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India's Smriti Mandhana, back, hugs teammate Jemimah Rodrigues after India won the women's cricket T20 preliminary round match against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 04, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

A medical worker in protective gear checks the paperwork of people getting the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, June 25, 2021. The world's fourth most populous country, has seen COVID-19 infections surge in recent weeks, putting pressure on hospitals, including in the capital city, where most of hospital beds are full, and has added urgency to the government's plan to inoculate 1 million people each day by next month. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
The Latest: Maine nears 70% vaccination level for residents

By The Associated Press Jun. 25, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

Death-row inmates of Sri Lanka's Welikada prison protest holding banners from the roof of the prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 25, 2021. About 150 death-row inmates in Sri Lanka began a hunger strike to demand their sentences be commuted, prison officials said, after the nation's president pardoned a former lawmaker who had been condemned for an election-related killing. Banners read "Treat all inmates equally," "Grant bail on appeal applications,"  "Minister! Stop bogus promises," "Grant pardon to us like you did to terrorists and notorious politicians." (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Death row inmates in Sri Lanka protest ex-lawmaker's pardon

By Bharatha Mallawarachi Jun. 25, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Monday, June 14, 2021. Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the spread of the delta variant. In a press briefing Monday, Johnson said he is “confident that we won’t need more than four weeks” as millions more people get fully vaccinated against the virus, which could save thousands of lives. (Jonathan Buckmaster/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Nevada to disburse $5 million in vaccine effort

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

A sign points the way to administrate a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at London Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., Friday, June 11, 2021. After nearly 15 months of shutdowns, limited capacity and sheltering at home, the State of Illinois, including Chicago, fully reopened today. Businesses still can have their own rules for capacity, masks and social distancing. Masks are still required on public transportation and in airports, schools and hospitals. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The Latest: California to lift most of state’s virus rules

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 01:19 AM EDT

Cemetery and funeral workers place the coffin of a man who died of COVID-19 into a niche at the Nuestra Señora de Belen cemetery in Fusagasuga, Colombia, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

People socialize and drink at a cafe terrace in Paris, France, Saturday, June 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
The Latest: County death toll falls with methodology change

By The Associated Press Jun. 06, 2021 10:04 AM EDT

San Pedro High School students hold vaccination signs at a school-based COVID-19 vaccination event for students 12 and older in San Pedro, Calif., Monday, May 24, 2021. Schools are turning to mascots, prizes and contests to entice youth ages 12 and up to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer break. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Latest: Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 03:38 AM EDT

Sumo stable master Nishikijima, left, receives his first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena, in Tokyo on Monday May 24, 2021. The arena, mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments, is used as temporary inoculation venue for local residents age over 65 years old.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Haiti imposes curfew, mask use for pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

A woman wearing a face mask loads groceries into her car after shopping at a Zupan's grocery store in Portland, Ore., on Friday, May 21, 2021. As the federal government and many states ease rules around mask-wearing and business occupancy, some blue states like Oregon and Washington are still holding on to some longtime coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
The Latest: Variant 1st seen in UK now dominant in LA County

By The Associated Press May. 22, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)
The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2018, file photo, a Chinese construction worker stands on land that was reclaimed from the Indian Ocean for the Colombo Port City project, initiated as part of China's ambitious One Belt One Road initiative, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s top court , Tuesday, May 18, 2021, has ordered that some provisions of a legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution and require approval by a public referendum to become law. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Court: China-built Port City commission needs public assent

By Krishan Francis May. 18, 2021 07:36 AM EDT

A health worker takes photograph of a person holding a document confirming he has tested positive for COVID-19 at a government run hospital in Gauhati, India, Saturday, May 8, 2021. Infections have swelled in India since February in a disastrous turn blamed on more contagious variants as well as government decisions to allow massive crowds to gather for religious festivals and political rallies. ​(AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
The Latest: Utility regulator shares discredited theories

By The Associated Press May. 08, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

People wait for a bus to take them to their home villages at the Kalideres bus terminal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The mass exodus out of major cities in the world's most populous Muslim country is underway despite travel restrictions imposed by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus outbreak, as people are heading home to their villages to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on May 13. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Asia Today: Fiji sequesters hospital staff after COVID death

May. 05, 2021 10:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo, North Korea's Jong Tae Se, left, fights for the ball against South Korea's Lee Young-pyo during their 2010 FIFA World Cup Asia group 2 qualifying soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean officials say North Korea has told soccer's Asian governing body it will not participate in World Cup qualifiers next month because of coronavirus concerns. Kim Min-soo, an official from the Seoul-based Korean Football Association, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, said the Asian Football Confederation has requested North Korea to reconsider its decision. He said the North notified the AFC last week of its intent to drop out of the matches.(AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File)
South Korea: North Koreans pull out of World Cup qualifying

May. 04, 2021 06:47 AM EDT

Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, wipes his tears during a press conference at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Hong resigned over a scandal in which his company was accused of deliberately spreading misinformation that its yogurt helps prevent coronavirus infections. (Hwang Gang-mo/Yonhap via AP)
SKorea dairy company CEO resigns over virus research scandal

May. 04, 2021 04:26 AM EDT

Inter Milan fans celebrate and shout slogans in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won its first Serie A title in more than a decade after second-placed Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Atalanta needed to win to avoid Inter mathematically clinching the title with four matches remaining. It was Inter's first trophy since 2011 and the first Serie A title since 2010. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
The Latest: Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of Sputnik V shots

By The Associated Press May. 03, 2021 01:54 AM EDT

In this photograph provided by Bhutanese Health ministry, a health worker administers COVID 19 vaccine to a woman at a health center in Thimpu, Bhutan, Sunday, March 28, 2021. The tiny Himalayan kingdom wedged between India and China has vaccinated nearly 93% of its adult population since March 27. Overall, the country has vaccinated 62% of its 800,000 people. A photograph of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck is seen behind. (Bhutan Health Ministry via AP)
Virus surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India's borders

By Julhas Alam Apr. 30, 2021 06:37 AM EDT

Health workers stand on the back of ambulance as they transport patients at the Jumbo COVID-19 field hospital in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 26, 2021. As India suffers a bigger, more infectious second wave with a caseload of more than 300,000 new cases a day, the country’s healthcare workers are bearing the brunt of the disaster. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
China says India welcome at anti-virus video meeting

Apr. 27, 2021 05:58 AM EDT

People wait to receive the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus at a vaccination center in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Asia Today: India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives

Apr. 27, 2021 01:17 AM EDT

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