Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Moderna aims to be next in line, saying it will submit its teen data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other global regulators… Read more »
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Volcanic eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15 in Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more… Read more »
China’s Yuan Longping dies; rice research helped feed world
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist who developed higher-yield rice varieties that helped feed people around the world, died Saturday at a hospital in the southern city… Read more »
Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but… Read more »
Israel unleashes strikes as expectations for truce rise
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed another wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several, and Hamas fired more… Read more »
The Latest: France seeks UN Security Council resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s U.N. ambassador says France is seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants who control Gaza. Zhang Jun,… Read more »
China urges US to play constructive role in Gaza diplomacy
BEIJING, China (AP) — China on Monday renewed calls for the U.S. to play a constructive role in ending the conflict in Gaza and stop blocking efforts at the United… Read more »
China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions
BEIJING, China (AP) — China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step… Read more »
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory,… Read more »
Russian admiral frets over ‘provocative’ NATO drills
SEVEROMORSK, Russia (AP) — A top Russian admiral complained Thursday about increased NATO military activities near the country’s borders, describing them as a threat to regional security. Adm. Alexander Moiseyev,… Read more »