N Korean defectors struggle to send money home amid pandemic
<p>ANSAN, South Korea — For the first time in years, Choi Bok-hwa didn’t get her annual birthday call from her mother in North Korea....
WHO grants emergency approval for 1-shot J&J COVID vaccine
<p>GENEVA — The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose...
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, recovering after surgery
JERUSALEM — Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, is recovering after having her appendix removed, his office said Friday.
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Brazil reaches deal for 10 million shots of Russian vaccine
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s federal government said Friday it has reached a deal to purchase 10 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine...
Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has emerged as a European Union leader in COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to a strategy that sought shots from Russia and...
N Korean defectors struggle to send money home amid pandemic
ANSAN, South Korea — For the first time in years, Choi Bok-hwa didn’t get her annual birthday call from her mother in North Korea....
Minneapolis bowling alley drone video takes off online
MINNEAPOLIS — A video taken by a camera-equipped drone buzzing through the nooks and crannies of a historic Minneapolis bowling alley has attracted hundreds...
Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure
<p>Nonprofit advocates have hailed Congress’ passage of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure that has the potential to lift millions of people out of...
UK GDP shrinks 2.9% amid COVID lockdown; Brexit cuts exports
LONDON — The British economy shrank 2.9% in January as the nation was hit by a new round of coronavirus restrictions and Brexit slashed...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...