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Hundreds of people have been killed and hospitals are overwhelmed after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake destroyed towns in Haiti.

Starting Sunday, unvaccinated travelers to Germany who have been in the U.S. recently will need to quarantine at least five days.      

The Biden administration will be offering cash to Florida school districts that defy Gov. Ron DeSantis' mask ban as COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations surged through the state.

Some provinces are under evacuation alerts as experts warn of "unprecedented" rainfall.

A new study from Harvard University researchers concluded that approximately 20% of COVID-19 cases in California and Washington state were linked to wildfires that took place in the area.

As Europe swelters through a heat wave that has seen record high temperatures across southern portion of the continent, Spain set a new provisional high temperature record of 116.96 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday.

Queen Elizabeth is footing the legal bills for Prince Andrew as palace aides are skeptical of his dealings with Virginia Giuffre, who sued him in Manhattan federal court for alleged sexual assault.

As one of Afghanistan's most prominent women's rights activists and a former government minister, Kamila Sidiqi realizes how vulnerable she will be if the Taliban make it to Kabul.

The militant group takes the eastern city of Jalalabad without a fight as it closes in on the capital.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Sunday morning.

Taliban fighters captured Jalalabad, the fifth largest city in Afghanistan, as the United States prepares to withdraw from the country.

The Taliban has seized Jalalabad without a fight, meaning Kabul is now the only big city that it does not control.

During a protest against vaccine mandates at Los Angeles City Hall, a man was stabbed and a reporter was attacked after a fight broke out between protestors and counterprotestors, police said.

The government says the situation in Afghanistan means the British Embassy in Kabul cannot finalise plans.

Total troop numbers increase to 5,000 as Taliban seizes control of multiple cities in just days.

A bus rollover in upstate New York sent 57 people to hospitals.

Tropical Storm Grace bore down on the ravaged country with heavy rains forecast for Monday, threatening to further complicate relief efforts. The post Death toll from massive Haiti earthquake soars past 700 appeared firs...

India is set to spend 100trn rupees (£972bn) on a national infrastructure plan to boost economic growth and help the country meet its climate goals.

The group has defeated, co-opted or sent Afghan security forces fleeing from swaths of the country, even with some air support by the U.S. military.      

Anti-vaxxers in France and elsewhere claim personal freedom. But what of brotherhood? In France over the past few weeks, the topic of vaccine passports has induced an avalanche of outrage. Opposition to the measure has u...

President Joe Biden said the U.S. is working to help Haiti as it deals with the destruction and tragedy of Saturday's massive earthquake.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said the 66-year-old man died while hiking up the Jewell Trail on Saturday. The post Connecticut man dies hiking Mount Washington appeared first on Boston.com.