Oct 14 G-20 suspends poor nations’ debt payments for 6 more months By Martin Crutsinger, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Group of 20 nations, representing the world’s biggest economies, say they have agreed to extend the suspension of debt payments by an additional six months to support the most vulnerable countries in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 14 Germany to give $662 million in aid to Holocaust survivors By David Rising, Associated Press Germany has agreed to provide more than a half billion euros to aid Holocaust survivors struggling under the burdens of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 7:22 How populism, political will and public fatigue are undermining global COVID-19 fight The world is struggling to slow a new surge in the number of COVID-19 infections. The problem is especially pronounced in Europe, where France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom account for a large share of new cases. But the… Continue watching
Oct 13 Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press The federation said Ronaldo was doing well and had no symptoms. It did not say when he tested positive. Continue reading
Oct 13 Belarus opposition leader threatens nationwide strike By Liudas Dapkus, Associated Press Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya threatened Tuesday to call a nationwide strike unless the country's authoritarian president announces his resignation. Continue reading
Oct 13 IMF envisions a sharp 4.4 percent drop in global growth for 2020 By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The International Monetary Fund foresees a steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession, its worst collapse in nearly a century. Continue reading
Oct 13 Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high By Jamey Keaten, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Governments across Europe ratcheted up restrictions Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections since the start of the pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 13 UN report: Climate change means more weather disasters every year By Associated Press In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030. Continue reading
Oct 12 U.K. unveils 3-level lockdown plan, Liverpool at highest risk By Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Remnants of Hurricane Delta soak mid-Atlantic In our news wrap Monday, remnants of Hurricane Delta blew out to sea after soaking the mid-Atlantic. The storm made landfall in Louisiana Friday night, killing at least two people and causing widespread flooding and power outages; thousands of residents… Continue watching