Ryan Wang was among hundreds of thousands of Chinese students at U.S. colleges or universities who struggled over whether to return home to China or remain in the United States when the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring of 2020.“When the pandemic …
ATHENS — A Greek prosecutor has launched an urgent investigation into criminal organizations supplying fake vaccination certificates, both domestically and from neighboring states, mainly from Balkan countries. The probe comes as COVID-19 infections su…
Vienna, Austrian residents not vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to enter a lockdown, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg and the heads of the state governments agreed on Sunday.The measures will apply from Monday.Citizens who are not vaccinat…
Brazzaville – The sharp increase in the number of diabetes cases in Africa comes amid the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Death rate from COVID-19 infections in Africa is significantly higher among people with diabetes, according to prel…
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — New research finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the financial viability of media outlets in southern Africa, with print media being the worst hit.Launching the report, researcher Reginald Rumney, a journalism professor at Rhod…
Madrid, Spain enters its decisive World Cup qualifiers against Greece and Sweden without some key players because of injuries.Nine players are not available for coach Luis Enrique for the matches at Greece on Thursday and against Sweden on Sunday.Spain…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is contending it has the legal authority to mandate that large U.S. employers force their 84 million workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus by January 4, or else wear face masks in the workplace and submit …
No in-person school. Isolation from friends. Lost rites of passage like graduation ceremonies. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of many children in the United States.“A lot of children’s joy comes from being with friends or from play, and from s…
PENTAGON — About 10,000 active duty Air Force airmen and Space Force guardians remain unvaccinated for COVID-19, according to the latest data provided on the day of the military’s first vaccination deadline Tuesday.That leaves senior leaders with tough…
Local media in Miami reported that rock star Jon Bon Jovi was forced to cancel a concert Saturday minutes before taking the stage after testing positive for COVID-19.A Miami television station said a spokesman for the fully vaccinated singer told the a…