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As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil currently accounts for one-quarter of the entire world’s daily COVID-19 deaths, far more than any other single nation, and health experts are warning that the nation is on the verge of even greater calamity. The nation’s seven-day average of 2,400...

Myanmar forces kill over 100 in deadliest day since coup

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup....

Suez Canal closure forces Syria to ration fuel

The giant cargo ship wedged in Egypt’s Suez Canal is forcing Syria to begin rationing its distribution of fuel as shipments are expected to be delayed, the war-torn nation's Oil Ministry said Saturday. A giant container ship remained stuck sideways, blocking the Suez Canal for a fifth...