Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine advances, sparking hope in race
NEW YORK – The feverish race for a coronavirus vaccine got an infusion of energy Wednesday as Johnson & Johnson announced that it has...
Protests erupt in US over charges in Breonna Taylor shooting
LOUISVILLE – Angry protesters demanded justice for Breonna Taylor in cities across the United States on Wednesday after charges were filed against only one...
North Korea shot dead South Korean in its waters – Seoul
SEOUL – North Korean forces shot dead a South Korean fisheries official who disappeared off a patrol vessel and ended up in Pyongyang’s waters,...
Sex workers in Thailand petition to decriminalize prostitution
BANGKOK – Sex workers in Thailand have launched a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalized and urging authorities to remove all penalties for...
Trump: Hold China accountable for COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS – United States President Donald Trump angrily cast blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address on Tuesday before the United...
Hundreds of whales dead in Australia stranding
SYDNEY – Hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing Wednesday...
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
WASHINGTON – US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an iconic champion of women’s rights, has died of cancer at the age of 87,...
China lab leak infects thousands with bacterial disease
BEIJING – Thousands of people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease after a leak from a state-owned biopharmaceutical plant making...
Over 200 prisoners break free from jail in Uganda
KAMPALA – Prisoners in a Ugandan jail overpowered their guards and 219 of them escaped with at least 15 guns, but two were killed...
COVID epicenter Wuhan reopens int’l flights
BEIJING – China’s Wuhan, ground zero for the new coronavirus sweeping the globe, has reopened for international flights, ending an eight-month moratorium since the...