International News (Page 691)

COVID Moderna is going head-to-head with Pfizer-BioNTech for the opportunity to vaccinate children younger than 5. Pediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2021. The youngest children still aren’t eligible to get vaccinated. Taylor Glascock/The New York Times By Sharon LaFraniere and Noah Weiland, New York Times…Continue Reading

Pie transforms any meal into something special, according to pie expert, bakery owner and pastry chef Petra (Petee) Paredez. “I think that one of the ways that pies transform a meal is that it’s a dessert that everybody shares, and we kind of want to share dessert,” Paredez said on Salon Talks in 2020. “When you’re at a…Continue Reading

Among the many surprising titles that Pete Davidson has held in the past year – from Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend to chicken cutlet connoisseur – you can add space traveler. The “Saturday Night Live” star  is embarking on a journey to outer space next week thanks to Jeff Bezos and the New Shepard space program. He’ll join the fourth…Continue Reading

In “Turning Red,” the Pixar-produced film airing on Disney+, a 13-year-old girl named Mei who lives in Toronto turns into a red panda whenever she feels a strong emotion, ranging from anger over her mother’s strict parenting to crushing on her and her friends’ beloved boy band, 4*Town. The red panda Mei poofs into is giant,…Continue Reading

Popularity was on Jane Campion’s side this weekend . . . until it wasn’t. The Kiwi director of “The Power of the Dog” had previously received praise for her stunning Western film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and for how she had handled criticism about the film’s authenticity. But that goodwill came to an end Sunday when she veered…Continue Reading

A vast expanse of unique biological diversity hangs in the balance as the “lungs of the world” approach a tipping point from which there is no recovery. The Amazon Rainforest is losing its ability to regenerate, reported a peer-reviewed study, Monday, in Nature. For 10% of all known species on Earth, that means the destruction…Continue Reading

The suspect in last weekend’s stabbing at the Museum of Modern Art was apprehended in Philadelphia early Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD. Gary Cabana, 60, had been on the lam since the incident on Saturday night. He was apprehended by Philadelphia police at about 1:36 a.m. and is awaiting extradition to New York for…Continue Reading

Machine Gun Kelly reveals track number 1 is titled “born with horns” on his upcoming Album “mainstream sellout” at Delilah on March 13 in West Hollywood, California. Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Images Machine Gun Kelly reveals track number 2 is titled “god save me” on his upcoming album “mainstream sellout” at Delilah on March 13 in West…Continue Reading

Homes and buildings across Kyiv were set on fire after explosions were heard Tuesday morning. AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy Russian forces continued their bombardment of Ukrainian cities early Tuesday ahead of another planned round of diplomatic talks between the two sides. Before dawn on Tuesday, large explosions thundered across Kyiv. Homes and residential buildings in the…Continue Reading