May 31 China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's ruling Communist Party said Monday it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid aging of its population, which is adding to strains on the economy… Continue reading
May 31 Climate change responsible for 37% of global heat deaths, new study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The study is one of the first to do a global accounting of the toll of climate change, and it only looks at a fraction of the deaths from warming. Continue reading
May 31 China slams U.S. ‘politicization’ of virus origin By Associated Press China on Monday hit out at the U.S. for its "politicization" of the COVID-19 origin tracing, saying it has obstructed international efforts to "fight the outbreak and save lives."… Continue reading
May 31 Thailand reports record virus cases, Bangkok eases lockdown By Chalida Ekvittayavechnukul, Patrick Quinn, Associated Press Thailand is redoubling efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in labor camps, factories and markets as the number of new cases surges to record levels. Continue reading
May 31 Who benefits? U.S. debates fairest way to share spare vaccine By Zeke Miller, Associated Press So far, it looks like the administration will provide the bulk of the doses to COVAX, the U.N.-backed global vaccine sharing program. Continue reading
May 31 Nations begin 3 weeks of grueling climate talks online By Frank Jordans, Associated Press The talks will involve grappling with a number of thorny climate and political issues, without the benefit of face-to-face meetings, due to pandemic restrictions. Continue reading
May 30 Netanyahu could lose PM job as rivals attempt to join forces By Josef Federman, Associated Press The head of a small hard-line party says he will try to form a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents. The announcement by Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett marks a major step toward ending the 12-year rule of… Continue reading
May 29 Chinese city locks down neighborhood after virus upsurge By Associated Press The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has shut down a neighborhood and ordered residents to stay home for door-to-door coronavirus testing following an upsurge in infections that has rattled authorities. Continue reading
May 29 Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland By Associated Press The protest of about 100 people came a week after Belarus sparked outrage in the West by diverting a commercial airline flight over its territory and arresting a dissident journalist who was on board. Belarus claims the diversion was necessary… Continue reading
May 29 More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada By Associated Press From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 First Nations children were required to attend state-funded Christian schools as part of a program to assimilate them into Canadian society. They were forced to convert to Christianity and not… Continue reading