World Feb 25 Biden administration joins E.U. and U.K. sanctions against Putin for Ukraine invasion With a military intervention in Ukraine off the table, countries around the world are looking to heap more financial punishment on Moscow.
World Feb 24 World leaders condemn Russian invasion, take steps to make Moscow pay a high price The West and its allies showed no inclination to send troops into Ukraine — a non-member of NATO — and risk a wider European war. But they began to take steps aimed at isolating Moscow and forcing it to pay…
World Feb 22 World leaders take new economic action against Russia to avoid war in Ukraine World leaders are getting over the shock of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his forces into separatist regions of Ukraine and are focusing on producing as forceful a reaction as possible.
World Jan 20 Around the world in 155 days: Teen lands in Belgium, setting record for youngest solo flight by a woman The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
World Jan 05 European Union wants place at table to discuss Ukraine, Russia crisis The European Union’s foreign policy chief is insisting that the 27-nation bloc must have a bigger role to play alongside Washington and Moscow to defuse the West’s standoff with Russia over Ukraine.
World Dec 27 Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party. But the desire to let loose is being countered by the highly transmissible omicron variant.
World Dec 01 Omicron keeps world on edge as more information drips out Much is still unknown about the new variant, including how contagious it is and whether it can evade vaccines, and the European Union chief acknowledged that waiting for scientists to tell the world more felt like "an eternity.”…
World Nov 30 Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than suspected Much remains unknown about the new variant, including how contagious it might be, but a WHO official said Tuesday that there could soon be a steep rise in infections in parts of southern Africa.
Health Nov 29 CDC recommends COVID boosters for all adults as omicron variant spreads Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reacted to the potential threat by urging everyone 18 and older to get booster shots, because “strong immunity will likely prevent serious illness."…
Health Nov 26 World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant Nearly two years into the pandemic, the world is suddenly racing to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on every continent.