NEW ZEALAND HITS VIRUS HIGH, PUSHES VACCINATION AS WAY OUT

New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic as an outbreak in its largest city grew and officials urged vaccinations...

GROUP DECRIES SENTENCING OF OKLAHOMA WOMAN FOR MISCARRIAGE

A women's advocacy group is decrying the sentencing of an Oklahoma woman to prison after she suffered a miscarriage while using methamphetamine

POWELL'S AGE AND CANCER BOUT LEFT HIM VULNERABLE TO COVID

Despite getting vaccinated against COVID-19, Colin Powell remained vulnerable to the virus because of his advanced age and history...

MEXICO CITY LOWERS PANDEMIC ALERT TO LOWEST LEVEL

Mexico's capital has returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system for the first time since June

RESTAURANTS CLOSED IN PARTS OF SLOVAKIA AMID COVID-19 SURGE

Slovakia has reimposed coronavirus restrictions in the hardest-hit parts of the country amid the latest surge of infections

OFFICIAL: CZECH PRESIDENT CAN'T PERFORM DUTIES DUE TO HEALTH

A Czech official says health problems are preventing Czech President Milos Zeman from carrying out his duties

RIGHTS WATCHDOG FAULTS MALTA FOR ABORTION, JOURNALIST SAFETY

A European human rights watchdog is recommending that Malta legalize abortion, improve gender equality and implement reforms to protect...

BELARUS SUSPENDS ROUTINE MEDICAL CARE TO FOCUS ON COVID-19

Belarus has ordered a halt to routine medical care at state clinics in order to devote more resources to coronavirus patients

WHY COVID BOOSTERS WEREN'T TWEAKED TO BETTER MATCH VARIANTS

COVID-19 booster shots are an extra dose of the original vaccine, and some experts wonder why they weren't updated to better match...

SLOVENIA PM BLAMES RISING INFECTIONS ON VIRUS PROTESTERS

Slovenia's populist prime minister has blamed a rise in COVID-19 infections on protests in early October that erupted in clashes between...

RUSSIA'S CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS EXCEED 8 MILLION

Russia's total number of coronavirus infections has topped 8 million and the daily infection toll hit a new record

EU SAYS EXPORTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES NOW TOP 1 BILLION MARK

The European Union says it now has exported over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the rest of the world

AUSTRALIA'S QUEENSLAND STATE TO OPEN TO VACCINATED TRAVELERS

Australia's Queensland state plans to open to vaccinated travelers, ending the status it has enjoyed throughout the pandemic of being...

HARRIS TO DISCUSS DROUGHT, CLIMATE CHANGE AT LAKE MEAD

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will visit Lake Mead in Nevada to highlight the problems caused by Western drought

VACCINES, MASKS? JAPAN PUZZLING OVER SUDDEN VIRUS SUCCESS

Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story

HARRIS TO DISCUSS DROUGHT, CLIMATE CHANGE AT LAKE MEAD

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will visit Lake Mead in Nevada to highlight the problems caused by Western drought

BILL CLINTON RELEASED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL, FIVE DAYS AFTER HE WAS ADMITTED WITH INFECTION

BILL CLINTON TO BE RELEASED FROM CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL

Bill Clinton spent a fifth night at a Southern California hospital where he is recovering from an infection but is expected to be released...

IN QUIET DEBUT, ALZHEIMER'S DRUG FINDS QUESTIONS, SKEPTICISM

Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer's treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than four months after...

THE LATEST: ANOTHER RECORD IN RUSSIA'S DAILY VIRUS NUMBERS

Russia is reporting its largest daily number of new coronavirus infections, more than 70% up on the number a month ago as the country...