The World Health Organization says the global risk from the omicron variant of the coronavirus is βvery highβ based on early evidence, and it could lead to surges with βsevere consequences.β
On Friday, the WHO designated a new COVID-19 variant as a βvariant of concern,β naming it βomicronβ after a letter in the Greek alphabet.
The White House says President Joe Biden and Chinaβs Xi Jinping will hold their much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening.
Itβs official, the Netflix TV series βSquid Gameβ will be back for a season two, even though most TV shows in South Korea run for just one season.
Pfizer says its experimental pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% among patients with mild-to-moderate infections.
Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merckβs coronavirus antiviral. It's the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19.
Several Charlotte landmarks will light up teal on Thursday to raise Alzheimer's awareness as part of the annual Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Light the World in Teal program.
President Joe Biden offered a public apology to a U.N. climate conference over his predecessor Donald Trumpβs move to pull the U.S. from the Paris accord.
The Royal Caribbean Cruise line is launching a cruise that lasts 274 nights.
Clear skies. Full moon. Can't lose.
The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August.
When Russian regulators approved the countryβs own coronavirus vaccine, it was a moment of national pride, and the Pavlov family was among those who rushed to take the injection. But international health authorities have not yet given their blessing to the Sputnik V shot.
Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and even murder.
Facebook along with its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms suffered a worldwide outage Monday. Facebookβs internal systems used by employees also went down. Service has not yet been restored.
The eyes of the couture world were fixed even more than usual on Franceβs always-chic capital in recent days, as designers showed off their latest work for Paris Fashion Week after going mostly virtual for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.
Deathβs come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.
Switzerland voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry in a referendum on Sunday, bringing the Alpine nation into line with many others in western Europe.
Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, undercutting the Biden administrationβs public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion.
Reusable packaging __ from stainless steel ice cream containers to glass jars of soap __ is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide.
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