World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the WHO is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September.
With climate change threatening the sea ice habitat of Emperor penguins, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced a proposal to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021's onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming's wrath in the past.
Thousands of firefighters have prepared for a tougher fight against California's largest wildfire as extremely dangerous weather returns, threatening to stoke flames into explosive growth.
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections are surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut.
A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team has boarded a plane to Vienna.
The minister responsible for international trade says Canada is well-positioned and ready to push back against a proposed massive new infrastructure bill that strengthens U.S. President Joe Biden's Buy American pledge.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple's home in a luxury St. Louis enclave last year.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple's home in a luxury St. Louis enclave last year.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that he made good on his promise to pardon a couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators as they marched past the couple's home in a luxury St. Louis enclave last year.
Hundreds of people protested in the Indian capital Delhi on Wednesday for the fourth day straight, as outrage continues to build over the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl from one of India's most oppressed castes.
The party for the 44th president of the United States will go on, but only for family and close friends.
Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory Wednesday and the army responded with sustained artillery fire, Israel's military said. There was no immediate information on damages or casualties.
The European Union promised assistance Wednesday to Greece and other countries in southeast Europe grappling with huge wildfires after a blaze gutted or damaged more than 100 homes and businesses near Athens.
Firefighters in Greece raced Wednesday to fully contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens that destroyed or seriously damaged dozens of homes overnight, forced thousands to flee, and threatened a former royal palace, as high temperatures fueled wildfires across the country.
Greece's coast guard helped with evacuations Wednesday on the island of Evia, where residents escaping wildfires had fled to a beach for safety, and fire crews across the country struggled to contain new blazes amid the country's worst heat wave in decades.
A Belarusian sprinter left Tokyo en route to Europe on Wednesday after resisting an attempt by her Olympic team’s officials to send her home to Belarus, where the athlete said she could be in danger from authorities who have relentlessly cracked down on dissent.
China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city and the punishment of its local leaders.
China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city and the punishment of its local leaders.
Canadian athletes will be busy competing in several events at the Tokyo Olympics Thursday, including the conclusion of the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon.
Two condo units were on fire when firefighters arrived and then the blaze had jumped to the roof.
Two Canadians are in medal position halfway through the men's decathlon events at the Tokyo Olympics.
We need instead to focus on those people who are most vulnerable, said Katherine O'Brien, director, immunization vaccines and biologicals at the WHO, in part.
The McCloskeys, both lawyers in their 60s, said they felt threatened by George Floyd protesters passing their home in June 2020 on their way to the mayor’s house.
Andre De Grasse is the new Olympic champion in the 200-metre race.
Meng's arrest heated relations between Canada and China, and the arrests of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig that followed it seen as retaliation by China.
The anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown, and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year.
The Delta variant was leading to a spread of infections unseen in the past, Japanese Health Minister Norihisa Tamura said.
Canadians are leading in the men's decathlon after the first series of events at the Tokyo Olympics Wednesday, as the men look to catch up to the women in the medal standings.