Nov 30 Iranian official claims Israel killed nuclear scientist remotely By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Israel's Foreign Ministry director-general sent a cable urging its diplomats to maintain "the highest level of readiness and awareness of any irregular activity."… Continue reading
Nov 30 Tigray leader urges Ethiopia’s prime minister to ‘stop the madness’ By Cara Anna, Associated Press The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region is calling on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to “stop the madness” and withdraw troops from the region. Continue reading
Nov 30 Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, says U.N. By Associated Press The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk of catching COVID-19 while skiing is likely minimal. The agency warned that it's the activities around skiing that are risky for disease spread. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: WHO hails first weekly fall in virus cases since September By Associated Press World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged people to be careful during the festive season and said COVID-19 will "change the way we celebrate". Continue reading
Nov 30 Protests in France over proposed limits on filming police By Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is pushing a new security bill that makes it illegal to publish images of police officers with intent to cause them harm, amid other measures. Continue reading
Nov 30 Moderna will ask U.S. and European regulators to approve its virus shots By Associated Press Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the world to stamp out the pandemic, which has been on the upswing in the U.S. and Europe. Continue reading
Nov 29 Court orders France to rethink 30-person limit on worship By Associated Press he measure took effect this weekend as France relaxes some virus restrictions, but it faced opposition by places of worship and the faithful for being arbitrary and unreasonable. Even before the ruling, several bishops had announced they would not enforce… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:09 U.K. grapples with lockdown fatigue, Brexit transition By PBS NewsHour The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of “The Shanghai Free Taxi” joins Michael Hill from… Continue watching
Nov 29 Thai pro-democracy protesters rally outside army base By Grant Peck, Associated Press Around 800 protesters gathered in the afternoon and in early evening marched to the base of the 11th Infantry Regiment, which is closely associated with the country’s royal palace. Their number grew to well over 1,000 as they settled in… Continue reading
Nov 29 UK stocks up on vaccines, hopes to start virus shots in days By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain says it has secured 2 million more doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine as the country aims to launch an inoculation program within days. Continue reading