The virus has recently claimed a life every eight minutes in Los Angeles County, as California and Arizona confront a growing caseload. A team from the World Health Organization arrived in China to study the source of the pandemic.

Local authorities have refused to reopen an E.U.-funded housing facility for the migrants, bringing criticism that Bosnia has failed to provide basic humanitarian assistance required by international law.

U.N. officials say that the designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization could choke food deliveries to Yemen, where millions face starvation.

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‘I am very confident there will be a change,’ Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta says as new law goes into effectArgentina’s historic decision to legalize abortion will help spur reform across Latin America, the country’s gender minister has told the Guardian, as a new law allowing the practice goes into effect.The bill passed by congress on 30 […]

Canada allowed family of Meng Wanzhou to visit herOttawa believes China sees detentions are bargaining chipChinese authorities have said they allowed two imprisoned Canadians to phone their families at Christmas – the first time one of the men had spoken with his family in more than two years.Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were both permitted […]

After stoking a mob to storm the Capitol on January 6th, the President has been banned from many of the social-media sites on which he built his political career.

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In the assault, organized groups with military experience played an active role.

After nearly a year of solitude and crushing restrictions, chanteys are providing a glimpse into a more exciting way of life, a world of sea air and pirates and grog, of many people singing in unison.