Aug 11 WATCH: WHO to test three existing drugs for use with COVID By Associated Press The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will soon begin testing three drugs currently used for other diseases to see if they might help patients suffering from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 11 Amnesty International reports widespread rapes in Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press A new Amnesty International report says dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country’s Tigray conflict. Continue reading
Aug 11 Polish government fails to pass bill limiting media freedom By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Poland’s right-wing ruling party has failed to get a majority to pass a bill that would prevent non-European owners from having controlling stakes in Polish media companies. Continue reading
Aug 11 Death toll reaches up to 65 in Algeria wildfires By Associated Press The death toll in fires ravaging mountain forests and villages in Algeria’s Berber region climbed on Wednesday to 65, including 28 soldiers. Continue reading
Aug 11 Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall By Tameem Akhgar, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan and a local army headquarters completing their blitz across the country's northeast and pressing their offensive elsewhere, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: A surge in COVID-19 infections is pushing hospitals to the breaking point In our news wrap Tuesday, Hospitals and medical staff are overwhelmed in some parts of the country as COVID infections continue to rise, the Taliban claimed they have captured a seventh provincial capital in Afghanistan, much of the northern Caribbean… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 7:34 U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the infrastructure bill and climate change The bipartisan infrastructure bill that cleared the Senate Tuesday represents the largest investment in green energy in United States history. But it faces a tough road ahead in the House of Representatives, where some progressive Democrats say it's not enough… Continue watching
Aug 10 25 soldiers die fighting wildfires in northern Algeria By Associated Press The president of the sprawling North African nation tweeted that the soldiers saved 100 citizens from the blazes in two areas in the mountainous Kabyle region, home of the Berbers. Continue reading
Aug 10 Poles protest bill that would silence U.S.-owned TV network By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Nationwide demonstrations have begun across Poland against a bill seen as an effort by the country’s nationalist ruling party to silence an independent, U.S.-owned television broadcaster. Continue reading
Aug 10 Six EU nations want migrants forced back to Afghanistan By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Six European Union countries want the forced deportation of migrants back to Afghanistan to continue despite the government in Kabul suspending such “non-voluntary returns.”… Continue reading