Oct 05 Australia won’t welcome foreign tourists until at least 2022 By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Australia's prime minister says foreign tourists won’t be welcomed back until at least next year. Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined plans Tuesday for lifting some of the toughest and longest COVID-19 travel restrictions imposed by any democracy. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 4:06 Biden officials to enforce Trump trade deal with China, work toward ‘durable coexistence’ By Nick Schifrin The Biden administration on Monday unveiled its long awaited approach to trade relations with China. U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai said she would restart trade talks with Beijing, but maintain most Trump-era tariffs on china. Nick Schifrin explains. Continue watching
Oct 04 Russia film crew set to blast off to make 1st movie in space By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The project has been hailed by Russia's space chief as a chance to raise the prestige of the nation’s space program. Continue reading
Oct 04 ‘Pandora Papers’ show how the powerful shield assets By Michael Liedtke, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Calls grew Monday for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world's richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai addresses ‘complex and competitive’ trade with China By News Desk U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a speech Monday that the nation's trade relationship with China is "one of profound consequence."… Continue reading
Oct 04 Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down. Continue reading
Oct 04 E.U. regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older By Associated Press The European Medicines Agency said the booster doses "may be considered at least 6 months after the second dose for people aged 18 years and older."… Continue reading
Oct 04 Ethiopia’s prime minister sworn in for a second term as war spreads By Associated Press Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces he described as "hateful" toward the nation, while a handful of visiting African leaders urged him… Continue reading
Oct 04 China flies record 52 warplanes toward self-ruled Taiwan By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China flew 52 fighter planes toward Taiwan on Monday in the largest show of force on record, continuing the three days of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. Continue reading
Oct 03 Leaked records open a ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets By Jonathan Mattise, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files… Continue reading