‘A serious situation’: COVID-19 cases force two N.W.T. communities into lockdown
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories is mandating masks, banning gatherings and closing non-essential businesses in two communities where COVID-19 cases have been identified. There was one confirmed case and 15 probable cases Monday in Fort Good Hop...
Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges
Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots when some members of his own church referred to them as “the mark of the beast,”
Thai police, protesters clash over handling of pandemic
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police and anti-government protesters clashed for a second straight day in Bangkok on Monday, as anger over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic continues to simmer.
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. Aug. 13, 2021. Editorial: Texas hospitals are facing a COVID-19 disaster. Gov. Abbott must act
Former FDA chief on the case for a more independent agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Stephen Hahn had been Food and Drug Administration commissioner for just seven weeks when COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency.
Another Navalny ally handed restrictions over protests
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow on Monday sentenced another ally of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 1 1/2 years of parole-like restrictions in a controversial case targeting opposition supporters in the wake of mass protests earlier this...
UN urged to probe alleged disappearances in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A global human rights group urged the United Nations on Monday to lead an independent investigation into the alleged disappearances of government critics and others at the hands of security forces in Bangladesh, an allegation t...
Japan extends, expands coronavirus emergency as cases surge
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept. 12 rather than finishing at the end of this month as initially planned, the government decided Monday
Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war.
Ex-Bosnia Serb soldier sentenced to 20 years for war crimes
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia on Monday convicted a former Bosnian Serb policeman and soldier of war crimes during the 1992-95 conflict and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.