China’s strict 21 day quarantine under question after new outbreak emerges
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as…
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Vietnam speeds up Hanoi vaccine drive; 1M jabs over weekend
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is speeding up its vaccination program in an effort to loosen coronavirus lockdown…
Continue ReadingAdapt or else: Downtown businesses cope with new reality
By MAE ANDERSON and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are…
Continue ReadingAdapt or else: Downtown businesses cope with new reality
By MAE ANDERSON and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are…
Continue ReadingMet Gala returns in style with Eilish, Lil Nas X, Rihanna
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For what was billed as a “mini Met Gala,” Monday’s fundraiser at New York’s…
Continue Reading3 contrasting candidates seek chancellery in German election
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is seeing its first three-way contest for the chancellery, with the environmentalist Greens…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it fired new long-range cruise missiles, according to state media
CNN By Samantha Beech, Jake Kwon and Oren Liebermann, CNN North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s PM signs landmark pact with opposition lawmakers
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new leader has won opposition support to shore up his fragile government in exchange for a slew of…
Continue ReadingIt may take ‘many, many’ more vaccine mandates to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci says
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Millions of Americans still need to get vaccinated to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19 and getting the…
Continue ReadingAs Dubai’s food delivery booms, dangers and casualties mount
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Advocates and workers say that casualties among food delivery riders are…
Continue ReadingAs Dubai’s food delivery booms, dangers and casualties mount
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Advocates and workers say that casualties among food delivery riders are…
Continue ReadingSome small businesses are happy about Biden’s vaccine mandate
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Maintaining a healthy environment during a pandemic without alienating employees and customers who…
Continue ReadingFire damages Thai nightclub popular with Indian tourists
BANGKOK (AP) — A fire in in the famous Thai resort city of Pattaya has badly damaged a large nightclub catering to Indian tourists. A city official…
Continue ReadingEmma Raducanu, US Open winner, finds new fans in China
By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has a new sweetheart: 18-year-old US Open winner Emma Raducanu. The British tennis player defeated Canadian Leylah…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed as investors await US inflation data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for an update on U.S. inflation that has been…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed as investors await US inflation data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for an update on U.S. inflation that has been…
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Progress reported on 86,000-acre fire NW of Lakeview that has destroyed several structures
Nearly 800 firefighters reported a 6% containment figure Sunday night on the nearly week-old Cougar Peak Fire about 15 miles northwest of Lakeview…
Continue ReadingNicholas strengthens to hurricane ahead of Texas landfall
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane…
Continue ReadingConsumer prices, industrial production, retail sales
The Associated Press The Labor Department serves up its August reading of inflation at the consumer level Tuesday. The Federal Reserve issues its…
Continue ReadingSchool starts for 1 million NYC kids amid new vaccine rules
By KAREN MATTHEWS and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Classroom doors are swinging open for about a million New York City…
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