China's Sinovac Vaccine Is Rolling Out Around The World. Will It Work?
Research suggests the vaccine prevents disease only 50% of the time. But it could still have a big impact. And many countries are betting on it.
Latin America
Thousands Of Migrants Travel To Guatemala Hoping To Reach U.S.
A migrant caravan consisting of thousands of Hondurans is moving north with the aim of reaching the U.S., and a less restrictive border policy under a Biden administration.
News Brief: Inauguration Is A Day Away, Confirmation Hearings, Migrant Caravan
It's President Trump' last full day in office. Senate panels consider five of President-elect Biden's cabinet nominees. Thousands of Honduran immigrants cross into Guatemala trying to reach the U.S.
Migrant Caravan: Thousands Move Into Guatemala, Hoping To Reach U.S.
Some of the Honduran migrants in the caravan say they are hoping to see a change in U.S. asylum policy when President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Argentina Takes A Shot With Russia's Sputnik Vaccine
The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped.
Coronavirus Surge Drains Brazilian City's Oxygen Supply
Manaus in northern Brazil is facing a huge coronavirus outbreak. The health system is collapsing. Oxygen supplies are so scarce that people are suffocating while in their hospital beds.
Mexico Will Not Charge Former Defense Chief With Drug Trafficking
Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in October at Los Angeles International Airport by U.S. law enforcement, outraging Mexican officials who demanded and obtained his extradition.
U.S. Puts Cuba Back On List Of State Sponsors of Terrorism
The U.S. removed Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list in May of 2015.
Holidays, Vaccine Issues Thwart Brazil's Attempt To Control COVID-19 Surge
Brazil's scientists are warning about a dire increase in more coronavirus cases if a national lockdown isn't in place soon. Brazil has recorded more COVID-19 deaths than anywhere except the U.S.
Memo To People Of Earth: 'Third World' Is An Offensive Term!
TV correspondents and pundits spoke it, Twitter users typed it. They said the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was what happens in "Third World" countries. There's a problem with that.