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Biden orders review of Trump immigration rules as officials say time needed to unravel them

By Ted Hesson and Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will order a review of (More…)

Splendid isolation: Hungarian family out sails COVID nightmare on the sea

By Krisztina Than

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – While the world was grappling with the pandemic, a Hungarian family of four decided (More…)

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective in fighting COVID-19

By Polina Ivanova

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Scientists gave Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine the green light on Tuesday saying it was almost (More…)

U.S. Northeast digs out after massive snowstorm, two dead

By Nathan Layne

(Reuters) -People across the U.S. Northeast were digging themselves out on Tuesday after a powerful storm blanketed (More…)

Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as West ponders how to respond

(Reuters) – Western leaders condemned the coup by Myanmar’s military against Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government and hundreds (More…)

U.S. Northeast pummeled by one of worst winter storms in years

By Maria Caspani

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Northeast on Monday awoke under a blanket of snow as a (More…)

UK detects South African coronavirus variant in people with no travel links

By Reuters Staff

LONDON (Reuters) – Eleven people in different regions have tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant (More…)

As pandemic worsens, Portugal reports nearly half of all its COVID-19 deaths in January

By Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal reported close to half of all its COVID-19 deaths in (More…)

WHO team in China’s Wuhan visits provincial CDC

WUHAN, China (Reuters) – A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the (More…)

Under Biden order, workers refusing unsafe work could stay on unemployment aid

By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte

(Reuters) – Many workers called back by employers resuming or expanding operations despite the (More…)