Apr 21 Watch 8:11 How the war in Ukraine is threatening Britain's historic steam engines By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villeman, Dan Sagalyn The war in Ukraine has had an effect on many aspects of life all around the world. Inflation, especially in the price of coal, is jeopardizing the future of some of Britain’s living and breathing museums, the country’s heritage railway… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 7:53 Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks explores the pandemic in 'Plays for the Plague Year' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Is it too soon to explore the pandemic through art? Not if you’re Suzan-Lori Parks, who wrote a short play a day while sitting at home for 13 months and has now turned those into a full-length performance at New… Continue watching
Apr 21 Edward Lee chosen as guest chef for White House state dinner By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Chef Edward Lee says food, at its best, tells a story. And the story he wants told with the meal he's whipping up for next week's White House state dinner is of the deep connection between the United States and its ally… Continue reading
Apr 21 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot, UN's weather agency says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The United Nations' climate agency in a Friday report says killer floods, droughts and heat waves hit around the world, costing many billions of dollars. Continue reading
Apr 21 French producers frothing over 'The Champagne of Beers' By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The Comité Champagne — the body protecting the Champagne designation — asked for the destruction of a shipment of 2,352 cans on the grounds that the term infringes the protected designation of origin “Champagne.”… Continue reading
Apr 21 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Sudan conflict continues By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Associated Press An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum as being in Sudan. The State Department has cautioned that that figure probably is inaccurate because there is no requirement for Americans to register nor is… Continue reading
Apr 21 Russia's air force bombs own city of Belgorod on accident By Associated Press Russia’s military has acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the Russia-Ukraine border. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Bangladesh faces historic heat wave In our news wrap Thursday, Bangladesh faced its worst heat in half a century and widespread power outages for millions, tornadoes in Oklahoma killed three people and injured dozens more, Sudan's army rejected negotiations with a paramilitary faction saying it… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:57 What the holy month means for Muslims in Turkey and Syria amid earthquake destruction By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Friday is Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. But in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, festivities have been muted by a mood of mourning and calls for help months after twin earthquakes… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 8:49 India will soon pass China as the world's most populous nation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman, Zeba Warsi, Simeon Lancaster India will overtake China as the world’s most populous nation by the middle of this year, according to United Nations data. Alongside its population of 1.4 billion, India's geopolitical and economic footprint is also growing. But as Fred de Sam… Continue watching