Sep 15 U.S. issues sweeping new travel warning for China, Hong Kong By Associated Press The U.S. on Tuesday issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of "arbitrary detention" and "arbitrary enforcement of local laws."… Continue reading
Sep 15 Navalny posts photo of himself online, says he can breathe By Vladimir Isachenkov, David Rising, Associated Press Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, saying that he was enjoying the ability to finally breathe on his own after being poisoned with a nerve agent. Continue reading
Sep 13 Israel to set new nationwide lockdown as virus cases surge By Tia Goldenberg, Aron Heller, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced a new countrywide lockdown will be imposed amid a stubborn surge in coronavirus cases, with schools and parts of the economy expected to shut down in a bid to bring down infection… Continue reading
Sep 13 Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast By Lindsay Whitehurst, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said, as crews continued to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 victims from California to Washington state. Continue reading
Sep 13 Asia Today: India cases climb to 4.75M as recovery improves By Associated Press India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 1,114 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 78,586. Continue reading
Sep 13 2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car By Associated Press Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest… Continue reading
Sep 12 Thousands march in Mauritius to protest disastrous oil spill By Cara Anna, Associated Press Thousands of people protested in Mauritius again Saturday over the government’s handling of an offshore oil spill that has become the Indian Ocean island nation’s worst environmental disaster in years. Continue reading
Sep 12 10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and pans and shouting for the resignation of the country’s authoritarian president in the 35th consecutive day of large anti-government protests. Continue reading
Sep 12 Some migrants move into tents after fire guts Greek camp By Iliana Mier, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Some asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos moved into temporary tent housing Saturday, part of the thousands left homeless after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria migrant camp. Continue reading
Sep 12 Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House By Jonathan Lemire, Scott Sonner, Associated Press Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump is going on the offense this weekend in Nevada, which hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. Continue reading