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UN chief warns against 'vaccine nationalism'

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world's rich nations to make stronger contributions to make coronavirus vaccine available to everyone on the planet. "It is not with vaccine nationalism that we are going to defeat the COVID, it is with international cooperation," he...

Peril at sea, danger on shore for migrants trapped in Libya

When Abdullah boarded an inflatable boat crammed with fellow migrants in February he thought he would finally reach Europe after braving the dangers of a Sahara crossing and Libya’s civil war. The 27-year-old from Niger knew the voyage ahead was risky. The Mediterranean waters between...

Gulf Arab summit to be held on Jan. 5, says Kuwait minister

An annual Gulf Arab summit, usually held in December, will be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5, Kuwait's foreign minister said on Thursday in remarks published on the ministry website. Sources familiar with the matter had told Reuters that the gathering would be pushed to next month while...

Russian court slaps $41,000 fine on Google

A city court in Moscow fined Google for 3 million rubles ($41,000) on Thursday for showing extremist, pornographic, and suicidal content in search results in Russia. This is the biggest penalty Google has ever faced in Russia. The amount was increased because, despite the previous warnings,...