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A healthcare worker prepares to inject a man with a dose of the Sinovac vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination point for seniors in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Sputnik vaccine helping Russia regain LatAm foothold

By David Biller And Christopher Sherman 23 minutes ago

A man walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
World shares, US futures decline on vaccine, virus worries

By Elaine Kurtenbach 6 hrs ago

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong Monday, April 12, 2021. Asian shares were lower on Monday, as investors grew wary over the recent surge in coronavirus cases in many places while vaccinations are making scant headway. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian shares decline on vaccine, virus worries

By Elaine Kurtenbach 9 hrs ago

This undated photo provided by Weee Inc. shows Weee founder Larry Liu. Virtual grocery shopping became more popular during the pandemic lockdowns, and Weee, a startup focused on Asian grocery delivery, was no exception. (Weee via AP)
Online grocery Weee's Larry Liu on delivering in a pandemic

By Tali Arbel 23 hrs ago

Dr. E. Kwok administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, British Columbia, Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Michigan pushing for more vaccines amid spike

By The Associated Press Apr. 11, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

A medical worker adjusts her mask near propaganda boards showing famed Chinese medical expert Zhong Nanshan and the words "Vaccine China Made" outside vaccination center in Beijing Friday, April 9, 2021. In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the government is considering mixing them to give them a boost. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Top Chinese official admits vaccines have low effectiveness

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Apr. 11, 2021 01:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2021, file photo, boxes of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the COVAX global initiative arrive at the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. COVAX is providing vaccines to poorer countries lacking the clout to negotiate for them on their own, but it has only cleared 2 million doses in the past two weeks because nearly all deliveries through the program are blocked until as late as June. On March 25, COVAX announced a major setback in its vaccine rollout because a surge in infections in India had caused the Serum Institute of India to cater to domestic demand, resulting in a delay in global shipments of up to 90 million doses. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)
Stalled at first jab: Vaccine shortages hit poor countries

By Lori Hinnant And Maria Cheng Apr. 10, 2021 02:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2018, file photo, Jon Husted, then a candidate for Ohio Lt. Governor, speaks at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Government Day, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Now the current Ohio lieutenant governor, Husted entered the coronavirus pandemic as one of Ohio's rising Republican stars. Following an uninterrupted two-decade climb from state representative, to House speaker, to state senator, to secretary of state, to lieutenant governor, his next stop was supposed to be the Governor's Residence. But his party's hard turn to the right has required deft recalculation. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Meeting between Husted, neighbors over tweet is in flux

Apr. 09, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

Chinese security personnel stand on duty near an art work outside the United States Embassy in Beijing on April 6, 2021. China accused the U.S. of causing humanitarian disasters through foreign military interventions in a report Friday, April 9, 2021 that was the latest broadside by Beijing amid increasingly contentious relations with the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China report accuses US of causing humanitarian disasters

Apr. 09, 2021 03:17 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Kim compares North Korea's economic woes to 1990s famine

By Hyung-Jin Kim Apr. 08, 2021 11:40 PM EDT

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and other senators finish a procedural vote on the nomination of Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Hagerty talks elections with Trump after affirming Biden win

By Jonathan Mattise Apr. 08, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2018, file photo Jon Husted speaks at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Government Day in Cincinnati, Ohio. Now the current Ohio Lieutenant Governor, Husted entered the coronavirus pandemic as one of Ohio's rising Republican stars. Following an uninterrupted two-decade climb from state representative, to House speaker, to state senator, to secretary of state, to lieutenant governor, his next stop was supposed to be the Governor's Residence. But his party's hard turn to the right has required deft recalculation. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Ohio GOP lieutenant governor faces political test over tweet

By Julie Carr Smyth And Farnoush Amiri Apr. 08, 2021 07:29 AM EDT

Malaysians and Singaporeans stranded in Macao during pandemic, pose for a photo before getting on a special AirAsia flight to Kuala Lumpur, in Macao airport, Thursday, April 8, 2021. About 50 people of various nationalities boarded a chartered flight from Macao to Malaysia on Thursday after many were stranded for months by the pandemic and border restrictions. (AP Photo)
Chartered flight from Macao carries stranded passengers home

By Zen Soo Apr. 08, 2021 05:46 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mostly lower on strong China price data

By Elaine Kurtenbach Apr. 08, 2021 03:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2018, file photo, a view from outside Angkor Wat temple is seen in Siem Reap, northwestern Cambodia. Cambodia is closing the Angkor temple complex to visitors because of a growing COVID-19 outbreak. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Health Ministry said 113 cases were reported from local transmission, with two deaths. The ministry traced the outbreak to a foreign resident who broke hotel quarantine to visit a nightclub. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)
Asia Today: Modi gets 2nd vaccine dose as India hits record

Apr. 08, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

Pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, second from right, and Yeng Sum, a former chairman of the Democratic Party, third from right, speak to media after being released on bail at a court in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Three veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including well-known publisher Jimmy Lai, have pleaded guilty to taking party in an unauthorized rally that resulted in violence between police and participants, media reported Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rafael Wober)
Hong Kong activists plead guilty to joining democracy rally

Apr. 07, 2021 08:24 PM EDT

FILE - The logo of the International Monetary Fund is visible on their building, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Washington. Finance officials of the world’s major economies on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 agreed on a proposal to boost the resources of the International Monetary Fund by $650 billion as a way to provide more support to vulnerable countries struggling to deal with a global pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Major economies support $650 billion boost in IMF resources

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 07, 2021 03:43 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by Kameron Jones shows Kameron Jones at an American Track League athletics event in Fayetteville, Ark. Kameron Jones' lasting mark on the Clemson track program may not have anything to do with the times he turns in or the medals he brings home. Jones has a gold-medal mindset when it comes to saving the men’s track and field program — along with cross country — from being cut by the school for budgetary reasons. (Kameron Jones via AP)
Olympic gold: Clemson men's track tries to save its program

By Pat Graham Apr. 07, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Brad Boxberger throws against the Chicago Cubs during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
The Latest: NHL's Canucks say 21 players tested positive

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 09:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2019, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their talks on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil. Putin and Xi have developed strong personal ties helping bolster a “strategic partnership” between the two former Communist rivals. (Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik, Kremlin/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer

By Vladimir Isachenkov And Ken Moritsugu Apr. 07, 2021 04:56 AM EDT