Jul 30 Mexico to create drug purchasing agency amid shortages By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Mexico's president says he is creating a central national purchasing agency for medicines, vaccines and medical equipment, amid persistent reports of shortages during and before the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 30 Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam's holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Jul 30 After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam By Hau Dinh, Associated Press For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn't a single reported case of community transmission. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 4:58 Russia bounty reports, U.S. troop movements put Trump-Putin relationship in spotlight By Nick Schifrin In an interview released Wednesday, President Trump said that in a recent call with Vladimir Putin, he did not challenge the Russian president over reports his country sought to pay the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan. This latest… Continue watching
Jul 29 Former oil boss faces more charges in Mexico corruption case By Associated Press A former government oil company chief who says he was "used" by "an organized apparatus of power" faces a new round of charges, though a judge has ruled he can stay out of prison while on trial. Continue reading
Jul 29 4 Hong Kong youths arrested under new security law By Associated Press Hong Kong police have made their first major arrests under a new national security law, detaining four young people on suspicion of inciting secession. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: U.S. to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,400 more to other countries By Associated Press The announcement is closely tied to the plan to increase the U.S. troop presence in Poland, a shift long-desired by Warsaw and Polish President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Jul 29 Vatican allegedly hacked by China ahead of key talks By Associated Press The alleged attacks by a group called RedDelta began in May with an eye on September talks to renew a provisional agreement on bishop appointments, according to a report Tuesday by the U.S.-based Recorded Future, which tracks state-backed cyber attacks. Continue reading
Jul 29 Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts By Associated Press Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 8:40 Congo Basin’s endangered wildlife find unlikely guardians in indigenous hunters By Monica Villamizar The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest and a unique array of biodiversity. But the ecosystem's remote location cannot protect it from the threat of poaching. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar and videographer Phil Caller traveled to the… Continue watching