Feb 14 U.S. has reached a truce with Taliban in Afghanistan, official says By Matthew Lee, Robert Burns, Associated Press A senior U.S.official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Feb 14 Jewish leaders seek better policing of online hate speech By David Rising, Associated Press Speaking on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt said online radicalization was giving rise not only to more anti-Semitic incidents, but also hate crimes directed at Muslims and others. Continue reading
Feb 14 Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China, 6 die By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The health commission is “highly concerned about this issue" and has issued guidelines for the prevention and control of infection within medical institutions, he said. Continue reading
Feb 14 No 'Plan B' for Olympics despite novel coronavirus fears By Stephen Wade, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China, but only one in Japan where fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak. Continue reading
Feb 13 South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Barr decries public criticism of Roger Stone case In our news wrap Thursday, Attorney General William Barr criticized public discussion of the Roger Stone case. Barr said in an interview that statements and tweets about Justice Department business “make it impossible” for him to do his job. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 13 Why the number of novel coronavirus cases just jumped By Laura Santhanam The number of confirmed cases in China rose by thousands after public health officials changed the way they diagnose people with novel coronavirus in one province. In the U.S., 15 people are being treated for the disease. Continue reading
Feb 13 Last month was hottest January on record, U.S. scientists say By Associated Press The global average land and ocean surface temperature in January was 2.05 degrees F above the average January temperatures for the 20th century, due to the changing climate. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 6:02 In China, political fallout from novel coronavirus outbreak continues As novel coronavirus continues to plague China, the country’s president, Xi Jinping, fired two high-level Communist Party officials in the region at the outbreak's center. The move comes as both death toll and number of cases are surging, partly as… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 7:39 How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to deadly measles resurgence By Hari Sreenivasan, Courtney Norris As health care officials around the world struggle to respond to novel coronavirus, another deadly -- and far more contagious -- disease is on the rise, fueled in large part by insufficient immunization. In some countries, military conflict diminishes access… Continue watching