Hit by COVID, Senegal’s women find renewed hope in fishing
BARGNY, Senegal — Since her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and...
French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use in Vietnam
PARIS — A French court on Monday dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful...
COVID-vaccine maker BioNTech reports $1.37B profit in Q1
BERLIN — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech reported a net profit of 1.13 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in the first quarter of this year on...
US unions file first trade labor complaint against Mexico
MEXICO CITY — U.S. and Mexican unions on Monday filed the first labor complaint against Mexico under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact.
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Fire erupts at Kuwait’s largest oil field; two injured
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire erupted Monday at Kuwait's largest oil field, injuring two workers, the country's state-run news agency reported.
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IOC’s Thomas Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympic...
Albania prime minister set on firing the country’s president
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister expressed his determination Monday to remove the president from his post, claiming he has embarrassed the country.
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El Salvador’s Bukele says he’ll donate vaccines to Honduras
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Monday he will donate coronavirus vaccines to seven towns in Honduras even though his...
Primary, junior high schools, courts, reopen in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Primary and junior high schools reopened for in-person classes in Greece Monday for the first time in months, as the country...
Man arrested in Puerto Rico after killing dog on golf course
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico police said Monday that they arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a dog that had...