North America

Quebec to roll out Canada’s first vaccine passport

MONTREAL,Canada (AFP) -- Canadians wanting to eat at a restaurant, go to a bar or gym, or attend a festival…

‘Incinerated’: Before and after California’s monster wildfire

GREENVILLE, United States (AFP) -- Before one of California's worst-ever wildfires hit Greenville, the sky turned dark red like a…

US warns citizens against travel to France over Covid concerns

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US State Department has advised Americans to avoid all travel to France over rising…

Pentagon to mandate Covid shots for military

by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pentagon said Monday it will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all…

Canada welcomes fully vaccinated Americans across reopened border

by Geneviève NORMAND LACOLLE, Canada (AFP) -- American visitors trickled across the Canada-US border on Monday, cheering the reopening of…

Top aide to New York governor Cuomo resigns: reports

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A top aide to New York governor Andrew Cuomo resigned Sunday, US media reported,…

California wildfire now second-worst in state history

by Josh Edelson GREENVILLE, United States (AFP) -- The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the…

Health passes spread around the world

Passes and vaccine passports are increasingly being used across the world to limit entry to public places to those who…

Biden lauds Pacific Island nations in tackling ongoing challenges of pandemic, climate change

by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - At the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 6,…

Five reported missing in huge California wildfire

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- US authorities said Saturday they were searching for five people missing as a…

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