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
Jun 29 Watch 5:49 Pandemic conditions fuel rise in migrants braving the Darien Gap Last year, the PBS NewsHour brought you stories of migrants traveling through one of the world's most lawless and dangerous places: the Darien Gap, a roadless jungle expanse along the border of Colombia and Panama. Special correspondent Nadja Drost, videographer… Continue watching
Jun 29 Brazil redeploying troops to Amazon rainforest, bans most fires By Débora Álvares, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree to dispatch soldiers to the Amazon in a bid to curb surging deforestation, just two months after withdrawing troops from the region. Continue reading
Jun 29 France legalizes IVF for lesbians and single women By Associated Press The new law will expand access to fertility treatments such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization (IVF), now reserved in France for infertile heterosexual couples only. Continue reading
Jun 29 Eritrean forces withdraw from key towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press Soldiers from Eritrea have withdrawn from three key towns in Ethiopia's Tigray region a day after Tigray fighters took control of the regional capital. Continue reading
Jun 29 U.S. to leave Bagram after nearly 20 years By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press In just a matter of days, the last U.S. soldiers will depart the Bagram Airfield base. Once the Americans are gone, the Afghan military will take over Bagram as part of its continuing fight against the Taliban. Continue reading
Jun 29 South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from… Continue reading