Dec 02 U.N., Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press The United Nations says it and Ethiopia’s government have signed a deal to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian access to the embattled Tigray region, at least the parts under federal government control. Continue reading
Dec 02 China's space ambitions include a robot on Mars and a human on the moon By Joe McDonald, Victoria Milko, Associated Press China’s landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable space plane and is planning to put humans back on… Continue reading
Dec 02 Israeli lawmakers take a step toward new national elections By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Israel has taken a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years. Continue reading
Dec 02 Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites, report says By Associated Press Sixteen World Heritage sites have deteriorated since the last World Heritage Outlook was released three years ago, while only eight improved, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Continue reading
Dec 02 UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use By Associated Press The go-ahead for the vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech comes as the virus surges again in the United States and Europe. Continue reading
Dec 01 No breakthrough in India's talks with protesting farmers By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The Indian government and protesting farmers have been unable to reach common ground in talks held Tuesday, with the farmers saying their demonstrations against new agriculture laws will continue as will their blockades of key highways. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 6:45 In Germany, countering the growing influence of anti-immigrant policies For the past five years, the European Union has been strengthening its defenses against asylum-seekers who have flooded into the region fleeing war and poverty. But in some parts of Germany, there is a push against the growing influence of… Continue watching
Dec 01 U.N. says pandemic will likely cause surge in humanitarian needs in 2021 By Jamey Keaten, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help in 2021. Continue reading
Dec 01 China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth By Joe McDonald, Associated Press A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon Tuesday to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced. Continue reading
Dec 01 Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh By Associated Press Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory held by Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century after a peace deal ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading