Paul Schemm

State and local leaders around the U.S. are hoping freebies and other incentives can boost vaccination rates as demand for a coronavirus shot slows.

While numbers are declining in every other region globally, cases in India are still soaring and made up half the new cases worldwide over the last week.

According to the World Health Organization, of the 832 million vaccine doses administered around the world by mid-April, just 0.2% were given in lower-income countries.

India announced more than 3,000 new deaths and a record 360,000 new cases as the outbreak surges unchecked.

More than 485,000 people have died from the coronavirus since it was first identified in the United States and over 27 million cases have been reported.

The infectious-disease specialist confirmed President Biden’s decision to remain in the U.N. health agency and join the effort to distribute vaccines worldwide.

The helmet can read body temperatures so that police can try to diagnose people from afar.

The top U.S. diplomat for Africa called for a probe into an assault that killed scores of demonstrators.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Turkey once helped build up Somalia, but now their quarrels are playing out inside the fragile state.

Since coming to power in March, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken steps to reconcile Africa’s second-most-populous nation.