Jun 01 Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka's well-being concerns By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments have reacted Tuesday to tennis star Naomi Osaka's stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players' concerns about mental health. Continue reading
Jun 01 U.S., Japan reaffirm alliance amid China territorial claims By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The new head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has held talks with top Japanese officials and reaffirmed their alliance amid China's increasingly assertive claims to contested areas in the region. Continue reading
Jun 01 Greece, Germany kick off EU vaccination travel certificates By Derek Gatopoulos, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The certificates are being issued to people who are fully vaccinated as well as those have already contracted the virus and developed antibodies and others who have had a PCR test within the last 72 hours. Continue reading
Jun 01 OPEC to increase oil output as global economy recovers By David McHugh, Associated Press Saudi Arabia's energy minister, the de facto leader among member countries, said that there were still "clouds on the horizon" despite recovering demand and the economy rebound in many countries. Continue reading
Jun 01 Japan's vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press It's sinking in that Japan's scramble to catch up on a frustratingly slow vaccination drive less than two months before the Summer Olympics start may be too little, too late. Continue reading
Jun 01 In Brazil's Amazon, rivers rise to record levels By Fernando Crispim, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, straining a society that has grown weary of increasingly frequent flooding. Continue reading
Jun 01 UK's Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers By Jill Lawless, Associated Press A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk countries — an action that critics said was long overdue. Continue reading
Jun 01 Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malls and many businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second nationwide lockdown to tackle a worsening surge of the coronavirus that has put its health care system on the verge of collapse. Continue reading
Jun 01 Vatican law now criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. Continue reading
May 31 Israeli official rolls back army chief comments on Gaza office housing AP, other media By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's defense minister on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his military chief after Israel bombed a Gaza Strip high-rise housing an Associated Press office and other news outlets, saying the remarks were not meant to be taken literally. Continue reading