WHO launches hub in Berlin to help prevent future pandemics
BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday inaugurated a new “hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent future pandemics.
What will Ontario’s vaccine certification program look like?
Ontario says its COVID-19 vaccination certificate program will come into effect Sept. 22. Here's a look at how it will work: How will I show my proof of vaccination? Initially, residents will show a PDF or printout of the vaccination receipt they
Despite ‘graphic’ death threats, trans St. John’s municipal candidate undeterred
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Non-binary Canadian politicians past and present are speaking out against death threats and harassment faced by a transgender woman running in the St. John's, N.L., municipal election who, if elected, will make provincial history. Op...
Despite ‘graphic’ death threats, transgender St. John’s election candidate undeterred
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A non-binary woman running in the St. John's, N.L., municipal election says months of death threats may have forced changes in her campaign style, but they haven't ended her quest to become the province's first openly
UK foreign minister heads to Asia for Afghanistan talks
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was heading to the region around Afghanistan on Wednesday in a push to rescue stranded British citizens and Afghan allies, amid strong criticism of the government’s rushed and chaotic evacuation effort....
Small businesses face slow, difficult recovery after Ida
New York (AP) — Small businesses hit by Hurricane Ida face a slow and daunting recovery as they grapple with storm damage, a lack of power, water and internet service and limited ability to communicate with clients or customers.
Leader says Belarus expects big shipment of Russian weapons
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus said Wednesday that the country will soon receive a large batch of Russian weapons, including dozens of combat jets, helicopters and top-of-the-line air defense missile systems.
Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations' stockpiles of food in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior official warned Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country's new Taliban rulers as they try
EXPLAINER: How wetlands can help buffer Louisiana storms
A multi-billion dollar system of seawalls, levees, pumps and other flood controls helped shield New Orleans from the surge of ocean water swept up by Hurricane Ida. But Ida also encountered natural barriers like wetlands that act as a “speed
Officers, medics indicted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
DENVER (AP) — Three suburban Denver police officers and two paramedics were indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative in