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Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a mysterious explosion that further spiked security concerns in the region.Without…
Iran Rejects Offer of Direct U.S. Nuclear Talks, Senior Diplomats Say
Iran rejected a European Union offer to arrange direct nuclear talks with the U.S., senior diplomats say, risking fresh tension between Tehran and Western capitals. Two senior Western diplomats said…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaults it has blamed on Yemen’s rebel Houthis.The Saudi-led military…
Portland-area residents tried 400,000 times to book 3,400 COVID vaccine
The electronic system for booking COVID-19 vaccinations in the Portland area reached its boiling point this week -- not only for many thousands of embittered seniors who tried unsuccessfully for hours to schedule appointments on a…
Why Biden’s billions won’t fix Covid vaccine inequality worldwide
LONDON — It seemed like a windfall in the campaign to vaccinate the world.President Joe Biden last week announced $4 billion for a humanitarian program called COVAX — short for Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access plan — which aims to fairly…
Medical oxygen scarce in Africa, Latin America amid virus
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A crisis over the supply of medical oxygen for coronavirus patients has struck nations in Africa and Latin America, where warnings went unheeded at the start of the pandemic and doctors say the shortage has led to…
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms, his office said Wednesday. Dunleavy’s office previously said he had come in close contact with a COVID-positive person on Saturday and would quarantine at…
Hong Kong announces budget to lift economy out of Covid recession
A man wearing a protective face mask stands on Kowloon's Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront that faces Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.Anthony Wallace | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Hong Kong government will spend more than 120 billion Hong Kong dollars…
Live Covid-19 News and Updates
Here’s what you need to know:A memorial in Washington in January for the 400,000 lives lost to the coronavirus in the United States. President Biden has said that the memorial will not be the country’s last.Credit...Todd Heisler/The New…
Boris Johnson lays out go-slow plan to take England out of lockdown by summer
All being well, Johnson's government is hopeful that most of the economy will be able to open before the end of June. As he announced the plan on Monday, the Prime Minister stressed that the four steps would be decided by "data not…