Spain to keep registry of people who refuse COVID-19 vaccine, will share with EU: health minister
Spain will begin keeping a record of those who refuse a coronavirus vaccine and will share that information with other nations in the European Union, the country's health minister said Monday.
Spain will begin keeping a record of those who refuse a coronavirus vaccine and will share that information with other nations in the European Union, the country's health minister said Monday.
Bill legalizing abortion passes in Pope Francis' native Argentina
Abortion will be legalized in Pope Francis' homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s life.
Abortion will be legalized in Pope Francis' homeland up to the 14th week of pregnancy, and also will be legal after that time in cases of rape or danger to the mother’s life.
Explosion rocks Yemen airport in 'cowardly terrorist attack' as new Cabinet members land
The members of the Yemeni government’s newly formed Cabinet, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were greeted with a loud explosion soon after its plane landed Wednesday in the city of Aden, in what an official is calling a "cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia."
The members of the Yemeni government’s newly formed Cabinet, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were greeted with a loud explosion soon after its plane landed Wednesday in the city of Aden, in what an official is calling a "cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia."
UK approves second COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
Britain became the first country to authorize an easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine whose developers hope it will become the “vaccine for the world.”
Britain became the first country to authorize an easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine whose developers hope it will become the “vaccine for the world.”
Girl Scout cookies tied to child labor in palm oil industry
An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.
An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.
Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer and licensing pioneer, dies at 98
France’s Academy of Fine Arts says fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at age 98.
France’s Academy of Fine Arts says fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at age 98.
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Croatia; 6 deaths reported
In Petrinja, cries could be heard from underneath destroyed houses. One woman was found alive some four hours after the quake.
In Petrinja, cries could be heard from underneath destroyed houses. One woman was found alive some four hours after the quake.
South African president bans sales of alcohol, orders bars closed amid COVID-19 spikes
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on the sales of alcohol and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including a new variant.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on the sales of alcohol and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including a new variant.
Europe comes together to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday.
Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday.
First two cases of more contagious COVID virus detected in Canada
Two people in Canada have the new, more contagious strain of COVID-19. They are a couple. They have not been traveling. They did not have any exposure to anyone who was at high risk.
Two people in Canada have the new, more contagious strain of COVID-19. They are a couple. They have not been traveling. They did not have any exposure to anyone who was at high risk.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Hungary, Germany
Hungarian doctors and health care workers began getting vaccinated Saturday with one of the continent’s first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
Hungarian doctors and health care workers began getting vaccinated Saturday with one of the continent’s first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
US requires UK passengers to get negative test
The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight.
The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight.
Hospital develops 'hugging curtain' for sick children to touch loved ones
A hospital in Rome has come up with a unique solution to allow families to have personal contact with children who are patients while also minimizing the risk of them catching the coronavirus.
A hospital in Rome has come up with a unique solution to allow families to have personal contact with children who are patients while also minimizing the risk of them catching the coronavirus.
Japan confirms 1st cases of coronavirus variant found in UK
Japan has confirmed its first cases of the new coronavirus variant spreading in Britain.
Japan has confirmed its first cases of the new coronavirus variant spreading in Britain.
A pandemic Christmas: Churches and borders shut
Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many.
Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many.
New coronavirus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria, Africa's CDC says
Africa’s top public health official says another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed.
Africa’s top public health official says another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed.
Trump pardons of Blackwater contractors in killing of Iraqi civilians stir angry response
The pardons of four Blackwater contractors convicted in the shooting deaths of more than a dozen Iraqi civilians has prompted outrage from some human rights activists and Iraqis.
The pardons of four Blackwater contractors convicted in the shooting deaths of more than a dozen Iraqi civilians has prompted outrage from some human rights activists and Iraqis.
UK and EU reach historic post-Brexit trade agreement
Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses.
Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses.
Coronavirus reaches Antarctica, bringing pandemic to last untouched continent
Chilean authorities announced that at least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Chilean authorities announced that at least 58 people that were at two military bases in Antarctica or on a navy ship that went to the continent tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Man mauled to death by pet hippo he described as 'like a son'
Victim said he had 'a relationship with the most dangerous animal in Africa'
Victim said he had 'a relationship with the most dangerous animal in Africa'