World / Americas

GSK and Vir seek emergency use of COVID-19 therapy in United States 26 Mar 2021 - 04:20 pm

GSK and Vir Biotechnology have filed an application to U.S. regulators for emergency use authorization of their antibody therapy to treat early-stage COVID-19...

Tornado outbreak rips across Deep South; at least 5 dead 26 Mar 2021 - 03:53 pm

Tornadoes and severe storms have torn through the Deep South, killing at least five people as strong winds splintered trees, wrecked homes and...

Biden defends US-Mexico border policy in first White House news conference 25 Mar 2021 - 09:58 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his policy of providing shelter to unaccompanied children crossing the U.S. border from Mexico at...

Biden sets goal of 200 million US COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days 25 Mar 2021 - 09:47 pm

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was setting a new goal of administering 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine...

Chile locks down capital Santiago despite world's fastest vaccination rate 25 Mar 2021 - 08:56 pm

SANTIAGO: Chilean health officials on Thursday extended a lockdown across the capital Santiago to tame a second wave of infections even as the...

Canadian indigenous group sees COVID-19 cases after first vaccine dose, shortens gap between shots 25 Mar 2021 - 08:38 pm

WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Indigenous communities in the Canadian province of Manitoba are shortening intervals between doses of COVID-19 vaccine after confirming several dozen...

Tech CEOs back on Capitol Hill, this time to talk about misinformation 25 Mar 2021 - 08:07 pm

WASHINGTON - The chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter are appearing before Congress on Thursday to answer questions about extremism and misinformation...

Peru hits new COVID case record as Brazilian variant spreads 25 Mar 2021 - 07:25 pm

LIMA - Peru said on Thursday it had confirmed a record high of 11,260 new cases of coronavirus in a single day amid...

Biden to set new COVID vaccine targets in first White House press conference 25 Mar 2021 - 07:19 pm

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is expected on Thursday to lay out a new goal for U.S. vaccinations against COVID-19 at his first...

U.S. stops distribution of Lilly's COVID-19 therapy due to impact of variants 25 Mar 2021 - 07:16 pm

The U.S. government has stopped distribution of Eli Lilly and Co's COVID-19 antibody therapy, bamlanivimab, due to the impact of rapidly spreading coronavirus...

Mexico to speed up vaccine rollout, fearing risk of new COVID-19 wave 24 Mar 2021 - 11:53 pm

MEXICO CITY - Mexico will accelerate its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to protect the public against any new wave of infections, President Andres...

Canada's lagging COVID-19 vaccine campaign set to ramp up as virus variants spread 24 Mar 2021 - 11:30 pm

TORONTO/OTTAWA - Canada is expecting enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to double its supply by the end of next week to help ramp up...

Brazil set to pass 300,000 deaths as Bolsonaro pledges more COVID-19 coordination 24 Mar 2021 - 11:24 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil is set to pass 300,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as President Jair Bolsonaro faces growing pressure to take...

Canada's WestJet Airlines restores routes as COVID-19 shots raise hope of summer travel 24 Mar 2021 - 08:06 pm

WestJet Airlines is restoring some suspended domestic routes from June, as executives hope that a pick-up in COVID-19 vaccinations can salvage summer travel,...

US says hopes WHO report on virus origins is "based on science" 24 Mar 2021 - 07:37 pm

GENEVA - The United States expects the World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic to require further...