Commuters wear face masks while riding the subway in New York, June 6, 2021. (TED SHAFFREY / AP) WASHINGTON – The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday federal criminal charges against 47 defendants for their alleged roles in a fraud scheme worth 250 million US dollars that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during […]
Kate and Gerry McCann pose for the media with a missing poster depicting an age progression computer generated image of their missing daughter Madeleine during a news conference in London, May 2, 2012. (SANG TAN / FILE / AP) PARIS – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing […]
This undated photo taken from the official Twitter account of the Mexican antiquities institute INAH shows a general view of Cañada de la Virgen, an ancient Otomi site near San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. MEXICO CITY – An ancient Mexican site more than 1,000 years old has been declared the country's first archaeological zone in […]
A view of St Peter's Square and Basilica, at the Vatican, on Dec 17, 2021. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP) VATICAN CITY – Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, in direct defiance of a ruling against such practices by the Vatican's doctrinal office. The document published […]
This file photo dated April 20, 2021 shows an exterior view of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (PETER DEJONG / FILE / AP) FRANKFURT / PARIS / LOS ANGELES – An official at the European Union's drugs regulator said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic was not over, contradicting US President Joe Biden, and […]
People wave flags as right-wing party Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni addresses a rally to start her political campaign ahead of Sept 25 general elections, in Ancona, Italy, Aug 23, 2022. (DOMENICO STINELLIS / AP) ROME – The Brothers of Italy party, which is tipped to win national elections at the weekend, suspended one […]
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health Diana Atwine (center) confirms a case of Ebola in the country, at a press conference in Kampala, Uganda, Sept 20, 2022. (HAJARAH NALWADDA / AP) KAMPALA – An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, […]
Residents stand amid their homes that were damaged by Hurricane Fiona in the low-income neighborhood of Kosovo in Veron de Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Sept 19, 2022. (RICARDO HERNANDEZ / AP) SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO/SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Residents were ordered to take shelter on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as an […]
Nearly 1 in 10 people in the United States and almost 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults reported having depression in 2020, but most of them were not seeking help, resulting in an "escalating public health crisis" that needs urgent intervention, researchers said in a new study. Drawing data from the 2015-2020 National Survey […]
Residents stand amid their homes that were damaged by Hurricane Fiona in the low-income neighborhood of Kosovo in Veron de Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Sept 19, 2022. (RICARDO HERNANDEZ / AP) SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO/SANTO DOMINGO – Hurricane Fiona was churning north on Monday evening after bringing torrential rain and powerful winds to the Dominican […]
The Royal State Hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II with the Imperial State Crown resting on top proceeds towards St. George's Chapel, Windsor on Sept 19, 2022. (JUSTIN SETTERFIELD / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) WINDSOR, England – Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest alongside her beloved husband on Monday after a day which […]
A 6 year-old child is comforted by her mother as she receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by a medical assistant at the Child Health Associates office in Novi, Michigan on Nov 3, 2021. (JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that […]
A woman receives medical care after an earthquake in Mexico City on September 19, 2022. (PEDRO PARDO / AFP) MEXICO CITY – A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least one person, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside […]
Emma, the monarch's fell pony, stands as the Ceremonial Procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Windsor Castle for the Committal Service at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, England, Sept. 19, 2022. (AARON CHOWN/POOL PHOTO VIA AP) WINDSOR, England – Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrived at Windsor Castle, her final resting place, on […]
A home is submerged in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico on Sept 18, 2022. (STEPHANIE ROJAS / AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides on the island before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, […]
Pipe systems are seen at the industrial plant of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline, Lubmin, northeastern Germany, close to the border with Poland, on Aug 30, 2022. (ODD ANDERSEN / AFP) German buyers of Russian natural gas resumed nominations for supply on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for the first time since the […]
Pipe systems are seen at the industrial plant of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline, Lubmin, northeastern Germany, close to the border with Poland, on Aug 30, 2022. (ODD ANDERSEN / AFP) German buyers of Russian natural gas resumed nominations for supply on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for the first time since the […]
This handout picture released by Colombian President Gustavo Petro's twitter account shows Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Danilo Rueda (in white t-shirt) during a meeting with members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in Caqueta, Colombia, on Sept 17, 2022. (GUSTAVO PETRO'S OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT / AFP) Colombian government representatives have met with members […]
Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Minister of Regional Development and Utilization of EU Funds, addresses a press conference at the ministry building on Sept 18, 2022 in Budapest. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) BUDAPEST – The Hungarian government is committed to fulfilling its promises made to the European Commission (EC) in order to gain access to billions of […]
A man closes his eyes as he receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Miami Beach, Florida, on Aug 4, 2021. (MARTA LAVANDIER / AP) WASHINGTON – Charles Gill, 41, a teacher in Pennsylvania, had COVID-19 a few months back. While many of his friends only had symptoms for a few days, his have lingered a […]