Jan 11 WHO experts arriving in China Thursday for coronavirus origins probe By Associated Press China says a group of experts from the World Health Organization is due to arrive Thursday for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 11 Pompeo to designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as terrorist group By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced he will designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization" as time runs down on the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 11 Israel announces new settler homes in West Bank, risking Biden’s anger By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel has advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move that could strain ties with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. Continue reading
Jan 11 Leaders at One Planet summit focus on protecting biodiversity By Associated Press About 30 leaders, government officials and heads of international organizations were to attend, including U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:37 Capitol riot: The ‘third world’ trope offends, misreads history By Ivette Feliciano Condemning the Capitol Hill riot, President George W. Bush and Senator Marco Rubio likened it to political upheavals in “Banana Republics” and the “third world.” But Lucia Dammert, a Wilson Center Global Fellow and Professor at the University of Santiago… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 1:48 Israel has vaccinated the most people per capita against COVID-19. Is it sustainable? By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo As many countries began their COVID-19 vaccination rollouts last month, one country quickly charged ahead of the pack: Israel. The Middle Eastern nation is now the world's top vaccinator per capita, already inoculating more than 1.5 million people, or nearly… Continue watching
Jan 10 Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Hours after the late Saturday outage, Energy Minister Omar Ayub said on Twitter that power was being restored in phases, starting with Islamabad. He said later Sunday that power had been restored to much of the country. Continue reading
Jan 10 Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea By Victoria Milko, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press The head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, Bagus Puruhito, said officials believe they identified the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder — the so-called black boxes — because emergency signals transmitted by the devices… Continue reading
Jan 10 Anti-abortion faith leaders support use of COVID-19 vaccines By David Crary, Associated Press In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take, given their remote and indirect connection to… Continue reading
Jan 09 Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations By Associated Press Buckingham Palace officials said in a statement that the 94-year-old monarch and Philip, 99, received their jabs Saturday, joining some 1.5 million people in Britain who have been given a first dose of a vaccine. Continue reading