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Neighborhood residents say the 13-story building was home to many poor, elderly and disabled people. The cause of the fire is still unclear.

International travelers must be vaccinated, test negative, be coming from certain countries, quarantine and heed restrictions in public.

The agreement came as a paradigm shift after the U.N. and humanitarian groups criticized the relocation, saying the island is regularly submerged by monsoon rains and was not fit for habitation.

Monday marks one year of demonstrations against government-backed laws that farmers say will hurt their livelihoods.

Harris made the announcement during her one week trip to Southeast Asia, as part of the Biden administration's push to strengthen its alliances in region in an effort to counter China's influence

The Vice President warned China that its actions in the South China Sea amount to "coercion" and "intimidation."

The long-planned trip is now complicated by the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is drawing comparisons to the fall of Saigon in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

The decision was announced Friday in Manila by Philippines Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana and U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin. U.S. military presence in the region is seen as a counterbalance to China.

Earlier this week, the U.S. and other leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations issued a statement calling for North Korea to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks.

Friday marks the 32nd anniversary of the massacre of protesters in Beijing. But this June 4 in Hong Kong will be unusually quiet for the second year in a row.

The Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 would allocate billions to scientific research and has strong bipartisan support. It could be a game changer for some U.S. cities.

A previously unknown novel coronavirus capable of infecting people has been discovered in Borneo, says a team of researchers from Duke University.