Oct 21 South Korea test launches 1st domestically made space rocket By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in still described the test as an "excellent accomplishment" that takes the country a step further in its pursuit of a space launch program. Continue reading
Oct 21 Moscow closing schools, many businesses as virus deaths soar By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Restaurants, movie theaters and many retail stores in Moscow will be closed for 11 days starting Oct. 28, along with other new restrictions, officials said Thursday, as Russia recorded the highest numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the pandemic… Continue reading
Oct 21 U.K. police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker’s murder By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Prosecutors said Ali Harbi Ali, a British man with Somali heritage, had "religious and ideological motivations" when he attacked David Amess last week in the town of Leigh-on-Sea. Continue reading
Oct 21 Ukraine hits all-time death record amid vaccine hesitancy By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Coronavirus infections and deaths in Ukraine surged to all-time highs Thursday amid a laggard pace of vaccination, with overall inoculations among the lowest in Europe. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: NYC to mandate COVID vaccine for all public employees In our news wrap Wednesday, New York City ordered 46,000 police, firefighters and other city employees to get vaccinated by Nov. 1 — or get placed on unpaid leave. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered most Russian workers to take off… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:04 Idlib, Syria’s final rebel stronghold, struggles to get lifesaving aid amid COVID spike By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Ali Rogin Government shelling killed a dozen people in Syria’s northwest Idlib province Wednesday. Idlib is the final stronghold for rebels still fighting the Assad regime. But the province is also under attack from a different threat — its most severe wave… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 5:08 Pilot oxygen backup system offers new hope for Ugandan hospitals plagued by power cuts By Fred de Sam Lazaro The pandemic is bringing new attention to a critical health care challenge plaguing many countries: A shortage or unreliable supply of medical oxygen. It’s also prompting many medical providers to look at ways to fix the problem. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Oct 20 Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize By Raf Casert, Associated Press The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned. Continue reading
Oct 20 New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region By Cara Anna, Associated Press Meanwhile, the United Nations tells The Associated Press it is slashing by more than half its Tigray presence as a government blockade halts humanitarian aid efforts and people die from lack of food. Continue reading
Oct 20 Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10 By Albert Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The U.N.'s deputy regional humanitarian coordinator described as "shocking" reports of shelling that hit a market and roads near schools. Continue reading