Most at Tokyo Olympic village to be vaccinated by Games: IOC...
TOKYO - Most athletes and team members staying at Tokyo's Olympic village will be vaccinated by the Games, IOC chief Thomas Bach said Wednesday,...
Russia asserts presence in Arctic with northern military base
ALEXANDRA LAND:"The enemy shall not pass," exclaims commander Ivan Glushchenko, standing in the glistening white snow that surrounds an ultra-modern Russian military base in...
Covid vaccine candidate shows immune response in mice – China’s Clover
Chinese biotechnology company Clover Biopharmaceuticals said on Tuesday the modified version of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate showed a strong immune response against the original...
Changing snowfall making Greenland darker and warmer: study
WASHINGTON: Greenland is becoming darker and warmer due to a weather pattern that is pushing fresh snowfall away from its ice sheet, a study...
Brazil deforestation 94% illegal: report
RIO DE JANEIRO - The vast majority of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is illegal, and President Jair Bolsonaro's promise to eliminate it looks...
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble postponed again
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore due to open on May 26 has been postponed for a second time, officials...
Pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper halts shares after asset freeze
Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy media group announced it was halting share trading Monday, two days after authorities froze the assets of its jailed owner...
Conspiracy epidemic, born in US, spreads in Europe
PARIS: "It's not a virus, it's a tool to use power," says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that...
The Arctic: A test of US-Russian ties ahead of possible summit
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Sunday for a trip focused on the future of the Arctic, a source of growing...
Rising crime takes center stage in New York mayoral race
NEW YORK - New York, which has long prided itself on being one of the world's safest cities, is experiencing a surge in crime,...









