Jan 23 Watch 6:56 In Thailand, tracking animal health to prevent outbreaks of human disease By Fred de Sam Lazaro Viruses like avian flu, Ebola and Marburg often fester in animals before moving into human populations. Animals in regions that are geographically remote present particular challenges for disease containment. But in Thailand, local residents are using technology, including digital scanning,… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: U.S., China trade talks resume in Beijing In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. and China began trade talks in Beijing amid rising tensions over tariffs and the arrest of a Chinese tech executive in Canada. The Trump administration has said it will impose new tariffs if… Continue watching
Jul 18 Elon Musk apologizes for calling cave rescue diver a 'pedo' By Associated Press Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has apologized for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile, saying he spoke in anger but was wrong to do so. Continue reading
Jul 12 Player-coach bond may have saved lives in Thai cave ordeal By Eddie Pells, Associated Press Unsure of their prospects for more than two weeks while they awaited rescue, the kids and their coach found themselves in a life-and-death struggle that placed an acute focus on the value of teamwork, positive attitude and strong leadership. Continue reading
Jul 10 Entire Thai soccer team now rescued from cave By Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Stephen Wright, Associated Press A daring rescue mission in the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in northern Thailand has saved all 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped deep within the labyrinth, ending a grueling 18-day ordeal that claimed the life… Continue reading
Jul 09 Amid jubilation, 4 more boys rescued from flooded Thai cave By Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Stephen Wright, Associated Press "Two days, eight Boars," read a Facebook post by the Thai Navy SEALS of the dramatic rescue that began Sunday, more than two weeks after the members of the Wild Boars soccer team were trapped. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: Trump administration won't meet court deadline to reunite youngest migrant children In our news wrap Monday, the Trump administration says it will not meet Tuesday’s court-ordered deadline to reunite 102 migrant children under the age of 5 with their parents. A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge that the administration… Continue watching
Jul 08 4 rescued from Thailand cave as rescue operation underway By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Associated Press Rescuers in northern Thailand on Sunday extracted at least four members of a youth soccer team from the cave where they had been trapped for more than two week. Continue reading
Jul 06 Former Thai navy SEAL is first casualty of cave rescue effort By Grant Peck, Associated Press A former member of the Thai navy's elite SEAL unit who volunteered to help his old comrades in their risky mission to evacuate a dozen boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave has become the first casualty of… Continue reading
Jul 05 Rescuers race to drain water inside Thai cave before rains By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach. Continue reading