Dec 29 Vivienne Westwood, influential punk fashion maverick, dies at 81 By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm. Continue reading
Dec 29 Serbia revokes troop alert, removes some roadblocks along Kosovo border By Radul Radovanovic, Associated Press Serbia has revoked combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as Serbs started removing more than a dozen of roadblocks in the north of the state. Continue reading
Dec 29 Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19 By Heng Sinith, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino has injured over 60 people and killed at least 19. Officials warned the death toll would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday. Continue reading
Dec 29 Pelé, Brazil's mighty king of 'the beautiful game,' dies at 82 By Tales Azzoni, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Pelé was one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century. He won a record three World Cups with Brazil and was the standard-bearer of "the beautiful game" with the national team and his club Santos. Continue reading
Dec 29 Amazon rainforest defender Marina Silva named Brazil's new environment minister By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country's next minister of environment. Continue reading
Dec 29 Lack of information from China on COVID surge stirs global worry By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly… Continue reading
Dec 29 Former Pope Benedict XVI lucid and stable but condition 'serious', Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable, but his condition remains serious. Continue reading
Dec 29 Russian missiles hit key infrastructure in wave of attacks across Ukraine By Renata Brito, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russian missiles struck Ukraine in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks, hitting power stations and other critical infrastructure Thursday during freezing winter weather. Continue reading
Dec 29 Israel swears in Netanyahu as prime minister, most right-wing government in country's history By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country's history. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Zelenskyy tells Ukrainians their resistance to Russia inspires the world In our news wrap Wednesday, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy declared that his country's refusal to give in to Russia has inspired the West and the world, the incoming far-right government in Israel said expanding settlements on the occupied West Bank will… Continue watching