Jun 30 Canadian Indigenous group says more graves found at new site By Associated Press It follows two other reports of similar massive findings at two other such church-run schools, one of more than 600 unmarked graves and another of 215 bodies. Continue reading
Jun 30 IMF and World Bank say Sudan meets initial debt relief criteria By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have announced that Sudan has met the initial criteria for over $50 billion in foreign debt relief. Continue reading
Jun 30 Breastfeeding Olympians allowed to bring babies to Tokyo By Associated Press The IOC had stipulated that no family could travel to Tokyo due to COVID-19 restrictions. It announced Wednesday that the stance had been reversed. Continue reading
Jun 30 Iran oil workers strike for better wages as economy strains under sanctions By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Thousands of workers in Iran's vast oil industry have gone on strike over the past week to press demands for better wages and conditions at oil facilities. Continue reading
Jun 30 Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years By Geir Moulson, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the U.S.-led mission is officially expected to end. Continue reading
Jun 30 Pope to meet with Indigenous survivors of Canada’s residential schools amid demands for apology By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools. The meeting comes amid calls for a papal apology for Catholic Church's role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children. Continue reading
Jun 30 Putin says he was vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russia on Wednesday reported 21,042 new infections and 669 deaths — similar to numbers it has been reporting daily since June 24. The number of reported deaths was a record for a single day for the country. Continue reading
Jun 30 Kim berates North Korean officials for ‘crucial’ virus lapse By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a "great crisis," using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak in a country that would be scarcely able to handle… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: Biden to visit Surfside condo collapse site on Thursday In our news wrap Tuesday, rescue crews in Surfside, Florida, have spent another long day, delicately digging into a collapsed condominium tower and hoping to find survivors. A scorching heat wave along the Pacific Northwest coast has moved east after… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 9:05 Understanding the fragile ceasefire and humanitarian crisis in Tigray By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till, Ali Rogin There is fragile ceasefire in Northern Ethiopia's Tigray after Ethiopian and allied forces withdrew after an occupation late in 2020. It's a dramatic turn in conflict that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and featured atrocities the global community attributes to… Continue watching