Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal
SERRANA, Brazil — Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost...
Japanese Olympic athletes get shots as general public lags
TOKYO — Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said.
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Private company takes over Puerto Rico power company service
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto Rico’s power authority, which has...
Former Ugandan army chief hospitalized after gun attack
KAMPALA, Uganda — A former army chief in Uganda has been wounded and his daughter killed after gunmen shot at the car in which...
OECD head says Biden’s global tax proposal is a game changer
FRANKFURT, Germany — The new head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday that he is “quietly optimistic” about reaching an...
Aid worker killed in Tigray as humanitarians are targeted
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ethiopian national working for an Italian charity was killed in the war-hit Tigray region on Saturday after he was “hit...
Brazil’s economy grows more than expected in first quarter
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's economy grew more than expected in the first quarter of 2021, continuing its rebound from pandemic recession as many...
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
BEIJING — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu,...
NATO chief says Afghan exit going well as 6 die in attacks
BRUSSELS — NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the military organization’s pullout from Afghanistan is going well, as at least six people were killed...
Western Sahara independence chief testifies in Spanish court
MADRID — The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco testified Tuesday in a Spanish investigation into allegations against him of torture, genocide...