Author Archives:
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
MOSCOW - While at the Park House shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladimir Makarov saw it was offering the coronavirus vaccine to customers, so he asked how long it would take. "It turned out it's si...
May 03, 2021
New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China's human rights record Monday by saying it was getting harder to reconcile differences as China's role...
May 03, 2021
Apple's app store goes on trial in threat to 'walled garden'
SAN RAMON, Calif. - On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dolla...
May 03, 2021
Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand soars for its shot. Russia has announced thr...
May 03, 2021
Puerto Rican boxer turns himself in after lover found dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican boxer Flix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents Sunday night just hours to face federal charges after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his...
May 03, 2021
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO - Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they're already near the breaking point dealing...
May 03, 2021
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
SAN DIEGO - The Biden administration said Monday that four families that were separated at the Mexico border during Donald Trump's presidency will be reunited in the United States this week in what Ho...
May 03, 2021
Syrian court accepts 3 candidates to run for president
BEIRUT - Syria's Supreme constitutional Court has accepted three applications out of 51 for candidacy for this month's presidential elections in the war-torn country, state media reported Monday. The ...
May 03, 2021
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
NEW DELHI - India recorded 368,147 new coronavirus cases on Monday and 3,417 deaths as a catastrophic surge sweeps through the country. The latest numbers came after leaders of 13 opposition parties u...
May 03, 2021
Yukon premier, cabinet to be sworn in Monday after striking agreement with NDP
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet are set to be sworn in today after striking a deal with the New Democrats to work together to govern the territory. The election last month left...
May 03, 2021
