Day: October 21, 2021
Remarks by President Biden in a CNN Town Hall with Anderson Cooper – The White House
Remarks by President Biden in a CNN Town Hall with Anderson Cooper The White House
Read More60 years after a massacre in Paris, French-Algerians are still pushing for justice
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Melissa Chemam, a French-Algerian journalist, about the 60th anniversary of a massacre of Algerians in Paris.
Read MoreIndia marks its 1 billionth COVID vaccination — but the fight is far from over
India is celebrating its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccination. But only a third of its population is fully-inoculated, and export orders are backed up.
Read MoreRemembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten
Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned. (Image credit: type=/Ueslie Marcilino/Undark Magazine)
Read MoreCeltics games have been turned off in China after one player’s pro-Tibet tweet
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter waded into an especially sensitive subject for the NBA with his comments advocating for a free Tibet, as China is by far the league’s largest foreign market. (Image credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Read MorePoland told to ‘respect the rules’ of EU club in rule-of-law row
The argument now distracting and dominating the European Union is an unequal battle with the potential for far-reaching consequences.
Read More$1m reward offered in ‘heartbreaking’ case of girl, four, missing from Australian camping trip
Police in Western Australia are offering a A$1m (£542,845) reward for information about the disappearance of a four-year girl.
Read MoreEastern European countries battle vaccine hesitancy as COVID strengthens its grip
Some European countries are seeing a resurgence in COVID-19, with the continent’s eastern nations hampered by widespread vaccine hesitancy.
Read MoreKey suspect arrested in Haitian president’s assassination
A key suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Jamaica by U.S. authorities and Interpol. Mario Palacios Palacios, a former Colombian military officer was, arrested in Kingston earlier this month. The arrest had remained
Read MoreBarbados elects first president, to replace British Queen
Sandra Mason, the current governor-general, is set to be sworn in as president on November 30, the country’s 55th anniversary of independence from Britain. Calling the parliamentary vote a “historic milestone on the road to the Republic,” the Barbadian government
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