Trump signs COVID relief package
WEST PALM BEACH – President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept...
Canada detects first coronavirus variant cases
MONTREAL – The first two cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in Canada, health authorities...
26 killed as capsizes in Lake Albert
KAMPALA – At least 26 people died when their boat sank on Lake Albert, which marks the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic...
Europe rolls out vaccines in bid to leave pandemic behind
BUDAPEST – Europe launches a cross-border vaccination program of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has...
Taiwan reports 1st locally transmitted coronavirus case since April 12
TAIPEI – Taiwan on Tuesday reported its first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 since April 12, a friend of a New Zealand pilot who was...
Volcano erupts in Hawaii’s Big Island
HONOLULU – Kilauea volcano in Hawaii’s Big Island roared back to life Sunday night as lava went shooting into the air, boiling away a...
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA – In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalize deals to...
India passes grim milestone of 10 million COVID infections
NEW DELHI – India’s coronavirus tally breached the 10 million mark on Saturday, the world’s second highest, even though the number of new daily...
Welsh gov’t seeks UK travel ban talks
CARDIFF – The Welsh Government said it is seeking urgent talks with the UK government to discuss COVID travel bans imposed by several countries.
The...
Swiss authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
GENEVA – Switzerland on Saturday approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, with immunization set to start just after Christmas as the country battles...