FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-des...
Supreme Court agrees to hear 2nd ‘state secrets’ case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether a lawsuit can go forward in which a group of Muslim residents of California allege the FBI targeted them for surveillance because of their religion.
Nunavut lifts 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Travellers who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine will soon be exempt from a 14-day stay in Nunavut's government-run isolation hotels. Starting next Monday, fully vaccinated travellers will be free to travel in and out of t...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, June 7, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:20 p.m. B.C. health officials say 72 per cent of all residents aged 12 and up have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That includes 39 per cent of eligible youth
Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers departing its shores for Greece.
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party chooses new leader
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's far-right Freedom Party on Monday nominated Herbert Kickl, the country's combative former interior minister, as its new leader.
Probe: Cyprus wrongly issued passports despite warnings
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus government continued for at least four years to unlawfully issue passports to relatives of
India to provide free vaccines to all in major policy shift
India's federal government will provide free coronavirus shots to any adult starting later this month and take back control of the country's vaccination drive, marred by delays and shortages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Monday.
Jails emptied in the pandemic. Should they stay that way?
It wasn’t long after Matthew Reed shoplifted a $63 set of sheets from a Target in upstate New York that the coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a standstill.