World
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
August 4, 2020
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic…
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
August 4, 2020
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
BEIJING (AP) — China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak…
India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
August 4, 2020
India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For almost a century, no outsider was allowed to buy land and property in Indian-controlled Kashmir.…
Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests
August 4, 2020
Trump nursing home plan limits supply of free COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s plan to provide every nursing home with a fast COVID-19 testing machine comes with…
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
August 4, 2020
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Hurricane Isaias has made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, according to the…
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
August 4, 2020
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston…
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
August 3, 2020
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19…
One year after mass shooting, frustration in Ohio city
August 3, 2020
One year after mass shooting, frustration in Ohio city
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tormented by mind-scarring memories and questions without answers, Dion Green has dedicated his life after the…
Notre Dame Cathedral’s organ getting 4-year-long cleaning
August 3, 2020
Notre Dame Cathedral’s organ getting 4-year-long cleaning
PARIS (AP) — Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart…
US coronavirus ‘extraordinarily widespread,’ White House experts say
August 3, 2020
US coronavirus ‘extraordinarily widespread,’ White House experts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections “extraordinarily widespread”…