Dec 07 Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, impacting a wide variety of sites By Associated Press The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies. Continue reading
Dec 07 European drug regulator supports mixing COVID-19 vaccines By Associated Press The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that using different types of vaccines together, known as heterologous vaccination, can provide protection against COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 07 After Taliban takeover, desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders By Lee Keath, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, Afghanistan’s economic collapse has accelerated, robbing millions of work and leaving them too poor to feed their families. Continue reading
Dec 07 China says U.S. diplomatic boycott violates 'Olympic spirit' By Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Rights groups have pushed for a full-blown boycott… Continue reading
Dec 07 An end of an era in Germany as Merkel bows out after 16 years By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist East Germany, is bowing out about a week short of the record for longevity held by her one-time mentor, Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany during his 1982-1998 tenure. Continue reading
Dec 07 Biden and Putin square off in video call as Ukraine tensions mount By Aamer Madhani, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The U.S. president is seeking a diplomatic solution to deal with the tens of thousands of Russian troops massed near the Ukraine border. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:03 How the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics may play out for the U.S. The Biden administration will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Administration officials say the diplomatic boycott aims to protest China's human rights abuses. To break down what this means for U.S.-China relations, Amna Nawaz is… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 5:26 Pope urges compassion toward migrants in Lesbos, but doesn't openly condemn Greek pushback By Malcolm Brabant During a multi-day trip to the Eastern Mediterranean, Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the Greek island of Lesbos, which he first visited five years ago. As special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports, the pope highlighted the plight of asylum seekers… Continue watching
Dec 06 Fearing misuse, Israel tightens supervision of cyber exports By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move that follows a series of scandals involving Israeli spyware company NSO Group. Continue reading
Dec 06 U.S. plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. Continue reading