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Hawaii governor urges visitors to stay away amid COVID surge 24 Aug 2021 - 10:34 am

Hawaii Governor David Ige urged residents and visitors to restrict travel to the U.S. state to essential business activities amid a surge in...

Canada's British Columbia plans vaccine passport for restaurants, sports events 24 Aug 2021 - 12:45 am

VANCOUVER- The Canadian province of British Columbia will require patrons of non-essential businesses such as restaurants and movie theatres to be vaccinated against...

Five killed in Mexico's oil platform fire, hammering Mexico output 24 Aug 2021 - 12:28 am

MEXICO CITY - Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday's fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico...

New York City mandates COVID-19 vaccine for public school teachers, staff 23 Aug 2021 - 08:09 pm

NEW YORK - New York City public school teachers and staff will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio...

Biden administration defends eviction ban at US Supreme Court 23 Aug 2021 - 08:01 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place a COVID-19 pandemic-related federal ban on...

Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved 23 Aug 2021 - 07:40 pm

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Monday that it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has...

US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 23 Aug 2021 - 05:41 pm

WASHINGTON: The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots...

22 dead, many missing after 43cm of rain in Tennessee 23 Aug 2021 - 03:25 pm

WAVERLY, Tenn.: At least 22 people were killed and rescue crews searched desperately Sunday amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of...

At least 21 dead, 50 missing in Tennessee flooding 22 Aug 2021 - 11:49 pm

At least 21 people have died and 50 others are reported missing after heavy flooding hit parts of Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday....

Henri weakens after rains drench New York concertgoers 22 Aug 2021 - 08:50 pm

NEW YORK - A somewhat subdued Tropical Storm Henri spun over Rhode Island on Sunday, but not before a drenching rainstorm submerged a...

Harris arrives in Singapore, kicking off Southeast Asia visit 22 Aug 2021 - 08:06 pm

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Singapore on Sunday, her first trip to Southeast Asia under the Biden administration. Harris is scheduled...

Hurricane Grace unleashes severe flooding in Mexico, killing eight 22 Aug 2021 - 07:40 pm

TECOLUTLA, Mexico - Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people...

Biden administration to use commercial airlines to carry Afghan evacuees 22 Aug 2021 - 02:41 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden's administration said on Sunday that commercial aircraft would be used to help ferry people who have been evacuated...

"I'm distraught": grieving Haitians bury their dead a week after quake 22 Aug 2021 - 01:37 pm

MARCELINE: Families gathered in villages in southwestern Haiti this weekend to hold church and funeral services a week after an earthquake battered the...

Hurricane Henri barrels toward U.S. Northeast coast 22 Aug 2021 - 10:37 am

AMAGANSETT, N.Y.: Hurricane Henri headed toward southern New England and Long Island on Sunday, threatening the region with high winds, a storm surge...