Aug 08 Brazil makes grim milestone -- 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 By Marcelo de Sousa, Associated Press Brazil passed the grim milestone of 100,000 dead from the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:48 Violent protests, anger in Beirut over blast By Leila Molana-Allen Protests in Beirut over the Lebanese government’s response to the deadly blast on Tuesday, which killed at least 158 people and injured 6,000, turned violent with security forces firing several rounds of tear gas as some demonstrators set fires and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:29 Tensions with Russia rise as Belarus heads to the polls By Simon Ostrovsky Belarus voters will go to polls on Sunday in what has turned out to be a surprisingly competitive presidential election with longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko facing a challenge from a political novice. Over the last few weeks, the country’s… Continue watching
Aug 08 Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded ship By Cara Anna, Associated Press A Japanese ship carrying 4,000 tons of fuel has run aground, spilling oil into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. Continue reading
Aug 08 Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast By Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Thousands of people poured into Beirut’s main square, where they set up symbolic nooses to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blame for Tuesday's explosion at the Port of Beirut. Continue reading
Aug 07 Behind the #ChallengeAccepted campaign, rising Turkish femicides and hostility toward a womens' rights treaty By Ali Rogin There are several theories for how this latest selfie meme began, but many users have traced the viral moment back to a campaign combating violence against women in Turkey. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 5:23 In Belarus, these 3 women are challenging a longtime authoritarian By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Voters in Belarus will head to the polls this Sunday in the country’s most contested election in decades. Alexander Lukashenko has been called Europe’s last dictator, leading a regime accused of human rights abuses, stifling dissent and running sham elections. Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch 6:26 The intrepid journalist who exposed Hiroshima's horror By Jeffrey Brown After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, it was another year before first-hand accounts emerged. Journalist John Hersey helped expose the bomb’s lasting damage, which the U.S. government tried to downplay. In a new book, “Fallout,” which… Continue watching
Aug 07 'I am still in shock.' In Beirut, residents try to make sense of explosions aftermath By Rhana Natour The pair of explosions that ripped through Lebanon’s capital city early Tuesday evening left at least 154 people dead and more than 5,000 were injured. An estimated 300,000 Beirutis were left homeless overnight and around 500 remain missing. Continue reading
Aug 07 Arrest of Polish LGBTQ activist leads to scuffle with police By Associated Press According to Polish media reports, the activist was placed under two-months arrest Friday for protest actions against anti-homosexual attitudes. After the person was arrested in central Warsaw, protesters surrounded the police car. Continue reading