Dec 11 China expands hospitals, ICUs as it faces a COVID surge after loosening restrictions By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. Continue reading
Dec 11 Suspect in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 taken into U.S. custody By Eric Tucker, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the… Continue reading
Dec 10 France beats England 2-1, advancing to semifinals at World Cup By James Robson, Associated Press Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 1:59 Outpouring of grief after sudden death of sports journalist Grant Wahl By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin Prominent American sports journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly on Saturday while covering the World Cup in Qatar, during the waning minutes of the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 1:53 News Wrap: Russian drones attack power grid in southern Ukraine In our news wrap Saturday, Russian drone strikes knocked out energy infrastructure across southern Ukraine, a major storm system moving inland from the Pacific Coast threatens severe weather across the U.S., and Republican Kari Lake has asked a court to… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:37 How Morocco is making history at the World Cup Morocco made history on Saturday by becoming the first African nation and first Arab nation to reach a World Cup semifinal. Since the first World Cup in 1930, only European and South American teams have made the final — leading… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:57 Why activists are targeting famous art to protest climate change By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Winston Wilde, Azhar Merchant Over the past few months, activists have targeted priceless works of art to call attention to the climate crisis. These viral moments are grabbing attention, but is the message getting through? We look at how these protests could be both… Continue watching
Dec 10 Peru's first female president asks Cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, swore in her Cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state and asked each minister to pledge not to be corrupt while in office. Continue reading
Dec 10 New law in Japan takes aim at Unification Church's coercive fundraising tactics By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage. Continue reading
Dec 10 Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals after defeating Portugal 1-0 By Steve Douglas, Associated Press Morocco delivered a seminal moment in the nearly 100-year history of soccer's biggest tournament, beating Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal team 1-0 Saturday in the another shocking result in the first World Cup staged in the Middle East. Continue reading