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Asia welcomes United States vaccine donations amid cold storage worries

Health officials and experts in Asia have welcomed US plans to share 500 million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine with the developing world

Washington's 'joints for jabs' Covid-19 vaccine programme falling flat

It was designed as an innovative way to promote Covid-19 vaccinations, but Washington's new 'joints for jabs' programme is off to a rough start

Two Palestinian security officers reported killed in West Bank shootout

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops shot and killed two security officers during clashes in the West Bank town of Jenin early Thursday

Multiple missiles target US troops, contractors in Iraqi army bases

Multiple rockets have targeted two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition troops and foreign contractors, Iraqi security officials and the military said

UK, EU seek to avert 'sausage war' in post-Brexit trade talks in Ireland

A senior European Union official expressed frustration Wednesday after talks with the UK broke up without resolving differences

Former Volkswagen boss to pay firm $13 million over diesel scandal

This is in connection to his failure to quickly get to the bottom of the scandal over diesel engines rigged to cheat on emissions tests.

Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga sets Covid-19 vaccine goal as Olympics near

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he is aiming to have everyone in the country vaccinated by November, a target he set with a general election scheduled for later this year.

Tokyo 2020: Australian baseball team withdraws from Olympic qualifying

Australia's Olympic baseball team has given up trying to qualify for the Tokyo Games because of coronavirus-related travel complications

Euro Cup 2021: Spain expands parallel squad after 2nd player tests positive

Spain expanded its parallel squad on Wednesday after Diego Llorente became the second player infected with the coronavirus ahead of the European Championship

European Union lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes

Right now, travelling in the EU's 27 nations is a trial for tourists and airlines alike.

Australian PM says WTO should punish Chinese economic coercion

The World Trade Organization should penalize bad behaviour when it occurs, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of Seven leaders' meeting in Britain

On first overseas trip, Joe Biden to assure allies and meet Putin

Set to embark on the first overseas trip of his term, President Joe Biden is eager to reassert the United States on the world stage, steadying European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor

Senate passes bill to boost US technology industry, counter rivals

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that aims to boost US semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence

US increasingly unlikely to meet Joe Biden's July 4 vaccination goal

For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks

Pfizer expands coronavirus vaccine tests in kids younger than 12

Pfizer says it is expanding testing of its COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than 12.

US employers post a record 9.3 million job openings in April

US employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the US economy reopening at break-neck speed.

Sebastian Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe

Olympic sports must do more to persuade Japanese people about how much work they have done to organize a safe Tokyo Games, athletics leader Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday.

All roads -- blocked off roads -- lead to Tokyo Olympics

Pushback against the Olympics remains strong

US President Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending

President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going essentially an argument for his agenda

GOP sees opening to revive attacks on Dr Anthony Fauci in email trove

Dr Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionised by the left