Lenin Moreno Leads Presidential Race in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador — The hand-picked candidate of socialist President Rafael Correa was headed to victory in the opening round of Ecuador's presidential election Sunday, though he looked increasingly unlikely to avoid a runoff against his nearest rival.
Macron Resists Trump’s ‘America First’ in Speech to Congress
WASHINGTON — French President Emmanuel Macron drew sharp contrasts with President Donald Trump's worldview Wednesday, laying out a firm vision of global leadership that rejects "the illusion of nationalism" in a candid counterweight to Trump's appeals to put "America first."
Chinese Users Play Cat-and-Mouse With Censors Amid Protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Videos of hundreds protesting in Shanghai started to appear on WeChat Saturday night. Showing chants about removing COVID-19 restrictions and demanding freedom, they would only stay up for only minutes before being censored.
Compulsive Video-Game Playing Now New Mental Health Problem
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition — a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.
Underwater Drone to Investigate Sonar Contacts in MH370 Hunt
SYDNEY — A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with a drone that will examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia, officials said Wednesday.
North Korea’s Suspected COVID-19 Caseload Nears 2 Million
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more suspected COVID-19 cases as its pandemic caseload neared 2 million — a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow infections in its unvaccinated population.
Grassroots Activists in Myanmar on March to Destroy Poppies
LUNG ZA, Myanmar — Opium is a scourge to many of Myanmar's poor communities ravaged by drug addiction, but to the farmers who grow it, it is a living.
China Approves Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Vaccines
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China has approved two COVID-19 inactivated vaccine candidates for clinical trials, according to the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against the coronavirus Tuesday.
Djokovic Falters, Ceccchinato Soars in French Open Stunner
PARIS — It was difficult to discern which was less likely: that 12-time major champion Novak Djokovic would falter in his French Open quarterfinal or that Marco Cecchinato, who never won a Grand Slam match until last week and once faced a possible ban for losing on purpose, would rise to the occasion.
Indian Railways Minister Says Signaling System Error Led To Crash That Killed Over 300...
BALASORE, India (AP) — The train derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an...
