EU sanctions Iran officials over protest crackdown

DW — The European Union has added key security officials to its list of sanctioned individuals for the first time since 2013. The move comes as diplomats seek to renew the nuclear... Read more »

Biden Seeks Billions While the Chips Are Down

VOA — WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Joe Biden is linking his $2 trillion infrastructure spending plan to alleviating a critical shortage of semiconductors. “Chips, like the one I have here —... Read more »

Impact of Foreign-born Workers on American Jobs a Contentious Issue in US

VOA — NEW ORLEANS, LA. – The colossal impact of immigrant labor in the United States extends to Louisiana’s struggling fisheries. “I’ve been hiring workers from Mexico, Honduras and everywhere else for... Read more »

Iran Blames Israel for Natanz Blackout

VOA — Iran is blaming Israel for a blackout at the country’s underground Natanz nuclear facility. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said uranium enrichment centrifuges were damaged, and that Iran would... Read more »

Virus Fatigue as World Passes 135 Million Coronavirus Cases

VOA — With more than 135 million coronavirus cases and nearly 3 million deaths from the virus, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center, signs of the virus’ fortitude and lockdown... Read more »

Ramsey Clark, Former US Attorney General, Saddam Hussein’s Lawyer, Dies at 93

VOA — Ramsey Clark, who promoted civil rights as America’s top law enforcement official in the 1960s but later helped defend Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic in court, has died at 93.... Read more »

Most New COVID Cases, Hospitalizations in US Are Among Younger Adults

VOA — U.S. Centers for Disease Control Director Rochelle Walensky said Friday that hospitalizations and new COVID-19 cases continue to rise, driven by infections in younger adults, who have not yet been... Read more »

Iran Frees South Korean Ship it Held Amid Funds Dispute

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized by Seoul was freed and sailed away... Read more »

WHO: Africa Left Behind in Race for COVID-19 Vaccine

VOA — GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization says Africa’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccine is being hampered by supply shortages and delays in planned deliveries. To date, the WHO reports 4.3... Read more »

US ‘Monitoring’ as Iran Sends Fuel Tankers to Venezuela in Defiance of Sanctions

VOA — WASHINGTON – As Iran sent three gasoline shipments to fuel-starved Venezuela in recent months in defiance of U.S. sanctions, the Biden administration apparently did nothing to stop the tankers, signaling... Read more »