Mexican president progressing well after COVID-19 diagnosis
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was progressing well with minimal symptoms of Coronavirus disease - 2019, a senior health official...
Poland puts into effect new restrictions on abortion
WARSAW – Poland’s government put into effect on Wednesday a constitutional court decision banning terminations of pregnancies with foetal defects, as conservative policies increasingly...
China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with US
BEIJING – China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week; just days after Beijing bristled at...
Biden open to negotiate $1,400 COVID stimulus checks
NEW YORK – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he is open to negotiating the eligibility requirements of his proposed $1, 4000...
Italy’s Prime Minister resigns after weeks of internal strife
ROME – Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy resigned on Tuesday after weeks of political infighting, thrusting the country into renewed instability as the...
Czech trainers teach dogs to sniff out COVID
KLINY – In a dog training center built inside a shipping container located in a Czech mountain village, dogs named Renda, Cap and Laky...
Makers of Sophia the robot plan mass rollout amid pandemic
HONG KONG – “Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly,” Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her...
Biden to repeal Trump’s ban on transgender people joining military – source
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is poised to repeal his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people enlisting in the US military, a person...
Prexy says France’s laws on child sex abuse must change
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday the law had to change to better protect victims of child sexual abuse.
“Today shame is switching...
UK coronavirus strain more deadly, says PM Johnson
LONDON – The new strain of coronavirus identified in Britain could be not only more transmissible but also more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson...