MAY 24, 2021
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend "The Lion King" European Premiere at Leicester Square on July 14, 2019 in London, England. A majority of British people surveyed by Newsweek said they wanted to hear less from Harry and Meghan in future. - Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
More than half of Brits want to hear less from Meghan Markle...
MAY 24, 2021
European leaders condemn forced landing of jet in Belarus. - Getty Images
European leaders condemned the forced landing of a Ryanair plane that was carrying a dissident journalist in Belarus, likening the act to "state piracy."
As Reuters reports, foreign ministers from multiple nations came out strongly against the actions of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who deployed a...
MAY 23, 2021
Supermarket workers are back in the middle of a national conversation about face masks.
Many supermarket chains have eased rules for wearing masks in stores since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 13 that fully vaccinated people no longer need to cover their faces indoors. Kroger Co. said it dropped mask requirements for fully...
MAY 23, 2021
US President Biden during a visit to the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday. Electric vehicles are included in Mr. Biden’s climate plan, but the most crucial part is a clean electricity standard. - Doug Mills/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The linchpin of President Biden’s climate plan faces a perilous path through the...
MAY 23, 2021
NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 10: Delhi Police personnel screening commuters for violations at Seema Puri Border during a Covid-19 curfew on May 10, 2021 in New Delhi, India. In an effort to check the rising Covid-19 cases, Delhi government has extended the lockdown in the national capital for another week till May 17. Delhi Metro services...
MAY 23. 2021
US President Joe Biden, left, and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in participate in an expanded bilateral meeting at the White House, in Washington, May 21, 2021. - Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Despite fighting in the Middle East dominating headlines this week, President Joe Biden on Friday kept his focus on Asia while hosting South Korea's president at the White House...
MAY 20, 2021
A home Covid testing kit will be available in India, for the first time ever, from next week onwards at a nominal price of Rs 250.
In an advisory issued Wednesday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) allowed the use of CoviSelf, the home testing kit manufactured by Mylab Discovery Solutions. The Pune-based molecular diagnostic firm was...
MAY 18, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) addresses reporters outside the White House after his Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden on May 12, 2021 in Washington, D.C. McCarthy's office on Tuesday announced he would not support legislation to form a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced...
MAY 17, 2021
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2014 file photo, people pass an AT&T store in New York's Times Square. AT&T will combine its media operations that include CNN HBO, TNT and TBS in a $43 billion deal with Discovery, the owner of lifestyle networks including the Food Network and HGTV. The deal announced Monday, May 17, 2021,...
MAY 16, 2021
Unloading oxygen canisters, a precious commodity in India, at a New Delhi hospital this month.- Atul Loke/NY Times
Failing System — NEW DELHI — Within the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak, few treasures are more coveted than an empty oxygen canister. India’s hospitals desperately need the metal cylinders to store and transport the lifesaving gas as patients across...
