US wants visitors vaccinated
The Biden administration is developing a plan to require nearly all foreign visitors to the US to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of eventually lifting travel restrictions that…
FBI identifies Pentagon knife attacker; motive unclear
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified Wednesday the attacker who killed a police officer on a bus platform at the Pentagon and forced the US Defense Department into lockdown,…
At least 10 dead in Texas road crash near Mexico border
At least 10 people were killed after a passenger van suspected of transporting two dozen undocumented migrants was in a Texas road accident, state officials and a witness said Wednesday.…
Groups threatened by floods up nearly 25% since 2000: study
The number of people exposed to floods worldwide has surged almost a quarter over the last two decades, according to satellite-based data unveiled on Wednesday that shows an additional 86…
The planet burns
Alexander Fyodorov peered out his office window toward the vast forests where wildfires had been raging for weeks around the Siberian city of Yakutsk. It was a rare day for…
Australia to make reparations for ‘Stolen Generation’ of Indigenous peoples
Australia will provide one-off cash payments of $60,000 to many Indigenous Australians who were forcibly removed from their families as children, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Thursday, to redress what…
Macron turns to Tik Tok, Instagram to push COVID-19 vaccine truths
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday took to Tik Tok and Instagram to try counter misinformation about vaccines following a third weekend of demonstrations over a controversial COVID-19 health pass.…
EU aids Turkey as wildfire deaths hit 8
The European Union (EU) sent help to Turkey on Monday and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of violent blazes that have killed eight people and put pressure on…
Germany mulls manslaughter probe into floods
German prosecutors said Monday that they were examining a possible manslaughter investigation arising from failed or delayed warnings about July's deadly floods. Some 186 people lost their lives in severe…
Top Japan medic urges national state of emergency
The head of the Japan Medical Association (JMA) called on Tuesday for a nationwide state of emergency to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases in Olympics host city Tokyo and…