May 24 Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Europeans and Americans soaked up the sun where they could Sunday, taking advantage of the first holiday weekend since coronavirus restrictions were eased, while European governments grappled with how and when to let in foreign travelers in hopes of salvaging… Continue reading
May 24 Calls grow for UK leader's aide to quit over lockdown trip By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Adviser Dominic Cummings has defended his decision to drive 250 miles from London to his parents' home in Durham, in northeast England, with his wife and son as he was coming down with COVID-19 at the end of March. Continue reading
May 24 Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The Taliban and Afghanistan's president announced late Saturday a three-day cease-fire ahead of a major Islamic holiday that begins Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. Continue reading
May 24 Israel's Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins By Aron Heller, Associated Press Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of corruption cases stemming from ties to wealthy friends. Continue reading
May 24 Muslims celebrate major holiday amid curfews, virus fears By Joseph Krauss, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Muslims around the world on Sunday began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with millions under strict stay-at-home orders and many fearing renewed coronavirus outbreaks. Continue reading
May 24 Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong police fired tear gas and a water cannon at protesters in a popular shopping district Sunday, as thousands took to the streets to march against China's move to impose national security legislation on the city. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:54 In Brazil, 'the virus has struck pretty ferociously' By PBS NewsHour Brazil is on track to become the newest hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic with more than 300,000 confirmed cases and at least 20,000 deaths from COVID-19. A lack of social distancing mandates and warnings are contributing to the rise. Hari… Continue watching
May 23 In Mexican border cities, many fear virus is coming from US By Jorge Rueda, María Verza, Associated Press Citing a threat of the coronavirus from Mexico, the Trump administration has banned hundreds of thousands of people from crossing the southern border with emergency measures that prohibit nonessential traffic and reject asylum seekers without a hearing. Continue reading
May 23 Spain's far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown By Joseph Wilson, Alicia León, Associated Press Vox called for protesters to attend the protests in their vehicles and thus skirt the current prohibition on social gatherings in effect under the nation’s two-month long state of emergency designed to reduce contagion risks. Continue reading
May 23 Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97 By Adil Jawad, Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan — When the plane jolted violently, Mohammad Zubair thought it was turbulence. Then the pilot came on the intercom to warn that the landing could be "troublesome." Moments later, the Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed into a crowded… Continue reading