Iraq | PM survives assassination attempt, ramping up tensions

Troops deployed around Baghdad yesterday following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted the residence of Iraq’s prime minister. The attack significantly ramped up tensions sparked by the

The Buzz | Crowd surge kills at least eight at Houston music festival

The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or

Pfizer says Covid-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joined the race for

This day in history | 1984 Sandinistas claim election victory

Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista Front (FSLN) has claimed a decisive victory in the country’s first elections since the revolution five years ago. Within hours of the count beginning, the leader of the

UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, first shown to treat Covid

Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to OK the treatment, although it was

The Buzz | COP26: Countries pledge to phase out climate culprit coal

Several major coal-using nations have pledged for the first time to phase out their use of the heavily-polluting fossil fuel or to speed up existing plans to do so, while

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the

This day in history | 1980 Reagan beats Carter in landslide

The former Hollywood actor and Republican governor of California Ronald Reagan is to be the next president of the United States. He has defeated Democrat Jimmy Carter in the US presidential

Glasgow Summit | Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26

World leaders promised to protect Earth’s forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the U.N. climate summit yesterday — part of a flurry

The Buzz | ‘My name is Cleo’: Police weep upon rescuing Australian girl

Police smashed their way into a suburban house yesterday and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family’s camping tent on Australia’s remote west coast more than two weeks

Four LatAm nations create fishing-free corridor in east Pacific

Four Latin American countries announced yesterday that they will expand and unite their marine reserves to create a vast corridor in the Pacific Ocean in hopes of protecting sea

This day in history | 1995 Ex-minister charged with apartheid murders

Former South African defence minister General Magnus Malan has been charged with murder. General Malan was arrested today with 10 other former senior military officers. They were charged with murdering 13 black

Heating up | World leaders take center stage at climate talks

It’s time for more than 130 world leaders to feel the heat. They will traipse to the podium this week at crucial international climate talks in Scotland and talk about what

The Buzz | Happy Halloween: Gaming platform Roblox is back online

The popular gaming site Roblox went back online yesterday after being down for most of the weekend. The online platform crashed Friday. In a statement, the company tweeted Sunday evening

New Zealand strait crossed for first time by electric plane

As he made history by becoming the first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane, Gary Freedman thought it only fitting that the first thing

This day in history | 1986 Chemical spill turns Rhine red

There has been a catastrophic fire at a chemicals factory near Basel, Switzerland, sending tons of toxic chemicals into the nearby river Rhine and turning it red. The fire broke out

US intel doesn’t expect to determine origins of Covid-19

Barring an unforeseen breakthrough, intelligence agencies won’t be able to conclude whether COVID-19 spread by animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab, officials said Friday in releasing a fuller version

G-20 | Leaders turn to climate change on last day of summit

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies takcled climate change yesterday, the final day of a weekend summit in Rome that is widely expected to set the tone for a major

G20 | US, EU reach agreement to settle rift over Trump-era tariffs

The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House announced Saturday, as President Joe Biden is

This day in history | 1975 Franco’s 36-year reign ends

The move comes as a result of the general’s continuing illness. He has suffered a massive series of heart attacks and internal bleeding in the last three weeks. The 37-year-old prince

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