Nov 28 China eases "zero COVID" rules after wide protests of lockdowns By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Chinese authorities have eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe "zero COVID" strategy after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. Continue reading
Nov 27 Riots break out in Belgium, Netherlands after Morocco's World Cup win By Raf Casert, Associated Press Riots broke out in several Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco’s 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 2:57 News Wrap: 2 new COVID subvariants driving majority of U.S. cases In our news wrap Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci called attention to two new subvariants of COVID-19 that now represent more than half of all U.S. cases, protestors in Shanghai clashed with police over China's restrictive COVID lockdowns, intense Russian shelling… Continue watching
Nov 27 Ukraine struggles to restore utilities amid Russian artillery strikes, as winter looms By Sam Mednick, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Russian forces struck eastern and southern Ukraine early Sunday as utility crews scrambled to restore power, water and heating with the onset of snow and frigid temperatures, while civilians continued to leave the southern city of Kherson because of the… Continue reading
Nov 27 Kidnappings, looting reported in Ethiopia's Tigray region in weeks after truce By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Allies of Ethiopia’s federal military are looting property and carrying out mass detentions in Tigray, according to eyewitnesses and aid workers, raising fresh concern about alleged atrocities more than three weeks after the warring parties signed a truce. Continue reading
Nov 27 Kim Jong Un's daughter appears again, fueling speculation over North Korea succession By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter made a public appearance again, this time with missile scientists and more honorific titles as her father’s “most beloved” or “precious” child. She’s only about 10, but her new, bold photos are deepening… Continue reading
Nov 27 Morocco beats Belgium 2-0, pulling off another World Cup upset By Gerald Imray, Associated Press Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock, and it was Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” that took the hit this time. Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. soccer briefly scrubs Islamic Republic emblem from Iran flag in support of protestors By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. soccer federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations' World Cup match Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Death toll in landslide on Italian island of Ischia rises to 7 as recovery efforts continue By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Search teams have recovered seven dead, including a 3-week-old infant and a pair of young siblings, buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populated port city on the resort island of Ischia, officials… Continue reading
Nov 27 Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China's Xi to step down as protests spread By Dake Kang, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the… Continue reading