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India reports 268,833 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 36,850,962

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 36,850,962 on Saturday as 268,833 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Canada’s COVID-19 cases surpass 2.7-M

Canada reported 20,036 new COVID-19 cases Friday (Jan. 14) noon, raising its national total to 2,706,977 cases with 31,306 deaths, according to local media CTV.

U.S. Fed official says reducing high inflation ‘most important task’

US Fed governor Lael Brainard said on Thursday, Jan. 13, that reducing high inflation is the central bank's "most important task."

Self-isolation period cut to 5 days in Britain

From Monday, the self-isolation period for fully vaccinated people in England who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from seven days to five full days, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced Thursday.

New York apartment building owners face lawsuit after deadly fire: report

A lawsuit has been filed against current and former owners of a residential building on behalf of victims in a recent major fire in the Bronx borough of New York City, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Jan. 12.

UK’s Prince Andrew loses military titles, royal patronages

In a brief statement issued on Thursday (Jan. 13), Buckingham Palace said that "With (Queen Elizabeth II's) approval and agreement, the Duke of York's military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen."

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