Feb 10 China’s daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Though more offices and stores in China have reopened after the extended Lunar New Year break, many people appear to be staying home. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Turkish, Syrian forces clash again in Idlib province In our news wrap Monday, Turkish and Syrian forces clashed in northwestern Syria for the second time in two weeks. As Turkish trucks rumbled into Idlib province, officials in Ankara warned Syria’s Assad regime to pull back. Also, U.S. Senate… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 9:07 In Denmark, Auschwitz survivors lament the rise of anti-Semitism By Malcolm Brabant January marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, but there is growing concern throughout Europe that anti-Semitism is on the rise. Historically tolerant Denmark, for example, has seen a resurgence of neo-Nazi groups opposed to immigration. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 6:01 What best picture Oscar for ‘Parasite’ means for foreign films Questions of diversity and inclusion among nominees still lingered at the Oscars on Sunday night -- but still, the Academy’s choice for the best picture of the year, “Parasite,” was a big deal. Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times… Continue watching
Feb 10 Turkey retaliates against Syrian forces, killing 5 By Suzan Fraser, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Turkey has said they retaliated against rebel backed Kurdish forces that killed 5 of their soldiers and wounded five more Monday. Continue reading
Feb 10 UK looks at building a bridge between Scotland, Northern Ireland By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Engineers say spanning the deep and stormy Irish Sea would be difficult. The water is up to 1,000 feet deep and the sea bed holds thousands of unexploded bombs dumped by Britain's defense ministry after World War II. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Barr says DOJ is accepting and vetting info from Giuliani on Ukraine Attorney General Bill Barr cautioned that federal officials have “to be very careful” with information coming from Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: U.S. charges 4 Chinese military members in Equifax breach By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The 2017 breach affected roughly 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names, Social Security numbers and other personal information stored in the company's databases. Continue reading
Feb 10 Deluge in Australia drenches fires and eases 3-year drought By Nick Perry, Associated Press Experts say it will take some time yet to know to what extent the rainfall has replenished dried-up rivers and quenched parched soil in some inland areas most affected by the 3-year drought. Continue reading
Feb 10 German leader Merkel’s successor quits, throwing party into deeper crisis By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told leading members of the Christian Democratic Union that she won't be seeking the chancellorship in next year's election, upending Merkel's plans to hand her the reins after more than 15 years in power. Continue reading