Topic: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

The Mexican government is raffling off the house Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman used to evade arrest in 2014, along with other properties.

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City on Tuesday to discuss immigration policy, part of her first foreign trip since taking office in January.

The White House said Thursday that federal agencies will send at least 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to needy countries overseas by the end of this month, following up on a pledge President Joe Biden made last month.

India remains a major COVID-19 hotspot with the most daily deaths and cases but the numbers are way down from world daily records a few weeks ago as the global pandemic is subsiding in many nations.

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.

The Biden administration said it plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada as the shot is being considered for approval in the United States.

The pandemic is diminishing in Britain, including an increase of 82 deaths Sunday, after a peak of more than 1,800 two months ago with restrictions to be reduced and vaccinations ramped up, much like elsewhere in Europe.

President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday as the two discussed immigration and the COVID-19.

Worldwide attempts to control COVID-19 with vast vaccine distribution and restrictions, including lockdowns, are paying off with reduced cases and deaths from peaks in January.

The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 2.2 million lives and sickened at least 103 people worldwide, is subsiding from record levels.