A virus mutation at the start of the pandemic likely helped it to spread more easily. The outbreak is accelerating across the U.S., including in Arizona,…
A forest health resort promotes its therapeutic waters and fine dining but bristles with anger at any mention of its gruesome past. …
Officials and scientists fought misinformation with data and clear communication — offering a game plan for the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, experts say. …
Scientists were initially skeptical that a mutation made the coronavirus more contagious. But new research has changed many of their minds. …
Officials said they had identified the mother of a baby abandoned at the airport, and were seeking to extradite the women in order to charge her…
In his final days in office, President Trump is trying to undermine Beijing by showing support for Taiwan. President-elect Biden will likely follow a similar path…
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In an early analysis, the drug maker zeroed in on a promising dosing plan for its vaccine. …
AstraZeneca said its vaccine candidate was up to 90 percent effective, suggesting that the world could eventually have at least three working vaccines. At the same…
Clashing reports about the meeting, which would be the first between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders, show how far apart the two countries remain. …
The game’s cultlike following in Afghanistan inhabits a real-life version of its violent virtual reality. …
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is pursuing a strategy to make the country’s economy more self-sufficient, while making other places more dependent on it than ever. …
The visit on Sunday night was the first known meeting between high-level Israeli and Saudi leaders. …
He and two fellow activists, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, were immediately jailed on charges of unauthorized assembly. They will be sentenced next week. …