The Biden administration isn’t considering sharing its Covid-19 vaccine supply with Mexico, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said ahead of President Biden’s first bilateral meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “The president has made clear that he is focused on ensuring that vaccines are accessible to every American,” Ms. Psaki said Monday.…
The American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan landed near Tokyo on Tuesday after being arrested by Japanese authorities following their extradition from the U.S. Michael Taylor, a 60-year-old former Green Beret, and his son Peter Taylor, 28, were likely to be transported to the…
LONDON—New evidence from the U.K. showed Covid-19 vaccinations sharply reduced serious illness and deaths among elderly people after just one dose, bolstering optimism that successful vaccination programs offer a return to economic growth this year after a year of widespread lockdowns. The real-world data from the country that is vaccinating a greater proportion of its…
JANGEBE, Nigeria—Suwaida Sani was one of the lucky few. When dozens of heavily armed gunmen stormed through the gates of her boarding school spraying bullets into the air in the early hours of Friday morning, they demanded every student file into the courtyard or be shot. Suwaida ran in the other direction, crouching under a mosquito…
SINGAPORE—Police in Myanmar have filed two new charges against Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted civilian leader who has been detained in her home since the country’s military seized power from her government a month ago. The charges entangle the deeply popular politician in a web of legal cases as security forces move more aggressively…
The Biden administration isn’t considering sharing its Covid-19 vaccine supply with Mexico, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said ahead of President Biden’s first bilateral meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “The president has made clear that he is focused on ensuring that vaccines are accessible to every American,” Ms. Psaki said Monday.…
The American father and son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan landed near Tokyo on Tuesday after being arrested by Japanese authorities following their extradition from the U.S. Michael Taylor, a 60-year-old former Green Beret, and his son Peter Taylor, 28, were likely to be transported to the…
LONDON—New evidence from the U.K. showed Covid-19 vaccinations sharply reduced serious illness and deaths among elderly people after just one dose, bolstering optimism that successful vaccination programs offer a return to economic growth this year after a year of widespread lockdowns. The real-world data from the country that is vaccinating a greater proportion of its…
JANGEBE, Nigeria—Suwaida Sani was one of the lucky few. When dozens of heavily armed gunmen stormed through the gates of her boarding school spraying bullets into the air in the early hours of Friday morning, they demanded every student file into the courtyard or be shot. Suwaida ran in the other direction, crouching under a mosquito…
SINGAPORE—Police in Myanmar have filed two new charges against Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted civilian leader who has been detained in her home since the country’s military seized power from her government a month ago. The charges entangle the deeply popular politician in a web of legal cases as security forces move more aggressively…
Beverly Veres' two sons are addicted to heroin but can't get the help they need, with US health services consumed by the coronavirus pandemic at a time when overdoses are surging.
One in four of the world's population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment.
Japan said Tuesday an investigation would be launched after more than 1,000 coronavirus vaccine doses had to be thrown out when a freezer storing them malfunctioned.