Kidnappers in Haiti release 9 people including priests, nuns
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Kidnappers in Haiti have released five priests, two nuns and two other people who had been held for nearly three weeks,...
Brazil backs away from the virus brink, but remains at risk
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — For most of this month, intensive care units across Brazil were at or near capacity amid a crush of COVID-19...
Chinese manufacturing rises in April but growth might slow
BEIJING — Chinese manufacturing expanded in April but growth might be slowing after a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, two surveys showed Friday.
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Modified mosquitoes to fight illness in Florida Keys
MIAMI — Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever...
Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India’s COVID-19 crisis
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa is “watching with total disbelief” as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent’s top public health...
US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.98%
<p>WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates rose slightly this week after three weeks of declines as new economic data underscores the recovering economy's strength. The benchmark...
Burkinabe fighters seek protection with spiritual traditions
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Antoine Ouedraogo didn’t run when Islamic extremist fighters killed his colleagues only feet away from him in northern Burkina Faso....
Shots fired at South Carolina home leads to massive manhunt
CONWAY, S.C. — A man who fired shots as police arrived at a South Carolina home to investigate a domestic violence call was arrested...
Burkinabe fighters seek protection with spiritual traditions
<p>OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Antoine Ouedraogo didn’t run when Islamic extremist fighters killed his colleagues only feet away from him in northern Burkina Faso....
Modified mosquitoes to fight illness in Florida Keys
<p>MIAMI — Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever...