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Asian shares are mostly lower despite hopes for a gradual global recovery after the U.S. stimulus package passed the Senate over the weekend

New Zealand plans to use only the Pfizer vaccine when inoculating its population against the coronavirus

Asian shares are mostly lower despite hopes for a gradual global recovery after the U.S. stimulus package passed the Senate over the weekend

Vietnam has administered its first COVID-19 doses to the front-line workers who made the nation’s relative success in controlling the pandemic possible

Dick’s Sporting Goods serves up its fiscal fourth-quarter results Tuesday

Midway through its annual session, China’s ceremonial parliament is focusing on boosting the economy, building self-reliance in technology and further squeezing room for political opposition in Hong Kong

Asian shares were mixed Monday, as some indexes were lifted by hopes for a gradual global recovery after the U.S. stimulus package passed the Senate over the weekend

The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the February 1 coup is adding to pressure for more sanctions against the junta

Australia has suspended defense cooperation with Myanmar and is redirecting humanitarian aid because of the military coup and the detention of an Australian citizen

MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has married a Seattle science teacher

People who are homeless will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan starting Monday

Before November’s election, Spanish-language misinformation inundated heavily Hispanic parts of the United States

Italy’s health minister says that all Italians who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to do so by summer’s end

Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania have converged outside the parliament building in Bucharest as authorities announced new restrictions amid a rise of COVID-19 infections

North Macedonia has received the first batch of 3,000 doses of Russian vaccine Sputnik V from a total order of 200,000 in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

A lawmaker with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party says he will give up his seat in parliament and leave politics after it emerged that his company profited from deals to procure masks early in the pandemic

Queen Elizabeth II has highlighted the importance of staying in touch with friends and families during the coronavirus pandemic

Dubai's airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, has introduced an iris-scanner that verifies one’s identity and eliminates the need for any human interaction when entering or leaving the country

Early last March, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan warned of a virus that already had sickened tens of thousands around the globe, saying it wouldn't be long before a city resident would be infected

Republican state lawmakers want social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts

Pension and social investment funds have been stepping up efforts to influence public companies’ conduct by getting their proposals onto annual shareholder ballots

The culling of nearly 900 cattle that were deemed unfit after spending two months at sea has begun in the Mediterranean port of Cartagena

A planned oil pipeline that would run through Memphis, Tennessee, and into north Mississippi is getting opposition from environmentalists, activists and local politicians

A planned oil pipeline that would run through Memphis, Tennessee, and into north Mississippi is getting opposition from environmentalists, activists and local politicians