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US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge

US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The US sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Sunday, tripling…
US administers more than 317 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC

US administers more than 317 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC

June 19 (Reuters) – The United States has administered 317,117,797 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday…
Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge

Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the suffering of refugees in Myanmar and pleaded that houses of…
The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K

The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K

RIO DE JANEIRO — Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation’s confirmed death…
Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in ‘one China’ row

Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in ‘one China’ row

TAIPEI, June 20 (Reuters) – Taiwanese staff working at the island’s representative office in Hong Kong will begin leaving the…
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic

Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of heavy metal fans were camping, singing — and even moshing — on Saturday at Britain’s…
Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Claudette brings rain, floods to Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Claudette dumped heavy rain across coastal areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as it…
Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday

Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday

June 19 (Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded…
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities

Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Sajad Hassan sat at his professor’s hospital bedside for three nights, doing most of the talking…
Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

PHOENIX (AP) — Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying, they’re deadly. The…
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