Aug 04 Head of U.N. health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press WHO officials say the science is unproven about whether giving booster shots to people who have already received two vaccine doses is effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 04 Indonesia surpasses 100,000 deaths amid new virus wave By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press It took 14 months for Indonesia to exceed the 50,000 death mark at the end of May, and just over nine weeks to double it. The Health Ministry recorded 1,747 new deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Continue reading
Aug 04 Sydney McLaughlin breaks her previous world record to win Olympic gold in 400-meter hurdles By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The 21-year-old from New Jersey won the 400-meter hurdles title Wednesday, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another history-making day on the speedy Olympic oval. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: COVID-19 vaccination mandates spread in the U.S. as the delta variant surges In our news wrap Tuesday, mandates for COVID-19 vaccinations spread to more of the U.S. as the delta variant surges, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis rejected any new restrictions, New York became the nation's first big city to require proof… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 6:44 Ethiopian government appears determined to target Tigray as humanitarian crisis deepens By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin The Biden administration this week sent its most senior official yet to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. USAID Director Samantha Power is putting pressure on the Ethiopian government and its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister to alleviate a humanitarian… Continue watching
Aug 03 Russia hands Navalny ally parole-like sentence over protests By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The case against Sobol and other Navalny allies was launched shortly after nationwide protests over the politician's arrest rocked Russia on Jan. 23. Continue reading
Aug 03 U.S., other countries return looted ancient artifacts to Iraq By Associated Press Iraq's government says over 17,000 pieces of priceless antiquities have been recovered from the United States and other countries and handed over to the culture ministry. Continue reading
Aug 03 Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Afghan forces on Tuesday launched airstrikes, backed by the U.S., in a desperate effort to defend Lashkar Gah. The fall of the city would mark the first provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban in years. Continue reading
Aug 03 Belarus sprinter says punishment awaited her back home By Daria Litvinova, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who had a public feud with officials from her team at the Tokyo Games says that authorities “made it clear” she would face punishment if she returned home to an autocratic government. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is waiting… Continue reading
Aug 03 More than 110 million COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, U.S. says By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The U.S. has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia, the White House announced Tuesday. Continue reading