World Mar 17 Locals pick up pieces after Cyclone Freddy as death toll rises By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Vitus-Gregory Gondwe, Associated Press
World Feb 22 Weakened Cyclone Freddy continues to batter Madagascar, killing 4 A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds has killed four people and is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation. By Laetitia Bezain, Associated Press
World Feb 20 Madagascar, Mozambique prepare for ‘dangerous’ Cyclone Freddy A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as "dangerous" by the United Nation's weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall. By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press
Nation Feb 24 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: SEC is investigating Elon Musk, his brother for insider trading In our news wrap Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother broke insider trading rules, a judge orders a Michigan couple to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after their son allegedly…
Nation Feb 23 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Drugmakers seek regulatory approval for new COVID vaccine In our news wrap Wednesday, two drugmakers, Sanofi and Glaxo-Smith-Kline, say they hope to get another COVID vaccine on the market soon as they seek regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe. Also, new government data shows deaths of pregnant…
Feb 22 Watch 5:19 Multiple cyclones, historic drought in Madagascar cause widespread food insecurity By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin Extreme weather events are wreaking havoc on Madagascar, including multiple cyclones that have already hit the island nation this year. Sitting off the east coast of Africa, it is one of the poorest nations in the world. And as John… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: FDA delays approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the FDA said it wants more data on whether to authorize three Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children under 5, President Biden ordered the release of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid in… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: New York, Massachusetts and Illinois move to end indoor mask mandates In our news wrap Wednesday, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois are joining the move to end indoor mask mandates as the CDC works on new national guidelines, Canadian officials say anti-vaccine protests at U.S. border crossings must end, Russia's military… Continue watching
Feb 09 Death toll rises to more than 90 in Madagascar tropical cyclone By Laetitia Bezain, Associated Press Officials on Madagascar say the toll of Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island earlier this week. Continue reading
Oct 26 How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungry By Rashmi Shivni Climate change is starving out Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology. Continue reading