April 12 (UPI) -- Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine won't be included in Australia's national rollout due to its similarities to the AstraZeneca vaccine, government health officials said Monday.

April 12 (UPI) -- China's former ambassador to Britain has been named Beijing's new envoy for Korean Peninsula Affairs, the Chinese foreign ministry said.

April 12 (UPI) -- A volcano on the southeastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted again on Monday and residents were told to expect more ash clouds.

April 12 (UPI) -- More than 70% of people in Japan said in a poll they are opposed to holding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

April 12 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William and Prince Harry on Monday addressed the death of Prince Philip in separate statements praising their grandfather.

April 12 (UPI) -- North Korean activities at a shipyard could be raising concerns about a potential test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in Seoul.

April 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit on Monday, part of a two-day swing through the Middle Eastern nation.

April 12 (UPI) -- South Korea has agreed to return Iran's frozen assets "as soon as possible," citing Iran's right to access its funds and Seoul's national interest.

April 12 (UPI) -- A Chinese official admitted then promptly denied that China's COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective.

April 12 (UPI) -- For the first time in six months, many facets of public life in Britain are being allowed to resume on Monday -- like pubs, retail stores, gyms and salons -- as the country eases a good share of COVID-19 restrictions.

SEOUL, April 12 (UPI) -- South Korea's lithium-ion battery maker, SK Innovation, agreed to pay $1.8 billion to its cross-city rival, LG Energy Solution, to avoid a 10-year ban in the United States related to misappropriated trade secrets.

In the year 536, across much of eastern Europe and throughout Asia, spring turned into summer and fall gave way to winter without a day of sunshine. From early 536 to 537, they stayed dark.

April 12 (UPI) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday accused Israel of being responsible for the blackout a day earlier at the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran.

April 12 (UPI) -- Voters in Ecuador have elected conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso as their next president, election officials said.

April 11 (UPI) -- India and Brazil are dominating a surge in COVID-19 deaths and cases as nations around the world are ramping up vaccinations in efforts to curb the pandemic and amid restrictions, including lockdowns.

April 11 (UPI) -- Officials in Iran cited the possibility of "sabotage" after the Natanz nuclear facility lost power on Sunday.

April 11 (UPI) -- Prince Andrew on Sunday told reporters that his mother Queen Elizabeth II has described feeling a "huge void in her life" following the death of her husband Prince Philip on Friday.

April 10 (UPI) -- A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck near Indonesia Saturday, killing at least seven people and damaging buildings on the main island of Java.

April 10 (UPI) -- India has hit a record high in new daily COVID-19 cases with daily deaths hitting their highest point in more than five months.

April 10 (UPI) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani unveiled Saturday 133 new nuclear achievements in a video conference to mark National Nuclear Technology Day.