WASHINGTON — Global growth will “decelerate markedly” this year as Covid-19 outbreaks and supply chain snarls persist while government aid programs expire, the World Bank said. The Washington-based development lender forecast growth would slow to 4.1…
GENEVA— WHO experts warned that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission. An expert group created by the World Health
Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked male tennis player, says errors were made on his entry documents about his activities in the weeks before traveling to Australia, adding another layer of controversy in his fight to compete in the year’s first
Indian and Chinese army commanders are holding talks beginning Wednesday to disengage troops from a key area along their contested border in Ladakh in an attempt to ease a 20-month military standoff.The two sides reportedly are focusing on withdrawing …
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on five North Koreans it alleges are responsible for securing goods for Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.The sanctions, following six ballistic missile launc…
U.S. lawmakers from both parties have written a letter to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach inquiring about the group’s links to two Chinese companies using cotton from China’s Xinjiang province to make its uniforms.China is accused…
