Apr 26 Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt comments By Associated Press The release of the comments by Mohammad Javad Zarif set off a firestorm within Iran, where officials carefully mind their words amid a cut-throat political environment. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 4:53 Your recycling is not always being recycled—here’s why By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality, with exceptions and caveats at every turn, leaving the average American scratching their head at the simple act of throwing something away. Jennie Romer, author of “Can I Recycle This?” joins NewsHour… Continue watching
Apr 25 French protesters demand trial for Jewish woman’s killer By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Protesters in Paris and other French cities on Sunday denounced a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish woman Sarah Halimi was not criminally responsible and therefore could not go on trial. Continue reading
Apr 25 Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80 By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The flames, described by one witness as “volcanoes of fire,” swept through the intensive care unit of the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, which tends exclusively to COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. Officials said the blaze, which also injured 110 people, was… Continue reading
Apr 25 Fauci says US considering virus aid to India By Associated Press The outbreak in India adds to the pressure on President Joe Biden to provide vaccines to other countries. Biden has said the U.S. won’t begin doing so until it has enough supplies at home. Continue reading
Apr 25 Virus ‘swallowing’ people in India; crematoriums overwhelmed By Sheikh Saaliq, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press The stories are told on social media and in television footage, showing desperate relatives pleading for oxygen outside hospitals or weeping in the street for loved ones who died waiting for treatment. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 9:41 Amsterdam’s ‘doughnut economy’ puts climate ahead of GDP By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli Amsterdam is the first city in the world to adopt a radical economic theory that suggests economic growth shouldn’t be the ultimate measure of success. Instead, “doughnut economics” focuses on protecting the environment while meeting citizens’ basic needs. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 4:42 For victims of the Armenian genocide, Biden designation a ‘momentous occasion’ By PBS NewsHour President Biden recognized the mass killings of Armenians more than a century ago as genocide, in a test of America’s somewhat strained relationship with Turkey. For more on the significance of Biden's statement, Alex Hinton, Director of Rutgers University’s Center… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 4:21 Overcrowded hospitals, oxygen shortage: India’s COVID-19 tally breaks records By PBS NewsHour India’s health system is collapsing amid a tsunami of COVID-19 cases—the highest in the world. As patients struggle to find hospital beds, doctors are sounding the alarm on dwindling medical supplies, including oxygen, on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Modi govt., which… Continue watching
Apr 24 Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days By Renata Brito, Associated Press ver wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a dark cave for 40 days? Fifteen people in France did just that, emerging Saturday from a scientific experiment to say that time… Continue reading