Coronavirus

The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested positive again for COVID-19.

China's largest city of Shanghai is ordering mass testing of all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are known.

President Joe Biden has rolled up his sleeve and gotten his updated COVID-19 booster shot.

The Chinese city of Shanghai has started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.

Crisis response is one way to sum up Hawaii Gov. David Ige's eight years in office.

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There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year.

Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai have called for the removal of the country’s all-powerful leader and clashed with police.

Protests against China’s anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to Shanghai and other cities after complaints the death toll in a fire in China’s northwest might have been worsened by the restrictions.

Residents of some parts of China's capital are overwhelming delivery apps as the city government orders faster construction of quarantine centers and field hospitals.

In his first month as Britain's prime minister, Rishi Sunak has stabilized the economy, reassured allies from Washington to Kyiv and even soothed the European Union after years of sparring between Britain and the bloc.

Stocks wobbled to a mixed close on Wall Street, but every major index notched weekly gains in a holiday-shortened week.

Asian shares are mixed as worries about the regional economy deepen and government data show higher-than-expected inflation in Japan.

An inquiry into a former Australian prime minister secretly appointing himself to multiple ministries has recommended that all such appointments be made public in the future to preserve trust in government.

Authorities say a fire in an apartment building in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has left 10 people dead and nine injured.

While Black Friday will mark a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns, uncertainty still remains.

Mississippi's leading public health official says over half of the state's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future.

Americans who have gotten the updated COVID-19 boosters appear better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven't — at least for now.

A coalition of conservative-leaning states is trying to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.

The CEO of Dubai International Airport says passenger numbers for the third quarter of 2022 have surpassed pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.

The Chinese government says more than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in the past three weeks and the daily average is rising.

The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou has locked down its largest district as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and requiring residents to present a negative test if they want to leave their homes.

The Hong Kong government says leader John Lee tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Thailand.

Latin American governments have selected Brazilian economist Ilan Goldfajn to lead the region’s largest development bank.

Blood centers in the U.S. are scrambling to track down hundreds of thousands of former donors turned away because of worries about mad cow disease in Europe more than two decades ago.

China has announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year.

Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific have condemned and called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Performances have been suspended at one of Beijing's oldest and most renowned theaters.

House investigators say a federal contractor that provided identity verification services for the Internal Revenue Service overstated its capacity to perform its services.

The head of Africa’s top public health institute is urging authorities across the continent to step up COVID-19 testing amid a concerning rise in new cases in some countries.

Millions of people across Britain are facing higher taxes and energy bills after the government announced an emergency budget focused on restoring the country’s financial credibility and bolstering an economy battered by soaring inflation.

China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou plans to build quarantine facilities with almost 250,000 beds to help fight surging coronavirus outbreaks.

There is no playbook to instruct how athletic departments are to respond to the tragic death of one of their athletes.

U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades.

The Australian government confirmed that Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination.

Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment.

A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so “WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE.”.

New government data suggests U.S. overdose deaths have stopped rising, but many experts are urging caution.

Michelle Obama has opened a monthlong, nationwide tour to promote her new book, “The Light We Carry.”.

Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing on Wednesday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a “zero-COVID” approach despite growing public discontent.