Jan 16 India starts world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive By Aniruddha Ghosal, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Indian authorities hope to give shots to 300 million people, roughly the population of the U.S and several times more than its existing program, which targets 26 million infants. The recipients include 30 million doctors, nurses and other front-line workers,… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: COVID-19 has killed more than 2 million people worldwide In our news wrap Friday, COVID-19 has now killed more than 2 million people worldwide since it emerged in China just over a year ago, White House says President Trump will depart Washington on the morning of the inauguration, the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 3:49 Meeting Trump's goal in Afghanistan, U.S. forces are reduced to lowest level since 2001 By Jane Ferguson, Amna Nawaz The U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday that military-force levels in Afghanistan are now at 2,500 service personnel -- the goal President Trump had set. This is the lowest number of American troops since the U.S. first invaded the country… Continue watching
Jan 15 Mexico says U.S. 'fabricated' drug trafficking accusations, released case files By Mark Sherman, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration "fabricated" drug trafficking accusations against his country's former defense minister and his government. Continue reading
Jan 15 Biden team says recent Trump foreign policy moves 'feel like sabotage' By Nick Schifrin Up until now, Biden transition officials had shied away from publicly criticizing recent policy changes, but in an exclusive conversation with the PBS NewsHour, a transition official detailed a number of issues with the outgoing administration’s approach, singling out Secretary… Continue reading
Jan 15 Amazon rainforest city scrambles to provide oxygen to COVID-19 patients By Mauricio Savarese, David Biller, Associated Press Some hope for Manaus, an isolated city of 2 million people, landed in a Brazilian air force plane on Friday with 6,000 liters of oxygen that are being distributed to hospitals. Continue reading
Jan 15 Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has confirmed it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2 billion vaccine doses per year. Continue reading
Jan 15 At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings By Associated Press A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake that struck just after midnight Friday and sent… Continue reading
Jan 15 Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million By Associated Press While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: U.S. coronavirus deaths near 390,000 In our news wrap Thursday, coronavirus deaths in U.S. near 390,000, former Michigan officials charged in Flint water crisis, watchdog finds Justice Department knew President Trump’s border policy would separate children from parents, President-elect Biden taps deputy defense secretary David… Continue watching