Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

US is averaging 63,000 new daily infections as of Monday, as coronavirus vaccine distribution continues.

Zimbabwe’s tourism sector is estimated to have lost $1bn in potential revenue last year due to coronavirus pandemic.

Financial stocks fell amid worries about how much pain banks will take following soured trades by a major US hedge fund.

French foreign minister tells Lebanese leaders months of political deadlock is worsening Lebanon's economic crisis.

US Secretary of State pleads for more access for UN aid to population of strife-torn Syria

Health officials cite 'substantial uncertainty' around rare blood clots and say a risk assessment is under way.

Salvage crews refloat container vessel stuck on major shipping route.

Yemen's central bank says operations it carried out were transparent and compliant with international banking rules.

A nearly $60bn burst of basic income assistance softened the economic blow of the pandemic, but it expired months ago.

The lawsuit alleges the board did not develop any tools to evaluate and monitor safety until after two fatal crashes.

Unanimous decision hailed by progressives as a victory for economic and racial justice in US.

Turkey, which relaxed measures a month ago, has recently been reporting an average of 30,000 new infections each day.

The privilege to get vaccinated allowed me to think of my future again.

The White House said the plan would create more than 44,000 jobs and employ nearly 33,000 in offshore wind activity.

State law that would permanently block a common procedure had been struck down by an appeals court.

Ylva Johansson says Greece 'can do more' to look into allegations that asylum seekers are being pushed back to Turkey.

The defence and prosecution give opening statements in the trial of the police officer accused of killing George Floyd.

Most diplomats and other foreigners left the North African country after repeated attacks and kidnappings.

Latest attack in Cabo Delgado province kills dozens of civilians and forces thousands to flee Palma towards safety.

The late president has left behind a nation divided in memory of a leader who was simultaneously revered and loathed.

Whether Israel can form a government may not be known for weeks with the possibility of a fifth election in two years.

Amnesty last week accused Lebanese authorities of 'cruel, abusive' treatment of more than 20 Syrians in detention.

Helped by peak of high tide, a flotilla of tugboats wrenched free the bulbous bow of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given.

The fire left several people seriously injured and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents.

A video showed Victoria Salazar Arriaza pinned to the ground by police, reminiscent of the death of George Floyd.

Family and lawyers representing Floyd's kin held a moment of silence before the first day of Derek Chauvin's trial.

Houghton Mifflin said the deal allows it to focus on its K-12 education business as schools begin to reopen in the US.

People can meet in the open air and outdoor sports facilities have reopened, in part thanks to a swift vaccine rollout.

Raising limits on what grandparents can pass on to their grandchildren tax-free could prove controversial, however.

As one of Tehran’s oldest hospitals reaches capacity during the pandemic, the urgent construction of a new ward begins.

If the EU is to really tackle racism, it needs to address structural racism in all its forms, across all member states.

Richard Branson’s space tourism firm is developing a new passenger spacecraft - and plans to set up more spaceports.

Servier hit with $3.1m fine over the sale of Mediator, a weight-loss drug linked to hundreds of deaths.

Kidnappers in Nigeria are increasingly targeting schools and abducting hundreds of students for ransom.

The Wet'suwet'en matriarch is defending her traditional territories in Canada from the construction of the CGL pipeline.

International aid agency sources say between 6,000 and 10,000 people are waiting to be evacuated to safety.

'Unambiguous' events around Floyd's death make for a challenging defence, but trial's outcome is still up in the air.

Witnesses and local media report that at least three people were killed by security forces in Yangon.

Nabih Berri calls for urgent action to form a government, as Parliament approves crisis funding to avert power blackout.

Arms producers are focused on the front lines, and an unusual figure is trying to revive the industry.

Deborah Birx, coordinator of Trump's COVID task force, says the previous government's pandemic response was lacking.

Rights group says 'problematic provisions' of the draft law, which heads to the Senate on Tuesday, should be scrapped.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for attack in which two soldiers are believed to have been killed.

Recent order asking government employees to share social media details latest in a series of measures being slammed.

The new plant, a joint venture with Sinopharm, will have a production capacity of 200 million doses a year.

Qatar's emir and Saudi crown prince discuss clean energy and regional green initiatives in a telephone conversation.

Two drivers and their two aides among the arrested in connection with train collision that killed 18 people last week.

Republicans who failed to overturn the election are now trying to prevent future defeats through voter suppression.

Draft copy of long-awaited WHO study into COVID origins says lab leak extremely unlikely, The Associated Press reports.

Hong Kong reportedly wants to join the craze for so-called Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).