Mexico detects fake remdesivir at hospital, for sale on web
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say they have found fake doses of the COVID-19 drug remdesivir offered for sale on the internet and at a private hospital near the U.S. border.
Spain: govt bill targets supporters of Franco’s dictatorship
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government wants to outlaw expressions of support for Gen. Francisco Franco’s 20th-century dictatorship and ban bodies which praise that period’s policies and leaders.
French lawmakers to vote on compromise climate bill
PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament plans to hold a final vote Tuesday on a compromise climate bill that was intended to transform travel, housing and industry but which environmental activists say doesn't go fast or far enough to slash the
N.S. election: Liberals promise to cut some tolls on Trans-Canada Highway to N.B.
AMHERST, N.S. — Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Iain Rankin was confronted by a group of angry hecklers during an announcement in Amherst, N.S., Tuesday, where he said his party would remove some of the tolls on a section of the
Liberal Leader Rankin heads onto Progressive Conservative turf on Day 4 of campaign
HALIFAX — Liberal Leader Iain Rankin is heading into a riding that was held by the Progressive Conservatives in the previous legislature as the provincial election campaign enters its fourth day. He will be joined by veteran politician Bill Casey, whom...
US Rep. Greene: Twitter timeout is ‘Communist-style’ attack
ATLANTA (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted social media companies over her temporary suspension from Twitter on Tuesday, calling it “a Communist-style attack on free speech."
Research: Millions may have died in India during pandemic
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the
The Latest: Britain hits most daily virus deaths in 4 months
LONDON — Britain has recorded its highest daily number of coronavirus-related deaths in four months, following a spike in infections amid the spread of the delta variant and lifting of lockdown restrictions.
Verdict awaited as first Hong Kong security trial ends
HONG KONG (AP) — The trial of the first person to be charged under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law ended Tuesday after nearly a month, and observers are awaiting a verdict to see how similar cases might be dealt
Canadians say vaccination proof must be required of all travellers: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians say proof of vaccination should be required of all essential and non-essential travellers. Fifty-eight per cent of respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies sa...