Oct 01 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Hong Kong police arrest at least 60 protesters In our news wrap Thursday, police in Hong Kong arrested at least 60 people they say violated coronavirus rules and a new national security law banning large protests. Pro-democracy activists had gathered to oppose a holiday marking the founding of… Continue watching
Oct 01 Russia's Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press In his first interview since he fell ill on an Aug. 20 domestic flight in Russia, Navalny told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine that in his mind, "Putin was behind the attack."… Continue reading
Oct 01 Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to those in poverty faces trouble By Maria Cheng, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press In one of the biggest obstacles, rich countries have locked up most of the world's potential vaccine supply through 2021, and the U.S. and others have refused to join the project, called Covax. Continue reading
Oct 01 WikiLeaks' Assange won't get U.S. extradition ruling this year By Pan Pylas, Associated Press A judge said he will likely have to spend another three months inside a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the United States to face espionage charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of… Continue reading
Oct 01 25 years after U.N. women's meeting, equality remains distant By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Twenty-five years ago, the world's nations came together to make sure that half of Earth's population gained the rights, power and status of the other half. It hasn't happened. Continue reading
Oct 01 Unemployment rises in Europe as pandemic grinds on By David McHugh, Helena Alves, Associated Press Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever. Continue reading
Oct 01 Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low By Julie Watson, Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Head of FAA takes test flight on Boeing's 737 Max In our news wrap Wednesday, Boeing’s 737 Max jetliner is a step closer to returning to the air after two deadly crashes that killed nearly 350 people. Steve Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, took a two-hour evaluation flight… Continue watching
Sep 30 WHO announces nearly $1 billion to fight COVID-19 By Associated Press The World Health Organization announced nearly $1 billion in new pledges on Wednesday for the effort to battle the coronavirus pandemic and make sure that poor countries get treatments and vaccines against COVID-19. Continue reading
Sep 30 Azerbaijan, Armenia no closer to ending clashes after 4 days By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The president of Azerbaijan on Wednesday said Armenia's withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh was the sole condition to end fighting over the separatist territory, a scenario at odds with Armenia's views on ending the crisis. Continue reading