Aug 28 Watch 2:27 The legacy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is resigning due to illness Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday that he is resigning because of a chronic health problem. A political veteran, he held the post longer than anyone else. Abe cultivated a friendly relationship with President Trump that some experts say… Continue watching
Aug 28 Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he's resigning for health reasons By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, says he will resign because a chronic illness has resurfaced. Concerns about Abe’s health began this summer and grew this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row for unspecified… Continue reading
Aug 27 How nations are going back to school -- or not By Associated Press Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 6:26 The intrepid journalist who exposed Hiroshima's horror By Jeffrey Brown After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, it was another year before first-hand accounts emerged. Journalist John Hersey helped expose the bomb’s lasting damage, which the U.S. government tried to downplay. In a new book, “Fallout,” which… Continue watching
Aug 06 Survivors mark 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic attack By Yami Maraguchi, Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world's first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack's 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:54 75 years after Hiroshima, should U.S. president have authority to launch nuclear attack? On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. Seventy-five years later, the NewsHour revisits how the president became the sole authority on when nuclear weapons are used. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to… Continue watching
Jul 17 Countries across the globe battle flare-ups of COVID-19 By Elaine Kurtenbach, Nomaan Merchant, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Outbreaks in the world’s latest hot spots pushed the confirmed global case tally toward 14 million on Friday. Governments are frantically trying to prevent and put down fresh outbreaks and keep their economies running as the pandemic accelerates in some… Continue reading
Jul 15 Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions By Costas Kantouris, Vanessa Gera, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control. Continue reading
Jul 08 Japan battered by more heavy rain and deadly floods; at least 58 people dead Flooding and mudslides blocked parts of a main road connecting Kamikochi and Matsumoto, two major tourist destinations in Nagano, stranding hundreds of residents and visitors. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: U.S. officially notifies United Nations of plan to withdraw from WHO In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration has officially notified Congress and the United Nations that the U.S. is withdrawing from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has previously contributed over $400 million annually to the organization -- more… Continue watching