Jun 04 Pandemic hits poorest hardest as India, Pakistan cases jump By Elaine Kurtenbach, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are urging that governments and others unite in developing a "people's vaccine" to protect everyone against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jun 02 Mumbai braces for rare cyclone By Aniruddha Ghosal, Emily Schmall, Associated Press A cyclone in the Arabian Sea is barreling toward India’s business capital Mumbai, threatening to deliver high winds and flooding to an area already struggling with the nation’s highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 7:03 News Wrap: Trump says U.S. terminating relationship with WHO In our news wrap Friday, President Trump announced the U.S. is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, to which it gives about $450 million. Trump accuses the group of covering up China’s role in the novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue watching
May 22 India struggles with twin challenges of cyclone and pandemic By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press In the middle of a pandemic, if a cyclone comes hurtling toward you, what should you do? Debasis Shyamal, a fisherman, crammed himself into a government shelter, minutes before Cyclone Amphan crashed into his coastal village… Continue reading
May 21 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Deadly cyclone knocks out power for millions in Bangladesh In our news wrap Thursday, about 10 million people in Bangladesh lack electricity in the aftermath of a powerful cyclone. The storm, which also hit coastal India, packed winds of up to 118 miles per hour when it made landfall. Continue watching
May 21 Death and destruction after cyclone hits India, Bangladesh By Sheikh Saaliq, Julhas Alam, Associated Press Wide swathes of the coasts of India and Bangladesh were flooded and millions of people remained without power Thursday, after the most powerful cyclone to hit the region in more than decade left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 1:54 Millions in India and Bangladesh flee strongest cyclone in a decade By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran A tropical cyclone is blasting India and Bangladesh, killing at least 14 people and destroying homes by the hundred. The storm surged out of the Bay of Bengal Wednesday into a densely populated area that has been beset by the… Continue watching
May 20 Amid pandemic, cyclone forces millions in India and Bangladesh to flee By Associated Press The cyclone could have devastating consequences for India’s fight against the coronavirus by impacting supply lines and crippling relief measures. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: India, Bangladesh brace for powerful tropical cyclone In our news wrap Tuesday, officials in India and Bangladesh began evacuating millions of people in advance of a powerful tropical cyclone. Packing heavy rain and winds over 100 miles per hour, it's expected to make landfall Wednesday. Also, former… Continue watching
May 16 India overtakes China in number of reported cases By Associated Press India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths. Continue reading