US blocks websites linked to Iranian disinformation
DUBAI — The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it seized 36 Iranian-linked websites, many of them associated with either disinformation activities or violent organizations, taking them offline for violating US sanctions.
World Bank vows to keep board apprised of climate action progress
WASHINGTON — The World Bank on Tuesday agreed to boost its spending on climate change to 35% from 28% and to provide annual progress reports to...
As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over ‘managed retreat’
LONDON — With climate change expected to drive a meter or more of sea level rise this century, planning now for “managed retreat” from places facing inundation could help...
US directs millions of COVID-19 shots to Asia, Latin America
THE WHITE House laid out a plan on Monday to share 55 million US COVID-19 vaccine doses globally, with roughly 75% of the doses allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa through the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program.
Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger,’ says UNESCO committee
CANBERRA — The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites, a UN committee recommended on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from Australia which said it had been blindsided by the move and blamed political interference.
Singapore widens mandatory testing area to contain new coronavirus cluster
SINGAPOREAN authorities identified two more coronavirus clusters in a large neighborhood outside the city center where the government widened mandatory testing in response to an outbreak from mid-June.
EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Tesla’s $7 billion German ‘gigafactory’?
By Nadine Schimroszik and Christoph Steitz
GRUENHEIDE - Next Thursday, July 1, was supposed to be a day of celebration for Tesla: the opening of its self-styled "gigafactory" in the...
Biden says he has concerns about bipartisan infrastructure plan
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden held separate talks on Monday with two key Democratic senators about a bipartisan infrastructure plan and told them...
U.S., S.Korea consider ending controversial North Korea coordinating group
By Josh Smith
SEOUL - The United States and South Korea have agreed to consider scrapping a working group established to coordinate North Korea policy, Seoul's foreign...
More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: U.N.
NEW YORK - More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts across the world and nearly 2,700 others were...
Hong Kongs’s Apple Daily said to shut within days
HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut “in a matter of days” after authorities froze the company’s assets under a national security law, an adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai told Reuters on Monday.
Dongguan becomes latest city in China to be hit by COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING — The major manufacturing hub of Dongguan in China’s most populous province of Guangdong launched mass testing on Monday for the coronavirus and cordoned off communities after detecting its first infections in the current outbreak.