International

Acclaimed Polish poet Adam Zagajewski dies at age 75

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<p>WARSAW, Poland &mdash; Adam Zagajewski, one of Poland’s greatest poets who wrote a poem that came to symbolize the world's sense of shock and...

France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment

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PARIS — More than 150 female sports journalists in France denounced sexism, harassment and discrimination they said they routinely face from colleagues and people...

Brazil economists call for tougher measures as cases ramp up

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<p>RIO DE JANEIRO &mdash; Nearly 200 Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, urged the Brazilian government to speed up vaccination...

EU set to target 11 Myanmar officials over coup, crackdown

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BRUSSELS — The European Union is set to slap sanctions on 11 officials in Myanmar accused of involvement in the military coup and the...

Cyber attack tied to China boosts development bank’s chief

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<p>MIAMI &mdash; The cyberattack crested just as finance officials from across Latin America were descending on Washington to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the...

Last body recovered following Norway’s deadly landslide

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Nearly three months after one of the worst landslides in modern Norway’s history, search teams have found the body of the...

Volunteers from abroad ruled out for Tokyo Olympics

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<p>TOKYO &mdash; Volunteers from abroad will not be allowed into Japan for the postponed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday.</p> ...

Brazil economists call for tougher measures as cases ramp up

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Nearly 200 Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, urged the Brazilian government to speed up vaccination...

Puerto Rico awarded $900M to help boost island’s education

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<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico &mdash; Puerto Rico’s government on Monday was granted access to more than $900 million in federal education funds less than...

Greece orders private doctors to join COVID-19 battle

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister is requisitioning the services of private sector doctors from certain specialties in the wider Athens region to help...