Nov 13 Watch 7:31 In Pakistan, 1 of 20 kids dies before age 5. This group is trying to change that By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman In Pakistan, one out of every 20 children dies before age five. Now, childhood immunization rates -- already low -- have dropped sharply during the pandemic, raising fears of a looming increase in infant mortality. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching
Nov 13 Italy extends partial lockdown as Naples hospitals struggle By Paolo Santalucia, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italy's rate of new confirmed cases has reached 650 per 100,000 people, and confirmed cases hit a daily pandemic high of nearly 41,000 on Friday. Continue reading
Nov 13 Microsoft says Russian, North Korean hackers tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Most of the break-in efforts involved attempts to steal the login credentials of people associated with the targeted organizations. Continue reading
Nov 13 Pope Francis congratulates Biden for winning presidential election By Will Weissert, David Crary, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 4:04 How leaders around the world are reacting to Biden's win By Nick Schifrin American presidential elections always draw intense interest globally. This year, Joe Biden’s win was met with an array of reactions, from elation to wariness to silence. The president-elect has already spoken with allies from Europe, Japan and South Korea --… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 8:41 Perspectives on Biden's win from Italy, Jordan and China How are other countries reacting to Joe Biden’s victory? Marwan Muasher has served as Jordan’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister and is now with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Nathalie Tocci is director of the Institute for International… Continue watching
Nov 12 Planned tunnel near Stonehenge gets consent from U.K. government By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Under the approved plans, a two-mile tunnel will effectively remove the sight and sound of traffic passing the site and cut journey times. Opponents have a six-week window to appeal. Continue reading
Nov 12 Mexican president presents bill to ban outsourcing of jobs By Associated Press The proposal outlined Thursday says personnel, staffing or temp companies can help private firms recruit, select or train workers, but cannot be listed as their employer. Continue reading
Nov 12 Europe, Gates Foundation pledge funds to provide COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations By Associated Press The pledges announced Thursday in Paris will go to vaccine development and distribution efforts coordinated by the World Health Organization. That includes Covax, an ambitious but troubled global project to buy and deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people. Continue reading
Nov 12 74 migrants drown after boat breaks down off Libya coast, U.N. says By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N. migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month. Continue reading