Jun 25 Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Krista Larson, Associated Press Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years. Continue reading
Jun 24 Honduras president shows improvement after testing positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press Doctors at Honduras' Military Hospital say President Juan Orlando Hernández is improving after being placed on oxygen a day earlier. Hernández tested positive for COVID-19 last week and a day later was hospitalized with pneumonia. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:22 Trump pushes plan to reduce forces in Germany despite bipartisan opposition By Nick Schifrin President Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the White House Wednesday -- the first time he has hosted a foreign leader since the pandemic began. Trump reiterated his administration’s plan to base 2,000 American troops in Poland after… Continue watching
Jun 24 Africa’s first vaccination trials begin for COVID-19 By Cara Anna, Associated Press The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed at the University of Oxford is being conducted in South Africa, Britain and Brazil. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: WHO working to increase supply of medical oxygen, Tedros says By Associated Press LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization says the agency has been working with partners to increase the access to medical oxygen for people sickened by the new coronavirus in developing countries. Watch the event in the player… Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Polish president meets with Trump amid reelection bid By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Duda could get an election boost from a meeting Wednesday with President Donald Trump at the White House, an invitation so close to Sunday's vote that some view it as election interference by the U.S. leader. Continue reading
Jun 24 North Korea says Kim has suspended planned military retaliation against South By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Analysts say North Korea, after deliberately raising tensions for weeks, may be pulling away just enough to make room for South Korean concessions. Continue reading
Jun 24 Mongolians vote amid economic woes, anti-coronavirus success By Associated Press The votes were held amid considerable success in the country’s fight against the coronavirus, with just 215 cases of COVID-19 recorded. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 3:50 Fauci tells Congress more testing needed to combat ‘disturbing surge’ in virus By Lisa Desjardins Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before Congress Tuesday, referring to the spread of COVID-19 in a dozen U.S. states as “a disturbing surge.” Fauci and other top health experts reiterated the… Continue watching