VCG A group of House Republicans has written to Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to lift the chamber's mask guidance following the updated U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recomm
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday officially announced that three more prefectures - Hokkaido, Okayama, and Hiroshima - will be placed under a COVID-19 state of emergency due to a recen
People wearing masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. /Reuters India on Friday rep
FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya on Sun
VCG The number of COVID-19 in Africa has surpassed the 4.6 million mark as the continent continues efforts to contain the pandemic.According to the latest figures by the Africa Centres for Dis
Citizens wearing masks walk on a street in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, south China, April 2, 2021. /XinhuaMore than 1 million people have taken at least on
The lawyer for convicted murderer Derek Chauvin has requested a new trial and may appeal his conviction. Jury misconduct is among the grounds which Chauvin’s attorney says his cl
France will not mandate the wearing of masks outdoors by summer if the country's vaccine rollout accelerates, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday."When
FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws a vaccine dose on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray / Getty Images) The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,574,042 on Monday as th
Commuters wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, make their way in Tokyo, Japan, April 6, 2021. /Reuters Finance ministers and central bank governors
FILE PHOTO: A student washes his hands at a school in Nairobi, Kenya on January 04, 2021. /Getty Images Schools, restaurants and sporting activities will be allowed to resume in Kenya under he
People wearing face masks walk with shopping bags in Ankara, Turkey, on April 29, 2021. /Xinhua Turkey has approved Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Turkish Health Minist
It was, I admit, slightly strange not feeling the extreme anxiety over the holidays at having to return to Las Vegas this past year. But nature is healing. Vaccinations have begun rolling out in much
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (C) chats with workers outside the Brown Sugar Bakery during a quick stop in Chicago, Illinois, on April 6, 2021. / KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI /VCG Fully vaccinated Am
The UK has taken another significant step towards lifting COVID-19 restrictions as 8,000 fans attended Sunday's Carabao Cup final at Wembley.The soccer clash between Manchester City and Tottenham is
FILE PHOTO: A local isolation ward for patients with COVID-19 in Machakos, Kenya, July 28, 2020. /VCG The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has surpassed the 4.5 million mark, as the con
FILE PHOTO: Passengers on board a train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Kenya wear masks in line with government-imposed measures to curb spread of COVID-19, July 13, 2020. /VCG Kenya's conf