Nov 12 Mexican president presents bill to ban outsourcing of jobs By Associated Press The proposal outlined Thursday says personnel, staffing or temp companies can help private firms recruit, select or train workers, but cannot be listed as their employer. Continue reading
Nov 12 Europe, Gates Foundation pledge funds to provide COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations By Associated Press The pledges announced Thursday in Paris will go to vaccine development and distribution efforts coordinated by the World Health Organization. That includes Covax, an ambitious but troubled global project to buy and deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people. Continue reading
Nov 12 74 migrants drown after boat breaks down off Libya coast, U.N. says By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N. migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month. Continue reading
Nov 12 Peacekeeping force says 8 killed, including 6 Americans, in Egypt helicopter crash By Josef Federman, Associated Press The international force that monitors the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement said Thursday that eight peacekeepers, including six Americans, were killed when one of its helicopters crashed during a routine mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Continue reading
Nov 12 Italian hospitals face breaking point in fall virus surge By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italy, which shocked the world and itself when hospitals in the wealthy north were overwhelmed with coronavirus cases last spring, is again facing a systemic crisis, as confirmed positives pass the symbolic threshold of 1 million. Continue reading
Nov 12 First witness account emerges of Ethiopians fleeing conflict By Cara Anna, Associated Press A 30-year-old police officer gave one of the first witness accounts from what experts warn is a brewing civil war with devastating humanitarian consequences. The conflict could draw in neighboring countries, too. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 6:04 India’s poor find themselves even more desperate amid the pandemic economy By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman India ranks second only to the U.S. in total COVID-19 cases. Although there has been a decline in infections recently, officials worry the onset of winter could bring new surges. Another concern is the economy, the world’s fifth largest, which… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 5:06 All of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators resign after colleagues are ousted By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Dan Sagalyn The government of Hong Kong removed four pro-democracy members of the semi-autonomous city’s legislative council on Wednesday. In response, all pro-democracy legislators resigned in protest. Activists fear it is the most dramatic step yet in Beijing’s effort to end Hong… Continue watching
Nov 11 Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt By Christine Armario, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press When Peru’s legislature booted President Martín Vizcarra from office this week, they may have done more than just oust a popular leader — they likely put the country’s best chance at making a dent on endemic corruption on hold. Continue reading
Nov 11 U.K. becomes 5th country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus deaths By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The United Kingdom has become the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, and one of the nation’s leading doctors says the number “should never have been reached.”… Continue reading