Cambodia, Vietnam call for upholding int’l law in South China Sea

ISTANBUL – Cambodia and Vietnam on Wednesday called for upholding international law in the disputed South China Sea, urging adherence to the 1982 UN Convention on the...

More than 3.3M people died from Covid-19 in 2021: WHO chief

GENEVA – More than 3.3 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 this year – more deaths than from HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), malaria and tuberculosis...

Are parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child? In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes

Many were surprised when James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old boy accused of killing four classmates at Oxford High School in...

To get people the help they need from the government, postcards may be the answer

President Joe Biden’s comprehensive social safety net bill faces a tough road to passage. But if Democrats succeed in getting it through the Senate and Biden...

UK records biggest daily jump of Omicron cases

LONDON – Another 12,133 Omicron cases have been recorded in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total...

EU to supply 20M more vaccine doses to fight Omicron variant

BRUSSELS – Member states of the European Union (EU) will receive an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the first three months of...

More than 10K new Omicron cases confirmed in UK

LONDON – Britain on Saturday reported more than 10,000 new Omicron coronavirus variant cases as the new variant-related death toll rose to seven. The UK Health Security...

Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden’s EV tax credits

WHO Europe urges caution over double coronavirus surge

COPENHAGEN – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Thursday urged people to exercise caution this holiday season, as the region is now...

History-making NASA spacecraft touches sun for 1st time

ANKARA – A NASA spacecraft has entered the solar atmosphere, making a piece of human technology touch the sun for the first time in history. “NASA’s Parker...