Dozens dead and missing as storms swamp western Germany
Berlin — Heavy storms have inundated parts of western Germany, dumping enough rain to turn roads into raging rivers and cutting entire towns off with floodwater. At least 42 people were confirmed dead in Germany and Belgium on Thursday and dozens were still unaccounted for as rescue crews tried to getContinue Reading
Cozy Season Is Here – The New York Times
Good morning. It’s a pleasure to greet you this Friday after Thanksgiving, at the dawn of cozy season, here in the dwindling days of the year. I usually write to Times readers via the At Home and Away newsletter, where, for months, I’ve been contemplating ways we can lead aContinue Reading
Haiti police reject reports implicating government officials in assassination
Authorities in Haiti on Thursday forcefully pushed back against reports that current government officials were involved in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, calling them “a lie.” Leon Charles, head of Haiti’s national police, denied a report from Caracol news, a Colombian-based private TV station, that claimed interim primeContinue Reading
European Union Plans To Stop Air Travel From Southern Africa Due To New Variant : NPR
A young woman reacts as she receives a Pfizer jab against COVID-19, in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Denis Farrell/AP hide caption toggle caption Denis Farrell/AP A young woman reacts as she receives a Pfizer jab against COVID-19, in Diepsloot Township near Johannesburg Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.Continue Reading
Europe is Tested by Waves of Cases that Threaten its Progress Against Pandemic
Nearly 20 months after pandemic lockdowns first began, governments across Europe are beginning to tighten restrictions again amid the latest wave of new coronavirus cases, threatening the gains that the region has made against the pandemic. France is racing to offer booster shots to all adults and will not renewContinue Reading
Solomon Islands violence recedes but not underlying tension
CANBERRA, Australia — Violence receded Friday in the capital of the Solomon Islands, but the government showed no signs of addressing the underlying grievances that sparked two days of riots, including concerns about the country’s increasing links with China. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare sought to deflect attention fromContinue Reading
Covid variant B.1.1.529 emerges in South Africa: Here’s what we know
A man enters the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) on June 15, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images The World Health Organization will meet on Friday to discuss a new heavily-mutated variant of Covid-19. The variant known as B.1.1.529 has been detected in small numbersContinue Reading
Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday over what he called “key differences” with the president, deepening a political crisis that has left the Lebanese without a government for nine months even as they endure an unprecedented economic meltdown. With no clear candidate to replace Hariri, LebanonContinue Reading
Variant Detected in South Africa Prompts Travel Restrictions
A number of countries — including Britain, Israel, Italy and Singapore — were moving on Friday to restrict travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, a day after South African authorities identified a concerning new coronavirus variant with mutations that one scientist said marked a “big jumpContinue Reading
Biden Says The U.S. Would Offer Aid To Cuba If He Had Assurances About The Regime : NPR
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Biden hold a joint news conference in the White House Thursday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Biden hold a joint news conference in the White House Thursday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Biden saysContinue Reading