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US envoy Kerry starts climate talks in China
The trip is seen as a chance to put aside high political tensions - following a heated initial meeting last month between diplomats in the US - and focus on areas of potential climate collaboration.
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France to offer free therapy for children affected by COVID
France's social security system will fully reimburse a total of 10 sessions with a psychologist for children aged between three and 17, Macron said on a visit to a psychiatric treatment centre in the city of Reims.
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Kamala Harris to visit Mexico, Guatemala to discuss migrants
Speaking with reporters in Washington, Harris did not say if she planned to visit the border herself, where she said President Joe Biden has asked homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to tackle the migrant surge.
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Ponzi mastermind Bernie Madoff dead in US prison
The New Yorker was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009 for running a pyramid-style scheme that conned tens of thousands of people around the world and was estimated to be worth almost $65 billion
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US House panel studies slavery reparations ahead of key vote
The House Judiciary Committee launches its first-ever markup -- the process by which committees debate and amend legislation -- of a bill that creates a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for Black people.
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WHO worried COVID rates could spike during Ramadan
Detected cases of COVID infection in the region rose 22% last week, while deaths rose 17%, said Ahmed al-Mandhari, the Cairo-based chief of the WHO for the eastern Mediterranean.
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How to fill the 'void': what next for Queen Elizabeth II?
Prince Philip’s death last week is not expected to change the monarch's lifetime commitment to duty, as a new chapter beckons for Britain's most famous family.
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Biden summit offer hailed in Moscow as win for Putin
With indications that work was already under way for a potential meeting in Finland, Russian officials were crowing that Moscow was finally being treated with the respect it deserves.
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Defence begins for officer charged with murdering George Floyd
Eric Nelson, Chauvin's lawyer, has adopted what amounts to a three-pronged defence strategy during the opening weeks of the high-profile trial.
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In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact
Commerce Minister David Clark said the law would make climate reporting mandatory for banks, insurance companies and investment firms.
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Biden to address US Congress to mark 100 days in office
The speech will not technically be a so-called State of the Union address, which American presidents give yearly under the Constitution. Brand new leaders like Biden instead deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress.
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Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11
The drawdown delays only by around five months an agreement with the Taliban by former president Donald Trump to withdraw all troops, amid a growing consensus in Washington that little more can be achieved.
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US regulators recommend 'pause' in use of J&J vaccine, EU to delay roll-out
Authorities said this was done "out of an abundance of caution" over potential links to a rare type of blood clot.
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Minneapolis under curfew after officer shoots black motorist dead
Dozens of protesters waved signs and chanted slogans in front of the police station in Brooklyn Center, the suburb where Sunday's killing occurred.
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Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea
Japan's government argues the release is safe because the water is processed to remove almost all radioactive elements and will be diluted.
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WHO seeks ban on sale of live wild mammals in food markets
The World Health Organization on Tuesday called for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the spread of disease.
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UK launches inquiry into lobbying scandal involving ex-PM
A day after Cameron finally broke his silence on the scandal, Downing Street said the inquiry would be led by senior lawyer Nigel Boardman and report back "promptly".
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Regeneron antibody drug appears effective at preventing COVID
The trial entailed injecting 1,505 people not infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus but living in households with people carrying the virus with the Regeneron antibody cocktail or a placebo.
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Russian prison threatens to force-feed Navalny
It said Navalny, who last week said he had a cough and fever, had been transferred back to the prison barracks from its infirmary.
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AstraZeneca suffers diabetes drug setback for COVID
AstraZeneca, whose separate COVID vaccine rollout has been hampered by health concerns, said its trial "assessing the potential of Farxiga to treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 who are at risk of developing serious complications... did not achieve statistical significance".
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Embattled Huawei plans push into smart-vehicle sector to survive
Rotating chairman Eric Xu said Huawei planned to invest one billion dollars in the projects -- in cooperation with major Chinese automakers -- of systems for electric vehicles and cars that use artificial intelligence.
