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
Apr 24 Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as genocide By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press With the acknowledgement, Biden followed through on a campaign promise he made a year ago Saturday — the annual commemoration of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day — to recognize that the events of 1915 to 1923 were a deliberate effort to… Continue reading
Apr 24 India sets another daily record of 346,000 cases By Associated Press Hospitals in New Delhi and some of the worst-hit states have reported critical shortages of beds and oxygen supplies on Saturday. Families are waiting for days to cremate their loved ones at overburdened crematoriums, with many turning to makeshift facilities… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: CDC lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson shot after reviewing blood clot claims In our news wrap Friday, the CDC has lifted a pause on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. Officials in India, meanwhile, reported nearly 333,000 new cases today, and more than 2,200 deaths. President Joe Biden's global climate summit ended today,… Continue watching
Apr 23 Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Maduro for years had rejected numerous humanitarian aid offers as unnecessary and as veiled attempts by the United States and other hostile forces to destabilize his socialist government. That stance appears to have wavered amid continuing hardships. Continue reading
Apr 23 French prosecutors open terror probe in police official’s killing By Angela Charlton, Michel Euler, Associated Press France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor said his office took over the probe because the attacker had staked out the station, because of statements he made during the attack, and because he targeted a police official. Continue reading
Apr 23 Russian troops start pulling back from Ukrainian border By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Friday's moves came a day after Russia's defense minister declared sweeping maneuvers in Crimea and wide swaths of western Russia over, and ordered the military to pull the troops that took part back to their bases by May 1. Continue reading
Apr 23 Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record By Neha Mehrotra, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India's underfunded health system is tattering as the world’s worst coronavirus surge wears out the nation, which set a global record in daily infections for a second straight day with 332,730. Continue reading
Apr 23 Navalny ends 24-day hunger strike after receiving medical attention By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press In an Instagram post on the 24th day of his hunger strike, Alexei Navalny, a vocal opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he will continue to demand a visit from his doctor to address numbness in his legs and… Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 2:15 U.S. seeks to lead by example with emission goals set during global climate summit By William Brangham The United States set ambitious new goals today to stop the world from heating up, urging other nations to follow suit. And some of the world’s largest carbon emitters seemed to heed the call. But world leaders left open how… Continue watching