Shanghai maintains 'zero-COVID' policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable
The leader of the World Health Organization says he doesn't think that a 'zero-COVID' strategy is sustainable, given the behavior of the virus.
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Australia says most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached
Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.
House passes nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine and sends package to the Senate
The House added $7 billion to President Biden's request for military, economic and humanitarian aid before voting on Tuesday night.
The death toll rises to 43 after an explosion at a hotel in Cuba
Emergency workers continued to hunt through the ruins for the missing. Authorities have said they suspect the cause was a leak of gas as a tank truck was servicing the building.
Half of the women in Canada's federal prisons are Indigenous
Indigenous women are incarcerated at disproportionate rates in Canada. There are new efforts to address the systematic causes.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 10)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
What to know about Bridget Brink, the nominee for ambassador to Ukraine
The Biden administration is re-opening its embassy in Ukraine and hoping the Senate will approve a new ambassador. The nominee, Bridget Brink, was on Capitol Hill for her confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Russia's war in Ukraine could become a 'frozen conflict,' analysts say
As the Russian and Ukrainian armies battle over the country's east and south, analysts say the war could become what's called a "frozen conflict."
A climate expert raises concern over severe sand storms in Iraq
Over 5,000 Iraqis needed medical care after the country was hit by a severe sand storm. Such storms are not uncommon there, but their increasing frequency and severity has climate experts concerned.
A new bill in Japan aims to protect the country against economic retaliation
Alarmed by what it sees as China's economic coercion and the declining competitiveness of its own firms, Japan is enacting a raft of economic security policies.