Mar 02 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Texas lifts COVID mask mandate, ends limits on indoor dining In our news wrap Tuesday, Texas lifted its COVID mask mandate and Gov. Greg Abbott ended limits on indoor dining at restaurants, President Biden pitched his $1.9 trillion relief bill to Senate Democrats, the U.S. is imposing economic sanctions over… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 6:58 Widespread skepticism and misinformation hamper India’s vaccine rollout By Neha Poonia, Sreoshi Mukherjee As countries across the globe scramble to obtain COVID-19 vaccines, India has access to millions of doses with plans to vaccinate 300 million people by August. But vaccine hesitancy and skepticism are hampering efforts, with the nation reaching just 14… Continue watching
Mar 02 Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 90 By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Gorbachev, who has stayed in a hospital as a precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic, was scheduled to have a video call Tuesday with his aides who gathered at his foundation to congratulate him. Continue reading
Mar 02 U.S. sets sanctions over Russia opposition leader’s poisoning By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday related to the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Continue reading
Mar 02 Myanmar police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters By Associated Press Police in Myanmar repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month's coup. Continue reading
Mar 02 Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed By Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 01 U.N. chief says appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7 billion By Samy Magdy, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for countries to "consider again what they can do to help stave off the worst famine the world has seen in decades."… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 4:50 News Wrap: Biden administration policy will let separated families reunite inside the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, the Biden administration says a new policy will let separated families be reunited inside the U.S. but warned migrants not to rush to the border, crowds in Myanmar returned to the streets a day after… Continue watching
Mar 01 WATCH: Biden meets with Mexican president amid migration issues By Josh Boak, Mark Stevenson, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Mexico's president says he intends to propose to Biden a new Bracero-style immigrant labor program that could bring 600,000 to 800,000 Mexican and Central American immigrants a year to work legally in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 01 Armenia’s political tensions rise amid rival rallies By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Political tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each staging massive rallies at separate sites in the capital. Continue reading