South African coronavirus variant found in Panama and Cuba

Tedros welcomes U.S. announcement to maintain membership in WHO

U.S. House votes to approve waiver for Biden’s nominee for Pentagon Chief

UN envoy warns of risk of setback in CAR

UN General Assembly adopts resolution to safeguard religious sites

UN envoy voices concern over allegations of sexual violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray

World Insights: Biden unveils national anti-COVID-19 strategy, strives to restore public trust

Vaccinations halted for 24 hours in Brazilian city of Manaus

EU borders to stay open but pre-travel virus testing to be amped up

US to seek 5-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia

Nuclear weapons ban treaty comes into force against major headwinds

Islamic State claims twin Baghdad suicide bombings

Japan denies it is looking for ‘face-saving’ way to cancel Olympics

Google threatens to pull search engine from Australia over news code

Taking helm of divided nation, U.S. President Biden calls for end to ‘uncivil war’

Philippines’ Duterte throws support behind first Covid-19 vaccine

Study shows initial successes of Israel’s vaccination campaign

New migrant caravan met with tear gas, violence in Guatemala

Parler website comes back online with ‘lovers and haters’ note

Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rockets