Met Opera strikes deal with chorus ahead of restart
<p>NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists, one of...
IOC says negative public opinion is no threat to Tokyo Games
<p>GENEVA — The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled, before its virtual news...
CDC advisers mull how to use Pfizer shots in kids 12 and up
States are rolling out Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to pediatricians and even some school vaccine clinics as they prepare to vaccinate millions of kids as...
Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia
<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia and the Pacific with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections in the past two...
Expected ‘bombshell’ testimony fizzles at Brazil virus probe
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian senators expecting explosive testimony from a former government official on President Jair Bolsonaro’s pandemic response expressed anger Wednesday at...
UN seeks proposals to end force on Sudan-South Sudan border
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the...
Hertha beats virus-depleted Schalke 2-1 in Bundesliga
BERLIN — Hertha Berlin took another step toward Bundesliga survival on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Schalke, whose squad was depleted by the...
CDC advisers mull how to use Pfizer shots in kids 12 and up
<p>States are rolling out Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to pediatricians and even some school vaccine clinics as they prepare to vaccinate millions of kids as...
Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia and the Pacific with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections in the past two...
UN seeks proposals to end force on Sudan-South Sudan border
<p>The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the...