Sniffing Labrador Retrievers join Thai coronavirus fight
BANGKOK — Thailand has started deploying a canine virus-detecting squad in hopes of quickly identifying people with COVID-19 as the country faces a surge...
‘I was afraid’: Prince Harry, Oprah discuss mental health
NEW YORK — For Harry, returning to London to attend Prince Philip's funeral last month meant once more facing a place where he felt...
Kennedy Center Honors slims down in response to pandemic
WASHINGTON — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
...
Health minister urges caution as Berlin opens beer gardens
BERLIN — Germany's health minister urged citizens Friday to remain cautious as large parts of the country prepared to relax pandemic restrictions ahead of...
Zimbabwe imposes lockdown in Kwekwe where variant detected
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has imposed a strict lockdown on the central city of Kwekwe because the COVID-19 variant dominant in India has been...
Argentina resumes strict pandemic lockdown after case surge
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The government of President Alberto Fernández on Thursday announced a strict lockdown for the first time this year after more...
US enacts ‘Real Water’ recall amid reports of death, illness
LAS VEGAS — Federal authorities have ordered a complete recall of Las Vegas-based bottled water brand Real Water and ordered the company to surrender...
Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6K officers
Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant, forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers, nurses and other workers to...
New Zealand spending plan includes rebuilding Antarctic base
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand plans to rebuild its Antarctic base and spend billions more on welfare payments as part of a spending...
UN refugee agency calls on US to end asylum restrictions
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency made an unusual plea Thursday for the Biden administration to lift pandemic-related restrictions on people seeking asylum in...
