May 13 Watch 8:01 World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access By PBS News Hour Djibouti, a tiny country in Northeast Africa, is situated at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. While its location is an economic commodity for a country that’s half unemployed, it also puts it… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 5:59 Analyzing the impact of the worldwide cyber attack By PBS News Hour Nearly 100 countries around the world worked to restore services after a massive cyber attack on Friday. The ransomware attack appeared to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, which was identified by the U.S. National Security Agency and later leaked… Continue watching
May 13 To reduce stigma, metro in Kerala, India hires transgender workers By Kamala Kelkar One of southern India’s most popular tourist spots set an international precedent this week by giving 23 jobs on its new metro system to transgender people. Continue reading
May 13 Cyber attack subsides after striking dozens of countries By Michael D. Regan A day after cyber attacks struck dozens of countries around the world, members of the G7 on Saturday vowed to collaborate to offset future assaults. Continue reading
May 13 Ebola outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo By Helen Branswell, STAT To date there have been nine suspected cases of Ebola, three of whom have died, according to local authorities. The first case dates back to April 22. Continue reading
May 12 Condoleezza Rice: I worry firestorm surrounding Russia investigations, Comey firing could ‘erode people’s confidence in our institutions’ By Erica R. Hendry Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about Russia and the U.S. in an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff. Continue reading
May 12 How could Comey’s firing affect foreign relations? By Larisa Epatko Americans might have been shocked when President Donald Trump suddenly fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, but the reaction from some foreign officials was decidedly less so. Continue reading
May 12 China and U.S. reach agreement on beef, poultry, natural gas By Martin Crutsinger and Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Beijing will open its borders to U.S. beef, while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to landing on American supermarket shelves under a U.S.-China trade agreement. Continue reading
May 12 New museum pays homage to the best of communist-era kitsch By Larisa Epatko Visitors to the new Kitsch Museum in Bucharest, Romania, can see a crucifix nightlight and Last Supper clock, among dozens of other gilded baubles and plaster statues of the pre-1989 communist era. Continue reading
May 11 North Korea poses ‘existential’ threat, U.S. intel chief warns By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea's nuclear weapons program poses a potentially "existential" threat to the United States, the national intelligence director said in a bleak appraisal to Congress on Thursday. He wouldn't say how close Pyongyang is to being able to strike the… Continue reading