Apr 19 Georgian opposition parties sign deal to end political crisis By Associated Press Georgia has edged closer to ending a months-long political crisis after several opposition parties signed a deal brokered by the European Union. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 3:32 Ingenuity's flight on Mars rings in a new era of aviation By PBS NewsHour NASA has made plenty of history with space flights to Mars. But on Monday began a new chapter: it flew on Mars for the first time using an experimental helicopter, Ingenuity. Miles O'Brien takes us out of this world. Continue watching
Apr 19 Navalny sent to prison hospital amid hunger strike By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press A lawyer says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Blinken says U.S. falling behind China on renewable industry exports By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the U.S. is falling behind China, the largest producer and exporter of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles. Continue reading
Apr 19 Cuba's Communist Party chooses Miguel Díaz-Canel as leader By Associated Press In many ways, Cuba's new maximum leader is nothing like those who have governed the island for the past six decades. Miguel Díaz-Canel was never a guerrilla fighter and rose peacefully and diligently through the approved channels. Continue reading
Apr 19 Group of 12 European soccer clubs launch breakaway league By Associated Press A group of 12 elite English, Spanish and Italian clubs dramatically split European soccer on Sunday by announcing the formation of a largely-closed Super League. Continue reading
Apr 19 Rwanda report said France bears responsibility for 'enabling' the 1994 genocide By Associated Press The 600-page report says that France “did nothing to stop” the massacres, in April and May 1994, and in the years after the genocide tried to cover up its role and even offered protection to some perpetrators. Continue reading
Apr 19 India's capital to lock down amid devastating coronavirus surge By Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi imposed a weeklong lockdown Monday night to prevent the collapse of the Indian capital's health system, which authorities said had been pushed to its limit amid an explosive surge in coronavirus cases. In scenes… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 3:48 In 'Kusama: Cosmic Nature,' a dialogue between art and the natural world By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Yayoi Kusama’s work has been described as transformative: both for the observer and for her exhibit’s surroundings. The Japanese artist's latest exhibition, postponed initially because of the pandemic, aptly uses a 250-acre landscape as the setting for her exhibit “Cosmic… Continue watching
Apr 18 US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. Continue reading