HONG KONG (HK) is allowing vaccinated directors and senior executives of major listed companies to travel globally more easily, in a significant relaxation of its onerous border curbs that’s drawing backlash from the wider population for being elitist.

SAO PAULO — Serrana, a city in southeastern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, has seen a 95% drop in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths after it concluded vaccination of almost all adults, TV Globo reported on Sunday.

SHANGHAI — China on Monday reported a sudden surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in the country’s south, with 18 new local cases on May 30 in the city of Guangzhou, causing a flurry of flight cancellation.

KUALA LUMPUR — American tire manufacturer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is facing accusations of unpaid wages, unlawful overtime, and threats to foreign workers at its Malaysian factory, according to court documents and complaints filed by workers. 

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Three global fossil fuel giants have just suffered embarrassing rebukes over their inadequate action on climate change. Collectively, the developments show how courts, and frustrated investors, are increasingly willing to force companies to reduce their carbon dioxide pollution quickly. 

JERUSALEM — Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett threw his crucial support on Sunday behind a “unity government” in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what would...

WASHINGTON — Negotiations with US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., over a potentially massive infrastructure investment package are inching forward even though disagreements remain over the size and...

TOKYO — Japan said on Friday it would consider sharing its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines with other countries as a ruling party committee urged it to provide...

WITH DONALD TRUMP in the rear-view mirror and the continent turning the corner in its COVID vaccination campaign, the European Union (EU) is looking past its slate of crises and charting its path in a world profoundly changed by the pandemic. And it’s looking to rekindle an old friendship.

A GROUP OF 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer’s mandate requiring all staff to get coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations, Washington Post reported on Saturday.

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA - Brazilians staged protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in at least 16 cities across the country...