Jul 20 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: U.S. COVID cases up 200% in 2 weeks with delta variant behind 83% of them In our news wrap Tuesday, new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. are still building — up 200% in two weeks. Vaccinated staffers in both the White House and in Congress have tested positive. China has rejected U.S. Accusations that it… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:42 Belarusian opposition leader on Lukashenko’s dictatorship, underground protests, U.S. aid By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn It's been nearly a year since the man known as Europe's last dictator, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, was declared victor in an election widely-denounced as a fraud. The woman leading his opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is in Washington this week meeting… Continue watching
Jul 20 French lawmakers adopt compromise climate bill amid protests By Constantin Gouvy, Associated Press The final draft included measures to encourage cleaner cars and phase out the most-polluting vehicles; aid for the renovation of energy-inefficient homes and other buildings. Continue reading
Jul 20 Macron among 14 heads of states among potential spyware targets By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Amnesty International says French President Emmanuel Macron leads a list of 14 current or former heads of state potentially targeted for hacking by clients of the notorious Israeli spyware firm NSO Group. Continue reading
Jul 20 Protests erupt in India’s Parliament over spying scandal By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press India's Parliament has erupted in protests as opposition lawmakers accuse the government of using military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists. Continue reading
Jul 20 Afghan president slams Taliban after rockets target Kabul palace By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Afghanistan's government says several rockets hit near the presidential palace shortly before President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Continue reading
Jul 20 Imprisoned Myanmar politician dies from COVID-19 By Grant Peck, Associated Press Nyan Win's death comes as Myanmar reels from soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases that are badly straining the country's medical infrastructure. Continue reading
Jul 20 Climate envoy says U.S., China must end world’s ‘suicide pact’ By Danica Kirka, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has called on China to join America in urgently cutting greenhouse gas emissions and described the international alliances that rebuilt Europe after World War II as a model for fighting climate change. Continue reading
Jul 20 Muslims mark Eid al-Adha holiday in pandemic’s shadow By Mariam Fam, Amr Nabil, Associated Press Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 20 Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru’s president-elect By Franklin Briceno, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press A teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who had never held office is now Peru's president-elect after officials in the South American country declared him the winner of a runoff election. Continue reading