Jun 03 China blocks moves to increase protection of emperor penguins By Frank Jordans, Associated Press China has blocked efforts to step up protection of emperor penguins that are increasingly threatened by the effects global warming is having on their natural habitat in Antarctica, officials said Friday. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Buffalo grand jury formally charges suspect for racist rampage that killed 10 In our news wrap Wednesday, a grand jury in Buffalo formally charged a white 18-year-old suspect for the massacre of 10 Black people at a supermarket, Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as chief operating officer for Meta, Shanghai residents celebrated… Continue watching
Jun 01 Shanghai begins a return to normalcy as 2-month COVID lockdown eases By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press Traffic, pedestrians and joggers have reappeared on the streets of Shanghai as China's largest city begins returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has drawn protests over its heavy-handed implementation. Continue reading
May 31 Shanghai eases months-long COVID lockdown By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening China's largest city after a two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has throttled the national economy and largely confined millions of people to their homes. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 8:28 Hacked Chinese government files give new insights on the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs By Nick Schifrin, Tommy Walters The release of a new trove of hacked Chinese police records offers one of the most extensive accounts yet of the mass internment of the mostly Muslim minority Uighurs. Human rights groups have accused China's government of detaining more than… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 1:35 News Wrap: Vice President Harris pays her respects to the Buffalo shooting victims In our news wrap Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris and the second gentleman joined mourners in Buffalo as 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield, the final victim of a racist attack two weeks ago, was laid to rest. Also, a church charity event… Continue watching
May 28 UN human rights chief calls on China ‘rethink policies’ on Uighur detention By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Bachelet, making the first visit by a U.N. high commissioner for human rights to China in 17 years, said she raised the lack of independent judicial oversight for a system of internment camps that swept up a million or more… Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: U.S. to continue expanded cooperation with Taiwan, Blinken says By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says our country will continue to expand is cooperation with Taiwan despite Beijing's "growing coersion."… Continue reading
May 23 Watch 8:16 Biden vows to intervene militarily if China invades Taiwan By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Tommy Walters President Biden's statement that the U.S. would defend Taiwan from an attack from China triggered a sharp response from Beijing. It also raises questions about whether this is changing U.S. policy and making a new commitment to Taiwan. Ivan Kanapathy,… Continue watching
May 23 WATCH: Biden says U.S. would intervene with military to defend Taiwan By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden, at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded. “That’s the commitment we made,” he added. Continue reading