May 29 More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada By Associated Press From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 First Nations children were required to attend state-funded Christian schools as part of a program to assimilate them into Canadian society. They were forced to convert to Christianity and not… Continue reading
May 28 Visiting South Africa, France's Macron pledges vaccine help By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Macron also pledged that France will help South Africa and other African countries to develop the capacity to produce their own vaccines to fight the pandemic. Continue reading
May 28 Japan extends virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan extended a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas for 20 more days on Friday, with infections still not slowing as it prepares to host the Olympics in just over 50 days. Continue reading
May 28 Germany recognizes colonial killings in Namibia as genocide By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Germany has agreed to officially recognize the colonial-era killings of tens of thousands of people in Namibia as genocide and to spend a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion), largely on development projects. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 4:44 Why the US is taking a second look at the 'lab leak' theory about COVID-19 Where did COVID-19 come from? In the midst of renewed questions about the novel coronavirus' origins, President Joe Biden has directed U.S. intelligence to determine if the virus jumped from animals to humans, or somehow escaped from a lab in… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 5:38 What the shakeups, legal losses for fossil fuel companies mean for climate change efforts By William Brangham, Murrey Jacobson Three major oil and gas firms — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron — suffered hits in court and among their own investors Wednesday, amid pressure for businesses and governments to seriously curtail emissions that drive climate change. William Brangham… Continue watching
May 27 Thousands evacuate Congo's Goma amid renewed volcano threat By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week. Continue reading
May 27 Families separated at Mexico border build new American life By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press America has jettisoned many of Trump's hardline immigration policies, but migrants reunited with their families face new difficulties. Continue reading
May 27 France's Macron admits some guilt for Rwanda's genocide By Ignatius Ssuuna, John Leicester, Associated Press In a key speech on his visit to Rwanda, French President Emmanuel Macron said he recognizes that France bears a heavy responsibility for the 1994 genocide in the central African country. Continue reading
May 27 U.N. rights chief says Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. rights chief said Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the 11-day war with the militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip. Continue reading