Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he would be among the first to receive a Russian coronavirus vaccine if it is shown to be effective.
Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday activated its highest-level flood-control response for the first time on record, as rain-induced floods ravaged parts of the province.
Officials in Tokyo say 26 people died of heatstroke in the metropolitan area over nine days through Monday, as a severe heat wave continues to grip Japan.