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
Jan 14 Watch 6:53 Trump's last-minute policy moves could have deep, long-lasting impacts As the days dwindle in the Trump administration, they are still issuing rules and regulations, sanctions and designations that could have impacts both abroad and at home, beyond the end of the administration. William Brangham and Nick Schifrin discuss Trump's… Continue watching
Jan 14 UK fishers cry foul as Brexit red tape leaves catch rotting By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of Brexit. But now some say they face ruin because of new red tape imposed by Britain's departure from the European Union. Continue reading
Jan 14 U.S. imposes new sanctions on Beijing over South China Sea violations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The penalties are yet another Trump administration move that may make President-elect Joe Biden's diplomacy with China more difficult when he takes office next week. Continue reading
Jan 14 At virus tipping point, Lebanon imposes all-day curfew By Zeina Karam, Associated Press It was a choice between containing a spiraling virus outbreak and resuscitating a dying economy in a country that has been in steady financial and economic meltdown over the past year. Authorities in Lebanon chose the latter. Continue reading
Jan 14 Government watchdog: DOJ failed 'zero tolerance' management By Colleen Long, Associated Press Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 "zero tolerance" border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released Thursday has found. Continue reading