/ Europe Issued on: 20/12/2021 – 18:27 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaking at a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland on December 20, 2021. © Denis Balibouse, Reuters The World Health Organization chief called Monday for the world to pull together and make the difficult decisions needed to end…
/ Europe Issued on: 20/12/2021 – 16:55 A child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, previously approved for some children with medical conditions, in Paris on December 17, 2021. © Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP France’s Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) health regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5-11 on Monday. The vaccine,…
/ Europe Issued on: 20/12/2021 – 16:37 Police patrol Wimereux beach in northern France on December 20, 2021. © Francois Lo Presti, AFP The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has received a manslaughter lawsuit for failure to help in the tragic capsizing last month of a boat in the English Channel that cost the lives…
/ Africa Issued on: 20/12/2021 – 15:52 Political activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah during an interview from his home in Cairo on May 17, 2021. © Khaled Desouki, AFP Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in jail with two others receiving four years,…
/ Africa Issued on: 20/12/2021 – 15:26 A farmer walks past a tank destroyed during recent conflicts between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) in Damot Kebele in the Amhara region of Ethiopia on December 7, 2021. © Stringer, Reuters Rebellious Tigrayan forces fighting the central government are…
Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Chargers placed linebacker Joey Bosa, running back Austin Ekeler and center Corey Linsley on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday’s Week 16 game against the Houston Texans.Taylor Bisciotti of the NFL Network reported the roster moves Monday.Bosa was previously placed on the COVID-19 list on Nov. 16. He cleared…
AP Photo/Ed ZurgaDenver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock will reportedly make his first start of the season on Sunday. Per NFL Network’s James Palmer, Lock is expected to start against the Las Vegas Raiders with Teddy Bridgewater in concussion protocol. Bridgewater was carted off the field in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals with…
AP Photo/David RichardCleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski will not coach in Monday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19 last Wednesday and has not cleared protocols.The Week 15 matchup was initially scheduled for Saturday but postponed until Monday due to an outbreak in the Browns’…
NaLyssa Smith might be the most pro-ready player in the 2022 WNBA draft class.Jessica Hill/Associated PressThe Ping-pong balls have dropped, and the official order of the 2022 WNBA draft has been set. With the highest odds to get the No. 1 pick, the Indiana Fever got the second overall pick, and with the lowest odds…
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesWhen the United States needed a way in to begin talks with Kim Jong-un in 2012, a plan was proposed to then-President Barack Obama to have Steve Kerr play the North Korean leader in basketball.Economist Marcus Noland suggested the idea to Obama, per Alex Schiffer of The Athletic, noting that Kim was a big…
