Month: December 2021
Omicron surge sets records as flight disruptions continue
More than 1,400 flights canceled worldwide Monday, adding to thousands canceled over the Christmas weekend. And across the country, long lines continued at COVID-19 testing sites. (Image credit: Richard Vogel/AP)
Read MoreBerlin Zoo loses last polar bear as Katjuscha dies
Polar bear Katyusha yawns inside its enclosure. Berlin Zoo has no more of its famous polar bears after Katjuscha passed away at the age of 37, a decade on from the death of star attraction Knut. Maurizio Gambarini/dpa Berlin Zoo
Read MoreHow Venezuela pulled its oil production out of a tailspin
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – Venezuela this year almost doubled its oil production from last year’s decades-low as its state-owned company struck deals that let it pump and process more extra heavy crude into exportable grades. The surprising reversal began
Read More‘Renting to foreigners is prohibited’: Honduran woman struggles to survive in southern Mexico
TAPACHULA, Mexico — Jyohana was not allowed to speak in the apartment building where she lived in Tapachula. If she did, she would have probably lost her home. That’s because the building where the 32-year-old Honduran woman has rented in
Read More2021: a grim year for journalists and free speech in an increasingly turbulent and authoritarian world
Hundreds of journalists killed or arrested, rising numbers of female media workers targeted, floods of misinformation and hate speech and ineffectual or hostile governments unable or unwilling to protect the public’s right to know. The 2021 press freedom index released
Read MoreSecond time capsule discovered at site of former Lee statue
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee found what appears to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule.
Read MoreVirginia workers unearthed a second time capsule at the Robert E. Lee statue site
Last week, experts opened a box they believed to be a chest left in the plot in 1887, but the contents weren’t what they were expecting. Now they may have finally found what they were seeking. (Image credit: Gov. Ralph
Read MoreVirginia workers unearthed a second time capsule at the Robert E. Lee statue site
Last week, experts opened a box they believed to be a chest left in the plot in 1887, but the contents weren’t what they were expecting. Now they may have finally found what they were seeking. (Image credit: Gov. Ralph
Read More‘You don’t teach prejudice by discussing its existence.’ How to talk to children about race and discrimination.
Some parents are concerned about how to prepare and protect their Muslim, Sikh, Arab, and Asian American children from bullying and harassment.
Read MoreFauci says vaccine mandate for U.S. air travel might incentivize more shots
The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the U.S. should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel.
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