Dec 08 Breakdancing to debut at Paris Olympics in 2024 By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The IOC executive board also confirmed skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing for Paris. Those three sports will make their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games which were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 08 U.K., EU leaders to meet Wednesday as year-end trade deal deadline approaches By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The leaders of Britain and the European Union will meet in the next 24 hours for a final push at a Brexit deal, as the two sides warned that the chances of a post-Brexit trade deal by a year-end deadline… Continue reading
Dec 08 United Kingdom gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country's COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million. Continue reading
Dec 07 U.K. readies its first shots in war on COVID-19 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The 800,000 doses will first go to people over 80 who are either hospitalized or already have outpatient appointments scheduled, along with nursing home workers. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:38 Will Brexit lead to an orderly departure from the European Union? It's crunch time for Brexit, and negotiations between London and Brussels are at a critical point that will determine whether the UK leaves in a "hard Brexit" or whether disputes over trade can be resolved that will avoid chaos come… Continue watching
Dec 07 Supreme Court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in U.S. court By Associated Press Heirs to Jewish art dealers say their ancestors were forced to sell the Guelph Treasure to agents of Herman Goering, Hitler's second-in-command, in 1935. Continue reading
Dec 07 Few signs of progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal By Associated Press EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier had no news of a breakthrough when he briefed ambassadors of the 27 member states on the chances of a deal with London before the Dec. 31 deadline. Continue reading
Dec 07 Hundreds ill, 1 dead from unidentified disease in India By Associated Press The illness was detected Saturday evening. Since then, patients have experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness, doctors said. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:49 Alcoholism and recovery: stories from Canada’s Yellowknife By Devin Hinchey NewsHour Weekend has been bringing you personal stories from members of Indigenous communities in Canada’s Northwest Territory of Yellowknife--this week, we hear from Devin Hinchey, who is Métis, or of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry, as he shares his journey… Continue watching
Dec 06 Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK By Raf Casert, Pan Pylas, Associated Press European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain” on three essential points. Continue reading