/

World

28 Oct
The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who do not identify as male or female, and expects to be...
28 Oct
A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal accusations for actions and omissions related to the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll...
28 Oct
Chile rolled back to social distancing restrictions, amid a rise of COVID-19 cases despite a high vaccination rate and an extended campaign for booster doses among those vulnerable.  Most of the new cases...
27 Oct
The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in Russia hit another high Tuesday amid a surge in infections. The national coronavirus task force reported 1,106 deaths in 24 hours with Russia registered 36,446 new daily...
27 Oct
U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young children.  The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the nation closer to vaccinating...
27 Oct
The UN's top diplomat told world leaders Tuesday that "the time has passed for diplomatic niceties" in dealing with the climate crisis. Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General said "G20...
27 Oct
President Joe Biden announced a $100 million initiative meant to beef up the U.S. relationship with the organization of Southeast Asian nations. Biden made the new spending announcement at a virtual summit with...
26 Oct
A volcano erupting for the past five weeks on the Spanish island of La Palma is more active than ever, officials said Monday, after new lava flows following a partial collapse of the crater threatened to engulf...
26 Oct
Former Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Frances Haugen gave evidence to a U.K. Parliamentary committee scrutinizing online safety legislation Monday. The committee is proposing big fines or other...
26 Oct
Worried that the flu and COVID-19 could together trigger a winter-time double-whammy of new infections and deaths, France is forging ahead with a nationwide vaccination and booster-shot program against both...

Pages