Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died aged 84 of Covid-19 complications, his family has announced.

The US has said that it will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from 33 countries on 8 November.

It was once dismissed as a “conspiracy theory”. But ex-President Donald Trump has shared one of the signs Covid-19 may have come from a Wuhan lab.

Council warns that American infection rate is well above the bloc’s safe maximum

The third dose will be of the same vaccine from the two-dose regimen, according to people familiar with the plan.

Google employees in the US who opt to work from home permanently may get a pay cut. Facebook

Italy has expanded its list of ordinary activities which will now require proof of vaccination or negative Covid status, as anger over the implementation of the new health pass spills onto city streets across the country.

France’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the new law that makes the coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public, and vaccination compulsory for healthcare professionals, to be in line with the constitution.

Although cases have spiked across all age groups in Florida, a Miami Herald analysis of weekly case data revealed that the sharpest increase over the past month has occurred among kids under 12.

Few leaders seem concerned about what we might lose by being cut off from one another.

DeSantis did encourage people to get vaccinated, saying while it is not a perfect barrier against the disease the shots do provide a strong defense against getting seriously ill.

The new policy will be phased in the coming weeks and will be implemented Aug. 16. By the week of Sept. 13, the city will begin inspections and enforcement, the mayor said.

Bryan Lourd defended the Hollywood star for her lawsuit claiming Disney sacrificed the movie’s box office potential in order to grow its streaming service.

The French parliament has approved a bill to further tighten requirements for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations and health passes in response to the Delta variant. The new constraints come amid mounting protests in France.

Kids too young to be vaccinated can skip quarantine but are advised to avoid group settings

The positive test was the latest in growing line of daily reports of athletes and others testing positive at the pandemic-delayed Olympics.

Thousands march in Havana and other cities amid a hard-currency shortage and rising coronavirus infections

Supporters of former president set fires at protest

Tens of thousands to demand Bolsonaro’s removal from office after incendiary reports on allegedly corrupt deals to acquire vaccines

EU’s digital health certificate comes as airlines hope for summer travel recovery

Live tapings of Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert also block those who got AstraZeneca shots