Nov 23 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: AstraZeneca reports promising results on a COVID-19 vaccine In our news wrap Monday, Astra-Zeneca became the third major company to report promising results on a COVID-19 vaccine, the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have fallen during the pandemic but not enough to reduce record levels and General Motors is… Continue watching
Nov 23 China tests millions of people after COVID-19 flareups in 3 cities By Associated Press As temperatures drop, widescale measures are being enacted in Tianjin, Shanghai and Manzhouli, even though the number of new cases remains low compared to the United States and other countries. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 8:41 Perspectives on Biden's win from Italy, Jordan and China How are other countries reacting to Joe Biden’s victory? Marwan Muasher has served as Jordan’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister and is now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Nathalie Tocci is director of the Institute for International… Continue watching
Nov 11 TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene. Continue reading
Nov 11 Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers to resign en masse By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers say they will resign en masse after four of them were ousted from the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s Legislature. Continue reading
Nov 03 Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the U.S. By Associated Press For countries around the planet, the presidency of Donald Trump in its first term has been, it is safe to say, a singular experience to watch. Nation by nation, how is Election Day in the United States being watched, considered,… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 7:41 Russia greatest foreign threat to U.S. election and infrastructure, intel official says With U.S. intelligence officials united in their assessment that American adversaries are trying to influence the presidential election, can voters be assured of its integrity? William Evanina is the top U.S. counterintelligence official charged with combating foreign attacks on American… Continue watching
Oct 28 WATCH: U.S. charges 8 in alleged Chinese surveillance effort By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges, officials said. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 6:18 China dominates the pandemic PPE market. What does that mean for U.S. as virus surges? By Patrick Fok During the coronavirus pandemic, the world has become reliant on personal protective equipment, or PPE. Most of this essential gear, from masks to gowns to goggles, comes from China -- and experts in the U.S. say this foreign dependence is… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: Crowds strike against Lukashenko in Belarus In our news wrap Monday, factory workers, students and businesses in Belarus staged a one-day national strike as President Alexander Lukashenko again defied calls to resign. Crowds filled the streets of Minsk in solidarity against Lukashenko and thousands of protester… Continue watching