Brazil probes Health Ministry deal to buy Covaxin vaccine
Associated Press — Brazil's federal prosecutor’s office is investigating possible irregularities in a Health Ministry contract to purchase 20 million doses of the Covaxin...
Help wanted: Labor crisis shocks California restaurants
LOS ANGELES — Sherry Villanueva’s family of Santa Barbara restaurants employed 350 people before the pandemic took hold and darkened dining rooms across California....
EU approves 191.5 billion euros in recovery funds for Italy
ROME — The European Union's executive Commission on Tuesday formally approved 191.5 billion euros ($228.5 billion) in pandemic recovery funds for Italy, the 27-nation...
Hungary’s immunity cards allow packed stands, raise concerns
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Tens of thousands of soccer fans packed the Puskas Arena in Budapest last week to attend Euro 2020 matches. It was...
Jill Biden touts vaccine in poorly inoculated Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — First lady Jill Biden visited one of the states least vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday, encouraging residents of Mississippi to get...
Ticket sales for 2022 World Cup set to begin in January
FIFA is preparing to start selling tickets for the 2022 World Cup in January while still trying to find out more on Qatar's plan...
Fed’s Powell says high inflation temporary, will ‘abate’
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that he expects recent price spikes will soon subside and reduce inflation to a sustainable...
Dubai investment arm posts $5.1 billion loss amid pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund announced Tuesday a net loss of $5.1 billion over the past year, highlighting the...
Pelosi, Schumer to huddle with White House on infrastructure
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will confer Wednesday with White House officials on next steps for President...
Florida beach town writes Amazon TV series to lure tourists
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Remember that longing you felt after an episode of “Sex and the City” to shop at the characters' favorite New...
