Mar 25 Africa’s elephants more endangered by poaching, habitat loss By Farai Mutsaka, Mogmotsi Magome, Associated Press The number of African forest elephants has fallen by more than 86% since 1990, while the population of savanna elephants dropped by more than 60% over the last 50 years, according to the IUCN, which rates the global extinction risks… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Boulder shooting suspect’s case could take a year to try In our news wrap Thursday, the suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Colorado made his first court appearance. His lawyers requested a mental health assessment. Then, efforts to ship COVID-19 vaccines to needy nations face major delays and about 90… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:08 Amid third wave, European Union running behind as vaccine rollout faces challenges By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Ali Rogin Much of continental Europe is suffering through a third and brutal wave of COVID-19. Making matters worse, the drive to vaccinate throughout the European Union is faltering badly. Coupled with recent concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine, the EU is running… Continue watching
Mar 25 EU’s top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules By Associated Press Families from Kenya, Fiji, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Romania and the Swedish Sami Youth organization launched the legal action in 2018. They wanted the EU to scrap its climate legislation and introduce more ambitious emissions cuts. Continue reading
Mar 25 LGBTQ groups want equality law in Japan before Tokyo Olympics By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press LGBTQ and other human rights activists say the momentum for the law is rising as Japan gets attention over its handling of gender equality, diversity and other human rights issues. Continue reading
Mar 25 Final vote results show major setback for Israel’s Netanyahu By Josef Federman, Associated Press Under Israel's fragmented political system, Netanyahu could still try to reach across the aisle and cobble together a governing coalition. But the makeup of the new parliament will make that extremely difficult. Continue reading
Mar 25 Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 COVID-19 deaths By Mauricio Savarese, Débora Álvares, Associated Press Foes and allies of President Jair Bolsonaro are pleading for him to change course to stem a recent surge of the virus, but he continues to refuse restrictions on activity and promotes unproven cures for the disease. Continue reading
Mar 25 WWII codebreaker Alan Turing honored on UK’s new 50-pound note By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The rainbow flag flew proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London's financial district to commemorate World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, the new face of Britain's 50-pound note. Continue reading
Mar 25 Stuck ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the crucial waterway idled waiting for the obstruction to clear, authorities said. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Senators clash over Dem. elections bill Republicans deem partisan In our news wrap Wednesday, Senators clashed over an elections bill to expand ballot access and head off attempts to limit voting access at the state level, with Republicans saying it's partisan overreach. U.S. health officials pointed to progress in… Continue watching