Belgian high schoolers demand to get back in-person learning
BRUSSELS (AP) — A late-stage side effect of the coronavirus pandemic has turned up in Belgium, where a group of teenagers is begging to go back to school. Fed up… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world’s insects
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said. Climate change, insecticides, herbicides, light pollution, invasive… Read more »
The Latest: China sees growing outbreak south of Beijing
BEIJING, China — More than 360 people have tested positive in a growing coronavirus outbreak south of Beijing in neighboring Hebei province. China’s National Health Commission reported Sunday that 69… Read more »
After deadly siege, lawmakers ask why police so outnumbered
WASHINGTON (AP) — The police were badly outnumbered. Only a few dozen guarded the West front of the Capitol when they were rushed by thousands of rioters bent on breaking… Read more »
State GOP says election tarnished democracy, faces criticism
SANTA FE, United States (AP) — New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Steve Pearce said Thursday that democracy has been tarnished by unanswered questions about the 2020 vote count. Pearce said… Read more »
WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK
LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will… Read more »
WHO ‘disappointed’ at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed” Chinese officials haven’t finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China… Read more »
New Year’s revelries muted by virus as curtain draws on 2020
LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to… Read more »