LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader said Monday that she will renew her push for independence from the United Kingdom next year, with the aim of holding a referendum on secession in 2023. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the independence campaign,...

Moderna chief Stéphane Bancel said he believed that the variant is already present in most countries.

Thirty endangered white rhinos arrived in Rwanda on Monday after a long journey from South Africa in a Boeing 747, conservationists said, hailing it as the largest single transfer of the species ever undertaken. The animals were transported in a chartered...

The doctor who alerted government scientists to the possibility of a new variant said people infected with omicron are showing milder symptoms than those suffering the delta strain. South African researchers said omicron appears to be more transmissible...

The meat is a delicacy for some in Tanzania but the authorities have now banned its consumption.