Drugmaker Merck has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its promising antiviral pill against COVID-19, setting the stage for a decision within weeks.
If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, it...
The United Nations biodiversity conference opened in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Monday.Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng stressed his country was taking biodiversity protection very seriously, adding...
Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and disruptive weather.
The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule...
Czech President Milos Zeman was rushed to the hospital on Sunday. It came a day after the parliamentary election at a time when he has a key role in establishing a new government.
Prague’s military...
Venezuelan voters and poll workers turned out on Sunday to conduct a simulated vote in preparation for the upcoming regional and municipal elections scheduled for November in which the US-backed opposition...
In the San Francisco Bay area, a fire engulfed a commercial building on Thursday and threatened other business in the area.
The fire burned through the structure with heavy flames and smoke rising from the...
On the Spanish island of La Palma, a volcano continued to spew lava and black smoke on Thursday evening.
The airport on the island shut down again earlier in the day due to ash fall from the volcano. Scientists...
Israel opened its gleaming pavilion ceremonially at the world's fair in Dubai on Thursday.
The opening came a year after normalizing ties with the United Arab Emirates and amid a pandemic that has disrupted...
Officials have been cleaning up the spill by skimming oil off the surface of the ocean, erecting protective booms to keep crude out of sensitive wetland areas and dispatching workers to collect blobs of oil on...
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The prestigious award comes with a gold medal and 1.14 million US dollars. The Swedish Academy said the award was in...