Nov 18 State of emergency in British Columbia with more deaths expected following floods, mudslides By Jim Morris, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Every major route between the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, where Canada's third largest city of Vancouver is located, and the interior of the province has been cut by washouts, flooding or landslides following record-breaking rainfall. Continue reading
Nov 18 China tennis star's email raises doubt over safety concerns By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press A Chinese professional tennis player not seen in public since she accused a former top government official of sexual assault purportedly sent an email claiming she was safe and that the allegation was false. Continue reading
Nov 18 New Delhi's air still 'very poor' despite emergency measures By Associated Press Air pollution remains extremely high in the Indian capital a day after authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut some power stations to reduce smog that has blanketed the city for much of the month. On Thursday, New Delhi's air quality… Continue reading
Nov 18 Hong Kong declares wild boars fair game after animal attacks By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong authorities have had enough of wild boars. An increasing number of attacks by the animals including one that bit a police officer last week have triggered an operation in a district less than half an hour's drive from… Continue reading
Nov 17 Afghanistan on the brink of `humanitarian catastrophe,' UN envoy says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press But she told the U.N. Security Council that a humanitarian catastrophe “is preventable,” saying the main cause is financial sanctions on the Taliban, who took over the country Aug. 15. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 5:48 How the COVAX vaccine program is faring, and what challenges developing nations still face By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The Biden administration is ramping up plans for vaccine manufacturing for the coming year. But developing nations have been struggling with delays and short supplies for months and will not meet their vaccination goals for this year. Drug maker Moderna… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 5:24 What we know about tennis star Peng Shuai and China's censorship of the #MeToo movement By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran One of China’s biggest sports stars, tennis champion Peng Shuai, appeared to publicly accuse a former top government official of sexual assault. As Stephanie Sy explains, there are now new questions about what happened, and the broader issue of the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Canada dispatching military personnel to assist with British Columbia floods By Associated Press Military helicopters already helped evacuate about 300 people from one highway where people were trapped in their cars overnight Monday following a mudslide. Continue reading
Nov 17 Flooding devastates parts of U.S. Northwest, Canada By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Officials in the small city of Sumas, Washington, near the Canada border called the flood damage devastating. Across the border, authorities say the body of a woman was recovered from a landslide northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia, and two others… Continue reading
Nov 17 Belarus moves some migrants camped in the cold at Polish border to heated building By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have been stuck at the border since Nov. 8. Most are fleeing conflict or despair at home and want to reach Germany or other western European countries. Continue reading