May 19 World carbon pollution falls 17 percent, study shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press According to a new study, the world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the height of the pandemic shutdown last month. Continue reading
May 19 Pandemic threatens ‘years of progress’ on climate change By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The World Economic Forum says that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with the climate crisis. Continue reading
May 19 German court nixes law allowing foreign telecom monitoring By Associated Press Germany's highest court has ruled that regulations allowing the foreign intelligence service to monitor the communications of reporters working abroad and others violate the constitution and must be changed. Continue reading
May 19 U.N. chief recommends scaled-back meeting of world leaders in September By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. secretary-general is recommending that the annual gathering of world leaders in late September to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the organization be scaled back because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
May 19 Canada, U.S. extend border closure to nonessential travel By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend their agreement to keep border closed to non essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 19 Civilian casualties rising in Afghanistan, says UN By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The United Nations on Tuesday called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian casualties at the hands of both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are increasing. Continue reading
May 19 India likely to welcome Trump’s use of Malaria drug By Emily Schmall, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will be welcomed in India. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:45 U.S.-China tensions take center stage at WHO summit The World Health Organization hosted its annual summit Monday. This year, the meeting was intended to enable world leaders to coordinate their responses to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the session was dominated by ongoing tensions between the… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: FBI says Pensacola gunman tied to al-Qaida In our news wrap Monday, federal officials say a Saudi gunman who opened fire at a U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida, in December had ties to al-Qaida. The shooter killed three sailors before being killed himself. Also, Attorney General… Continue watching
May 18 Iraq faces full local lockdowns as virus cases jump By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country's new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. Continue reading