Jan 24 Greta Thunberg brushes off U.S. finance chief's criticism By Jamey Keaten, Pan Pylas, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb. Continue reading
Jan 23 Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid amid earthquakes By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Anger is growing over emergency aid that until recently sat unused in a warehouse amid ongoing earthquakes. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: China closes off city of Wuhan to try to contain coronavirus outbreak In our news wrap Thursday, China closed off Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, in an unprecedented effort to contain a deadly coronavirus. Officials announced two other cities will be shuttered Friday, as infected patients are hospitalized in isolation… Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: Pompeo speaks on U.S. foreign policy in Florida By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Latin American affairs with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, the day after the state Senate unanimously voted to condemn Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Continue reading
Jan 23 Myanmar should act to prevent genocide against Rohingya, UN court rules By Mike Corder, Associated Press The United Nations' top court on Thursday ordered Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya people, a ruling met by members of the Muslim minority with gratitude and relief but also some skepticism that the… Continue reading
Jan 23 Islamic leaders make 'groundbreaking' visit to Auschwitz By Associated Press A high-level delegation of Muslim religious leaders visited Auschwitz on Thursday along with a Jewish group in what organizers called “the most senior Islamic leadership delegation" to visit the site of a Nazi German death camp. Continue reading
Jan 23 Firefighting plane crashes in Australia, killing 3 Americans By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the crash deaths in the state's Snowy Monaro region, which came as Australia grapples with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Continue reading
Jan 23 China quarantines 18 million people to stop novel coronavirus By Ken Moritsugu, Yanan Wang, Associated Press The lockdowns are unprecedented in size, embracing more people than the population of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago combined. Continue reading
Jan 22 Indonesia detains American journalist over visa regulations By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press An American journalist is facing up to five years in an Indonesian jail and a fine on charges of violating immigration regulations. Philip Jacobson of California is accused of conducting journalistic activities not permitted by his business visa. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: At Davos, Trump urges Europe to liberalize trade policies In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump departed the World Economic Forum after urging European countries to liberalize trade. Trump complained that the European Union is “more difficult to do business with than China.” Also, high winds and sweltering temperatures… Continue watching