Jan 25 9 workers found dead in China after gold mine explosions By Associated Press Eleven others were rescued a day earlier after being trapped underground for two weeks at the mine in Shandong province. One person was still missing. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Two suicide bombings kill at least 32 people in Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 32 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad, new Labor Department numbers continue to highlight the pandemic’s economic toll, President Biden proposes a five-year extension of a longstanding… Continue watching
Jan 20 Why the U.S. accused China of genocide, and what's next By Associated Press Xinjiang, a far western region that borders central Asia, is home to the predominantly Muslim Uighur ethnic group. China denies human rights violations and says its actions in Xinjiang are necessary to counter a separatist and terrorist threat. Continue reading
Jan 19 Panel concludes China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic By Maria Cheng, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: COVID-19 has killed more than 2 million people worldwide In our news wrap Friday, COVID-19 has now killed more than 2 million people worldwide since it emerged in China just over a year ago, White House says President Trump will depart Washington on the morning of the inauguration, the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Biden team says recent Trump foreign policy moves 'feel like sabotage' By Nick Schifrin Up until now, Biden transition officials had shied away from publicly criticizing recent policy changes, but in an exclusive conversation with the PBS NewsHour, a transition official detailed a number of issues with the outgoing administration’s approach, singling out Secretary… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. reach a new high In our news wrap Wednesday, pandemic deaths in the U.S. hit another high Tuesday with more than 4,300, the virus pushes the federal budget deficit to a new record, New York City is terminating all contracts with the Trump organization,… Continue watching
Jan 11 WHO experts arriving in China Thursday for coronavirus origins probe By Associated Press China says a group of experts from the World Health Organization is due to arrive Thursday for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Biden to nominate Merrick Garland for U.S. attorney general In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Biden will tap federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general, U.S. officials pressed to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations as the death toll neared 360,000, Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 8:03 News Wrap: COVID-19 claims more than 1.8 million lives worldwide In our news wrap Thursday, New Year's Eve arrives as COVID-19 claimed more than 1.8 million lives worldwide, Sen. Ben Sasse pushes back against Republican colleagues trying to reverse the 2020 election results, the U.S. Senate continues a stalemate over… Continue watching