Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace

In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other

This day in history | 1972 Protestant march ends in battle

A Protestant march against the creation of “no-go” areas in Londonderry has ended in a bloody battle on the Craigavon Bridge. Soldiers used rubber bullets and water cannon to control the

Covid-19 | Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal

Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost 46,000 in Sao Paulo state’s countryside. The 63-year-old woman

The Buzz | AstraZeneca starts deliveries of Thailand-made vaccines

AstraZeneca’s partner in Thailand yesterday began its first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines after concerns they were behind on their production schedules for the country and parts of Southeast Asia. Siam Bioscience

China tries to keep elephant herd out of city of 7 million

A herd of 15 wild elephants that walked 500 kilometers from a nature reserve in China’s mountain southwest were approaching the major city of Kunming yesterday as authorities rushed to

This day in history | 1979 Millions cheer as the Pope comes home

The Pope has returned home to Poland as the first Roman Catholic pontiff to visit a Communist-ruled country. As John Paul II set foot on his native soil, at Okecie military

Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can

The Buzz | Heathrow airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers

London’s Heathrow Airport has reopened a terminal that was mothballed during the coronavirus pandemic to handle passengers now arriving from high-risk countries. Critics say the action should have been taken

18th century graveyard found at former Caribbean plantation

An 18th century burial ground has been discovered at a former sugar plantation on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, officials said Monday, and archaeologists said it likely contains

Covid-19 | Find coronavirus origin or face another pandemic, US experts warn

The world needs the cooperation of the Chinese government to trace the origins of Covid-19 and prevent future pandemic threats, two leading U.S. disease experts said yesterday . Information to support

Belarus | Editor detained amid crackdown on journalists

The chief editor of a popular Internet news site in one of Belarus’ largest cities was detained and his residence searched amid a crackdown on independent journalists and opponents of

This day in history | 2001 Nepal royal family massacred

The King and Queen of Nepal have been shot dead after the heir to the throne went on the rampage with a gun before turning it on himself. Eleven people died

Diplomacy | North accuses US of hostility for S. Korean missile decision

North Korea said yesterday the U.S. allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the U.S.’s hostile policy against the North, warning that it could lead

The Buzz | NATO restricts headquarters access or Belarus officials

The NATO military alliance is restricting access to its headquarters for a group of Belarus officials in the wake of Minsk’s decision to divert a Ryanair passenger plane to arrest

China to send three male astronauts to its space station in June

A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China’s new space station, according to a space official who was the country’s first astronaut

This day in history | 1973 US Senate stops Cambodia bombing

The US Senate has voted to cut off funds for the bombing of Cambodia. The move is a serious blow to President Richard Nixon’s South-East Asia policy and follows a similar

Covid-19 | Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains

Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined

China taps support from Poland, Serbia after frozen EU deal

China and the European Union are partners, not competitors, and cooperation will help both sides, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Polish counterpart as the Asian nation seeks support

The Buzz | More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school — one

This day in history | 1959 Monkeys survive space mission |

Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able, a seven-pound female rhesus monkey, and Baker, a one-pound female squirrel monkey, were fired 300 miles into

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