Tokyo had previously set a 50% occupancy rate of hospital beds designated for virus patients as the threshold for requesting a state of emergency.

Demand for at-home tests will probably slow first while sales of more reliable PCRs will show more resilience, according to medical supply executives.

The U.S. hailed the rare airborne raid by commandos in a rebel-held patch of Syria as a major success against terrorism, saying it ended the ...

Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is said to have detonated a bomb as U.S. forces closed in, killing himself and several others.

The figure would be nearly 300% more than the current 1.72 million foreign workers who make up about 2.5% of the workforce.

The former vaccine czar has previously taken to social media to criticize the border policy, which lets in citizens and foreign residents but very few ...

China has expressed support for Putin’s grievances against the U.S. and NATO, and joined Russia to try to block action on Ukraine at the U.N. ...

Osaka and Hokkaido also saw record high case counts as the omicron wave persists across the country.

The surveillance programs offer the promise of protecting those in cognitive decline while helping them retain some independence, but they have also evoked fears of ...

The number of child welfare referrals reached a record high, surpassing 100,000 for the second consecutive year.