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The storm, carrying top sustained winds of up to 126 km (78 miles) per hour, was headed north from a southern city of Ulsan, after landing on a nearby shore on Monday morning, South Korea’s weather agency said. High winds have already cut power to almost 5,000 households in the southern tip of the …

The leaders spoke by phone following a historic U.S. brokered accord last month under which the United Arab Emirates agreed to become the third Arab state to normalize ties with Israel after Egypt and Jordan. King Salman told Trump he appreciated U.S. efforts to support peace and that Saudi Arabia …

National Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, head of a task force enforcing quarantine protocols, warned of fines and penalties of community service for people violating precautionary measures, while violators of liquor bans will face “additional charges.” “Police could use public postings on social…

With 4,204,613 infections, India is nearly 70,000 cases ahead of Brazil, which will post its most recent numbers later on Monday. India, with a daily record 90,802 cases on Monday, also has the fastest-growing case load. The United States, with more than 6 million cases, remains the worst-affected …

Twenty evacuees were taken to hospitals, the Madera County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter on Sunday, as the Creek Fire that started on Friday night rapidly grew to burn some 45,000 acres (18,210 hectares), forcing evacuations and road closures in the Fresno area in central California. “We’re …

Morrison said his government has struck a deal with CSL Ltd  to manufacture two vaccines — one developed by rival AstraZeneca and Oxford University, and another developed in CSL’s own labs with the University of Queensland. “Australia needs some hope,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra. “Today, w…

As the afternoon wore on, a large group of protesters marched toward the Churchill Downs track chanting “No Justice, No Derby” — a nod to an earlier call by activists for the historic race in Louisville, Kentucky, to be canceled. The race was being held without spectators to prevent the spread of t…

“The Compact of Free Association allows for individuals from the freely associated states to travel to the United States to live and to work, but this has also resulted in significant social impacts to jurisdictions like Hawai’i and Guam,” said Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and Internati…

“The Interior secretary and I are pleased to support a wide-range of grants for various programs and priorities in the Federated States of Micronesia,” said Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech. “These funds will help promote and protect World Heri…

“This funding will provide important opportunities to high school students with important civic-education opportunities through the Close Up Foundation, and also provide important fellowships for strengthening management of natural resources throughout the Micronesia region,” said Interior Assistan…