Aug 25 Watch 5:40 TikTok ‘absolutely not’ a U.S. security risk, says top executive The social media giant TikTok has sued the U.S. government for threatening to ban the company from the country. The Trump administration’s targeting of the video-sharing platform is part of a larger effort to confront what the U.S. says are… Continue watching
Aug 25 UN security council rejects US call for sanctions against Iran By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press All the council members, except the Dominican Republic, had informed the council president that the U.S. administration’s action was illegal. Continue reading
Aug 25 University of Alabama shuts down bars amid spike in COVID-19 cases By Associated Press Tuscaloosa is closing bars for the next two weeks after what University of Alabama officials call an unacceptable rise in coronavirus cases on campus. Continue reading
Aug 25 Kremlin dismisses allegations that opposition leader Navalny was poisoned By Daria Litvinova, David Rising, Associated Press The insistence by the government that Navalny wasn’t necessarily poisoned — comments amplified by Russian doctors — came a day after German doctors said tests indicated that he was poisoned and elicited outrage from Navalny’s allies, who say the Kremlin… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: WHO doctors urge caution over COVID-19 plasma treatment In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization urged caution in treating COVID-19 patients with plasma from people who have had the virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the treatment at President Trump’s urging, but top… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:50 Despite Lukashenko’s threats, Belarus protesters stay on the streets By Simon Ostrovsky Protests in Belarus have not let up, two weeks after an election denounced as a fraud by the U.S., the European Union and the opposition to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Now, leaders of that opposition movement, including Nobel Prize-winning writer… Continue watching
Aug 24 TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban app By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Video app TikTok is waging a legal fight against the Trump Administration's efforts to ban the popular, Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns. Continue reading
Aug 24 Scientists say Hong Kong man became infected with coronavirus a second time By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer "That's a win as far as I'm concerned" because it suggests a first infection may protect a person from moderate to severe disease the second time around, a vaccine expert said. Continue reading
Aug 24 Police in Belarus detain several opposition activists By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The police actions signal authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s determination to stifle massive post-election demonstrations that have entered their third week. Continue reading
Aug 24 German hospital says poisoning signs found in Russian opposition leader By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The Charité hospital said in a statement Monday that the team of doctors who have been examining Alexei Navalny since he was admitted Saturday have found the presence of "cholinesterase inhibitors" in his system. Cholinesterase inhibitors are a broad range… Continue reading