Category: World

MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that an incident involving a British destroyer in the Black Sea couldn’t have triggered a global conflict even if Russia had sunk the warship because the West knows it can’t win such a war. The tough statement appeared to indicate his resolve to raise the stakes should… Continue reading Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’

AP: Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for the first time, 57 years after their deaths. The 1964 killings of civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba… Continue reading Case files on 1964 civil rights worker killings made public

BBC: At least one person has died and dozens are missing after the collapse of a 12-storey residential building north of Miami, Florida, officials say. The number of people who have been located now stands at 102, while 99 are still unaccounted for, according to Miami-Dade Mayor Danielle Levine-Cava. It is unclear how many people… Continue reading Miami building collapse leaves 99 people unaccounted for

AP: President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that Afghans who helped the U.S. military “are not going to be left behind” as his administration stepped up planning to evacuate thousands of Afghan interpreters while their applications for U.S. entry are processed. A senior administration official said planning has accelerated in recent days to relocate the… Continue reading Biden vows to evacuate thousands of Afghans who helped US

BBC: A mask has been placed on the face of a huge statue of Goddess Kannan in Japan. A mask is placed on the face of a 57-meter (187-foot) Buddhist statue dedicated to Kannan. A mask weighing 35 kg weighing 4.1 by 5.3 meters is placed on the face of the statue. It is reported… Continue reading Face mask to giant Buddhist statue in Japan

BBC: A teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer has been given a special journalism award by the Pulitzer Prize board. Darnella Frazier, now 18, was awarded the citation for her courage, the Pulitzer committee said. Her film spurred protests for racial justice around the world and was used… Continue reading Teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder given journalism award

MAWGAN PORTH, England (AP): One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the Group of Seven summit it was due to host. Now, the U.S. is emerging as a model for how to successfully emerge from more than 15 months of global crisis. For President Joe… Continue reading Biden to lay out vax donations, urge world leaders to join

BBC: A 41-year-old Chinese man has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare bird flu strain. Officials did not give details on how the man got infected but the H10N3 strain is thought to not easily spread from humans to humans. The Jiangsu province resident, who was diagnosed last week,… Continue reading China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain

BBC: The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those vaccinated and prevented severe symptoms and hospitalisation in 100% of samples. Some evidence and data gaps are still lacking though, according to WHO experts. It is the second Chinese… Continue reading China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

Reuters: Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on travelers arriving from 11 countries that it imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Saudi state news agency said on Saturday, but will still require quarantine procedures. Travelers from the United Arab Emirates, Germany, the United States, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, France… Continue reading Saudi Arabia lifts ban from travelers arriving from 11 countries