A bill that President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday (May 20) gives local and federal officials new tools and resources to combat hate crimes, while putting the spotlight on a surge in anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) warns delays in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine to countries in Africa are putting lives at risk and threatening the continued spread of the coronavirus on the continent and across borders.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German-based BioNTech can be stored much longer at temperatures higher than previously recommended.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed him Thursday (May 20) that Israel "has agreed to a mutual, unconditional cease-fire" with the Hamas militant group.
MOSCOW, May 20 - Russia confirmed 9,232 COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total caseload to 4,974,908, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD, May 19 -- Pakistan reported 3,256 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 886,184, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.
