Dec 01 Volcanic lava imperils church, homes on Spain’s La Palma island By Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press The volcano is going strong and seismic activity in the area has increased in recent days. Spain’s National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. Continue reading
Dec 01 Belarus detains journalists, activists in crackdown on dissent By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus raided the homes of dozens of journalists and activists Wednesday, according to a human rights group, in what appeared to be the biggest one-day crackdown on dissent in the past three months. Independent… Continue reading
Dec 01 Omicron disrupts travel industry’s comeback as new restrictions are put in place By David Koenig, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press From shopping districts in Japan and tour guides in the Holy Land to ski resorts in the Alps and airlines the world over, a familiar dread is rising about the renewed restrictions. Continue reading
Dec 01 Leftist opposition candidate wins Honduran presidential vote after rival concedes By Christopher Sherman, Marlon González, Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ ruling party conceded defeat Tuesday in presidential elections held two days earlier, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro and easing fears of another contested vote and violent protests. Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura, presidential… Continue reading
Dec 01 WWII bomb explodes at Munich construction site, injuring 4 By Associated Press Trains to and from that station, one of Germany’s busiest, were suspended but service resumed in mid-afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 01 Putin demands NATO guarantees not to expand eastward By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Putin’s statement came amid Ukrainian and Western worries about an alleged plan by Moscow to invade Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 01 Omicron keeps world on edge as more information drips out By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Raf Casert, Associated Press Much is still unknown about the new variant, including how contagious it is and whether it can evade vaccines, and the European Union chief acknowledged that waiting for scientists to tell the world more felt like "an eternity.”… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:16 Will the omicron variant require a new vaccine? An expert weighs in By Nick Schifrin, Dorothy Hastings A growing number of countries are reporting cases of the coronavirus' omicron variant, and many are mandating travel bans. Meanwhile, advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have now endorsed drug maker Merck's pill to treat COVID-19 in high-risk… Continue watching
Nov 30 What we know you can do to protect yourself from omicron By Laura Santhanam Key questions need to be answered about the new COVID-19 variant, omicron, including whether it is more transmissible, produces more severe disease, and responds to vaccines and medicines. Continue reading
Nov 30 Iraq electoral commission confirms October election results By Associated Press The final results announced by Iraq’s electoral commission have confirmed Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as the biggest winner in last month’s vote, securing 73 out of Parliament’s 329 seats. Continue reading