person learning or switched to hybrid models because of rapidly mounting coronavirus infections. More than 80 school districts or...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his August 31 deadline for completing the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday. The decision reflects in part the US military's...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's health minister announced plans on Tuesday to impose new testing requirements and attendance restrictions on people who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19. The measures include requiring weekly or twice-...
The director of the CIA met with the Taliban's top political leader in Kabul, an official said Tuesday, as more reports emerged of abuses in areas held by the fighters, fuelling concerns about Afghanistan's future and the fate of those...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's anti-graft court sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 12 years in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of bribery related to the government's distribution of coronavirus aid. Former Social...
NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, ramping up pandemic protections as the nation's largest school system prepares for...
