Jan 26 The United States is restoring relations with Palestinians By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The U.S. is restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration's cutoff. Continue reading
Jan 26 United Kingdom surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths By Associated Press Britain is the fifth country in the world to record 100,000 virus-related deaths, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 26 Protesting farmers storm India's Red Fort in challenge to Modi By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesting farmers marched, rode horses and drove long lines of tractors into India's capital on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 25 Biden administration suspends some sanctions on Yemen rebels By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move follows harsh criticism of Pompeo's designation of the Iran-backed Houthis as a "foreign terrorist organization" by the U.N. and relief organizations. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:54 Indian farmers converge on Delhi to protest agricultural deregulation For more than two months, farmers in India have camped just outside the capital, Delhi, demanding the repeal of new laws that deregulate agriculture, which directly employs near half the country’s 1.3 billion people. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Jan 25 U.N. chief says world faces 'existential threats,' fragilities By Edith Lederer, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning global leaders that the world not only faces a COVID-19 emergency and the worst economic crisis in nearly a century. Continue reading
Jan 25 Mexican president tests positive for COVID-19 By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Mexico's director of epidemiology, said the 67-year-old had a "light" case of COVID-19 and was "isolating at home." Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero says he's still working as president. Continue reading
Jan 25 9 workers found dead in China after gold mine explosions By Associated Press Eleven others were rescued a day earlier after being trapped underground for two weeks at the mine in Shandong province. One person was still missing. Continue reading
Jan 25 Job losses from pandemic 4 times as bad as 2009 financial crisis By Associated Press The International Labor Organization estimated that the restrictions on businesses and public life destroyed 8.8 percent of all work hours around the world last year. Continue reading
Jan 24 Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The decision to reverse the order is not surprising, but the addition of South Africa to the restricted travel list highlights the new administration’s concern about mutations in the virus. Continue reading