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Japanese Olympic athletes get vaccine shots as general public lags

Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said

New Zealand becomes latest country to sign space agreement with NASA

New Zealand announced on Tuesday that it was the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as its nascent space industry begins to take off

London school fights Covid-19 pandemic fallout with laptops and bean bags

Here's how people struggled to help their children study during the coronavirus lockdowns that shut their school for more than four months over the past year

Serena Williams says dealing with media scrutiny made her stronger

Tennis star Serena Williams has said she could identify with anxiety regarding news conference scrutiny, as she had experienced it frequently after matches

Le grand retour tennis: Roger Federer wins return to Paris, Slam action

They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier

Australian court upholds ban on most international travel for citizens

An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government's draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don't bring Covid-19 home

Christie's to sell Isaac Newton's handwritten notes for greatest work

Handwritten notes that show one of history's greatest scientific minds in action are going up for auction in London

Hamas says Gaza calm depends on Israeli actions in Jerusalem

The war was halted by a cease-fire on May 21

Forecast: Global economy rebounding, but faces multiple threats

The OECD said that relief and stimulus measures in the more developed world had done much to get the economy through the pandemic recession and back on the path of growth.

Vietnam to test all 9 million residents for coronavirus in largest city

Vietnam plans to test all 9 million people in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions Monday to deal with a growing Covid-19 outbreak.

Australian authorities find more coronavirus infections in nursing homes

Authorities say a COVID-19 cluster in Australia's second-largest city has spread into to nursing homes.

China re-imposes travel curbs on province after coronavirus cases

China announced anyone leaving the populous region must be tested for the virus following a spike in infections that has alarmed authorities

UNICEF says malnutrition spikes for Haiti kids amid Covid pandemic

Severe acute childhood malnutrition is expected to more than double this year in Haiti as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, a spike in violence and dwindling resources

Copa America has no host: Argentina ruled out due to coronavirus

Copa America is without a host country only two weeks before kickoff after South American soccer body CONMEBOL ruled out Argentina amid an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country

Ex-''Tarzan'' actor among 7 plane crash victims in Tennessee, USA

The National Transportation Safety Board had a lead investigator at the site

North Korea accuses US of hostility for South Korean missile decision

North Korea said the US allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the US's hostile policy against the North

For Prez Joe Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance

Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring nation's sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute to those lost while remembering his late son Beau

China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June for 3 months

A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China's new space station, according to a space official who was the country's first astronaut in orbit

Netanyahu could lose Israel's PM job as rivals attempt to join forces

A former ally of Benjamin Netanyahu said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader's opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier

French Open: Osaka fined $15,000 for skipping post-match news conference

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by the French Open tournament referee for skipping the post-match news conference after her first-round victory