Elaine Thompson-Herah 'mistakenly' blocked on Instagram The Jamaican sprinter was blocked after posting footage of her races on her Instagram account.
Abebech Gobena, the ‘Mother Teresa’ of Africa, Dies at 85 She created one of Ethiopia’s largest orphanages and through it saved thousands from starvation and disease. She died of complications of Covid-19.
Russia blocks access to 2 news sites critical of the Kremlin Russian authorities have blocked two online news outlets critical of the Kremlin, the latest move in a government crackdown on critical and independent media ahead of September parliamentary elections
Turkish power plant EVACUATED as wildfire inferno bears down on facility (VIDEOS) A massive wildfire raging in Turkey’s southern province of Mugla has encroached onto the site of a local power plant, threatening to burn the facility down. The plant has been evacuated, and the local electricity supply cut off.
Mexico to call out national guard to protect gas trucks Mexico's president says he will call on the National Guard to protect gas delivery trucks after drivers and crews went on strike to protest government price controls
Newlywed who refused jab dies after catching Covid from care home worker wife Only 17 per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated against the virus. Forklift truck driver Aude Alaskar, 27, died in Sydney after hesitating when he was invited for his Covid jab
Lawyer for Huawei CFO argue US was 'selective' in disclosure Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies have argued in court that the United States “strategically crafted” a misleading record of the case and acted “in bad faith” when presenting reasons for her extradition
Indigenous people face a unique risk that is not fully understood, a W.H.O. official said. Most countries in the Americas collect no Covid-19 figures on Indigenous people, although that “data is essential to guide effective policies,” the official said.Indigenous people in Brazil’s Amazonas State, dressed to welcome a medical boat that arrived in their remote area to offer coronavirus testing and other health care.
Mexico Sues Major Gun Makers in U.S. Court Mexico argues that the manufacturers, through negligence, facilitate weapons smuggling by drug gangs.
Mexico Is Suing U.S. Firearm Manufacturers Over Gun Trafficking Toll (MEXICO CITY) — The Mexican government sued United States gun manufacturers and distributors Wednesday in U.S. federal court, arguing that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico.
World’s Coronavirus Infection Total Passes Staggering Figure: 200 Million Vaccines have weakened the link between surging cases and serious illness, but in vaccine-deprived parts of the world, the deadly pattern remains.Health care workers intubating a Covid-19 patient in March at a hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Muslim mob badly damages Hindu temple in central Pakistan Pakistani police say a Muslim mob stormed a Hindu temple in a remote town in eastern Punjab province, damaging statues and burning down the temple's main door
Your Thursday Briefing Delta puts China to the test.Residents waiting to get tested in Wuhan, China, on Tuesday.
Most children recover quickly from Covid, but some have lingering symptoms, a study says. A health care worker collected a swab sample for a coronavirus test from a young passenger arriving on an international flight in Chennai, India on Sunday.
Report: Homicides Continue to Slowly Rise in the U.S., While Other Violent Crimes Declines A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) presents data showing that murders have risen 16% in many major American cities over the first 6 months of 2021, as part of what is being widely viewed as a new wave of crime and violence across the U.S.
Puerto Rico dock workers to end strike as goods accumulate Dock workers who launched a strike that prevented thousands of shipping containers with items including food and medicine from reaching Puerto Rico in recent weeks have reached a tentative agreement with their employer
Arms trafficking caused Mexican gov to sue U.S. gun manufacturers Feeling that American gun manufacturers' commercial practices are dangerous and illegal, causing tremendous bloodshed in Mexico, the Mexican government files suit to them.
Belarus Sprinter’s Defection Sheds Light on a Dictator’s Levers of Control Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, and authoritarian leaders before him, have used sports as a propaganda tool. But defections have had a long history of puncturing their aura of invincibility.The Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya, center, at the airport in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Turks Wage War on Social Media as Raging Fires Turn Political President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under a concerted attack by his opponents over his handling of the worst forest fires in decades.Men herding cows away from an advancing fire on Monday in the city of Mugla, Turkey.
Nicaragua arrests ex-beauty queen candidate Nicaraguan police have arrested a former beauty queen two days after she registered as an antigovernment candidate in the Nov. 7 elections