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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill

Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked US regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an…
Cyberattacks concerning to most in US: Pearson/AP-NORC poll

Cyberattacks concerning to most in US: Pearson/AP-NORC poll

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view…
Doctors claim Brazil hospitals gave dodgy COVID-19 care

Doctors claim Brazil hospitals gave dodgy COVID-19 care

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Irene Castilho didn’t even have a day to grieve after her husband died of COVID-19. She…
India, China army talks to defuse border tensions fail

India, China army talks to defuse border tensions fail

NEW DELHI (AP) — Talks between Indian and Chinese army commanders to disengage troops from key friction areas along their…
Sydney opens to vaccinated after 100-plus days of lockdown

Sydney opens to vaccinated after 100-plus days of lockdown

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney hairdressers, gyms, cafés and bars reopened to fully vaccinated customers on Monday for the first…
Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Christopher Columbus is highlighting the ongoing divide between those who view the explorer as a…
Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85

Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of…
Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000

Brazilians seek pre-pandemic normalcy as deaths top 600,000

SAO PAULO (AP) — Bars in Sao Paulo are full again for evening happy hours, lawmakers in the capital of…
Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions

Impact of forest thinning on wildfires creates divisions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with helping save communities like those recently…
Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me

Russian Nobel winner: Peace Prize is for my paper, not me

MOSCOW (AP) — As editor of Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov was well aware that his independent Russian newspaper — a…
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