Facebook has blocked users in Australia from sharing news stories, escalating a fight with the country’s government over whether tech companies should have to pay news organizations for content.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa became one of the first people to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in the country that has by far the highest confirmed virus caseload in Africa.
A spot on the Atlantic City Boardwalk where movie stars, athletes and rock stars used to party — and a future president honed his instincts for bravado and hype — was reduced to a dusty pile of rubble on Wednesday.
Amid signs that more infectious coronavirus variants are spreading unchecked across Europe, governments and EU leaders are scrambling to speed up vaccine efforts.