Protests surge in Yangon as Myanmar forces trap youth protesters
(Reuters) – Thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city in defiance of a night curfew on (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)World
Speeding up vaccinations will lead Italy out of crisis: PM Draghi
ROME (Reuters) – Speeding up Italy’s vaccination campaign will enable the country to overcome the coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Mario (More…)
In Brazil’s Amazon, isolated indigenous people welcome COVID vaccine
By Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino
YAUARETÊ, Brazil (Reuters) – An army helicopter flew to two isolated indigenous villages in (More…)
Brazil women suffer in silence as COVID-19 sparks domestic terror
By Pilar Olivares
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – During the early months of Brazil’s COVID-19 pandemic, Rio de Janeiro police (More…)
Exclusive: U.S. considering use of Virginia military base to house migrant children
By Ted Hesson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is evaluating whether to house unaccompanied migrant children at a military (More…)
Italy 2020 death toll is highest since World War Two as COVID-19 hits
ROME (Reuters) – Italy registered more deaths in 2020 than in any other year since World War Two, according to (More…)
Swiss church bells mark year since first COVID-19 death
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss church bells rang out at noon on Friday and people observed a minute of silence (More…)
Czech Republic asks other countries for help with COVID-19 patients: health ministry
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic has asked Germany, Switzerland and Poland to take in dozens of COVID-19 patients as (More…)
Exclusive: Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford (More…)
Analysis: End of the road for Hong Kong’s democratic dream as China ‘improves’ its voting system
By James Pomfret
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists (More…)
