Largely Spared Since 2020, Taiwan Now Grapples with Small COVID Cluster
TAIPEI - Taiwan, largely spared from the global coronavirus pandemic since it began last year, is grappling with a small…
India Surpasses 20 Million Total COVID-19 Infections
India has now surpassed 20 million total confirmed COVID-19 cases amid a disastrous second wave of the disease that has…
India ‘On Brink’ as 2nd COVID Wave Devastates Major Cities
MUMBAI - As India reels from a second wave of COVID-19 infections that is devastating major cities, stockpiles are falling…
100M US Adults Fully Vaccinated Against COVID, White House Says
The White House said Friday that 100 million Americans had now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, nearly double the 55…
US Aid Arrives as India Grapples with COVID-Triggered Humanitarian Crisis
MUMBAI, INDIA - The first emergency aid of critical medical supplies arrived in India from the United States on Friday,…
Dozens Die in Israel in Stampede at Sage’s Grave
MOUNT MERON, ISRAEL - Dozens of people were crushed to death in a crowd at a religious bonfire festival in…
Brazil Tops 400,000 Virus Deaths Amid Fears of Renewed Surge
SAN PAULO - Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives…
Heirs of Late Samsung Electronics Chairman to Pay Massive Inheritance Tax
The family of the late Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, says it will pay $10.8 billion…
US Government Taking Creative Steps to Counter Cyberthreats
WASHINGTON - An FBI operation that gave law enforcement remote access to hundreds of computers to counter a massive hack…
US Government Relaxes Guidelines for Wearing COVID Masks Outdoors
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines Tuesday recommending that fully vaccinated people in the U.S.…
India Receives First Shipment of Critical Medical Supplies as COVID Infection Rates Continue to Soar
The first shipment of critical medical supplies arrived in India Tuesday as the country continues to struggle with a catastrophic…
Attorney: Black Man Killed by Deputies Shot in Back of Head
A Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina was shot in the back of the head and had his…
OK Boomer and Peter Pan, It’s Wealth Not Age
On one side of the TikTok split screen was a middle-aged man, ranting that “millennials and Generation Z have the…
India Coronavirus Cases Set New Global Record, US Readies Help
NEW DELHI - India set a new global record of the most number of coronavirus infections in a day, as…
At Least 82 Die in Baghdad COVID Hospital Fire, Says Interior Ministry
BAGHDAD - A fire sparked by an oxygen tank explosion killed at least 82 people and injured 110 at a…
Prototype of 1st US Dollar Coins Auctioned for $840,000
A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for…