Thousands of people marched in France on Saturday to protest mandatory vaccinations for health-care workers and COVID-19 passes that will be required to enter restaurants and other venues.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to preserve a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, promising to appeal a judge's "deeply disappointing" ruling invalidating it and urging Congress to provide them with a path to citizenship.
Checkpoints have been set up outside the city to make sure only pilgrims carrying the appropriate permits are allowed to pass.
A group of key countries, including Canada, issued a statement supporting Haiti's designated prime minister, Ariel Henry.
The Biden administration is investigating a recent rash of mysterious health incidents reported by American diplomats and other government employees in Vienna, U.S. officials said Friday.
Thailand has tightened coronavirus restrictions and warned of further measures as daily cases surpassed 10,000 and the death toll hit a record 141 on Saturday despite an overnight curfew in Bangkok and several other provinces.
After weeks of declining case numbers, hospitalizations and daily deaths, the pandemic's trajectory in the U.S. is changing — and heading in the wrong direction, public health officials warn. One Maryland woman who lost her husband to COVID-19 is urging people to heed appeals to get vaccinated.
Rescue workers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are working to clear up devastation caused by heavy rains and to prevent further damage.
