Dec 04 U.K. defends vaccine decision amid criticism it moved too fast By Danica Kirka, Associated Press U.K. regulators went on the offensive Friday to beat back criticism that they rushed their authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, saying they rigorously analyzed data on safety and effectiveness in the shortest time possible without compromising the thoroughness of their… Continue reading
Dec 03 New lift, pathways to open the Acropolis to disabled visitors By Associated Press A new lift for people using wheelchairs has been built on the north face of the hill, while a badly eroded network of existing concrete walkways has been replaced with smooth artificial stone paths leading among the ruined temples on… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 8:32 U.S. takes aggressive steps against China for forcing Uighurs into labor By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran More than 1 million Uighurs, an ethnic-Muslim minority in China, are being detained in hundreds of Chinese detention facilities and camps, where there are reports of widespread torture and detentions that have evolved into forced labor. The Department of Homeland… Continue watching
Dec 03 U.N. chief says vaccine can't undo damage from global pandemic By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Guterres accused some countries he didn't name of ignoring or rejecting the World Health Organization’s recommendations at the start of the crisis early this year, resulting in nations going in their own directions. Continue reading
Dec 03 Azerbaijan says 2,783 troops killed over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict By Associated Press Hostilities ended Nov. 10 with a Russia-brokered peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim the territories that Armenian forces had controlled for more than a quarter-century. Continue reading
Dec 03 Chinese moon probe begins return to Earth with lunar samples By Associated Press Chang’e 5, the third Chinese spacecraft to land on the moon and the first to take off from it again, is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious missions for Beijing’s space program. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Pro-Democracy activists are sentenced in Hong Kong In our news wrap Wednesday, several opposition activists in Hong Kong were sentenced for organizing demonstrations, President Trump sparked congressional opposition with a threat to veto a sweeping defense policy bill, and Afghanistan's government and the Taliban have a breakthrough… Continue watching
Dec 02 Putin orders 'large-scale' COVID-19 vaccination in Russia By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a “large-scale” COVID-19 immunization campaign to start by late next week. Putin said that doctors and teachers set to be first in line to get a Russian-designed vaccine named Sputnik V. Continue reading
Dec 02 Armenian opposition pushes prime minister to step down over peace deal By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in Armenia's capital to to continue to pressure the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan that domestic critics see as a betrayal of national interests. Continue reading
Dec 02 U.N. calls on humanity to end 'war on nature,' go carbon-free By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming. Continue reading