Turkey’s president fires central bank governor by decree
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor, who in his four months in office had won the praise of investors for...
WHO expert: Virus study to have unanimity despite pressure
<p>GENEVA — The head of a World Health Organization team working with Chinese colleagues to finish a long-awaited report into the origins of the...
Mexico: 2.7 U.S. vaccine doses to arrive next week
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Friday the U.S. will send 2.7 million doses of unused AstraZeneca vaccine next week, and acknowledged continuing...
China summons technology firms over voice software security
HONG KONG — Chinese authorities summoned 11 companies including Alibaba and Tencent for talks regarding the security of voice software, as Beijing steps up...
Mexico says oil for domestic use, claims big find
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Thursday they have found an oil field with possible reserves of 500 million to 600 million barrels, but...
Bulgaria breaks military ring suspected of spying for Russia
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian authorities have broken a ring of serving and retired military officials who allegedly spied for Russia, arresting and charging six...
China ‘deeply concerned’ about anti-Asian violence in US
BEIJING — China called on the U.S. to take measures to stem violence against people of Asian heritage after eight people were killed at...
Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere
KAMPALA, Uganda — The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far...
UK newspaper group backs working from home post-pandemic
LONDON — The publisher of one of Britain's most popular tabloids and numerous other national and regional newspapers says a majority of its staff...