Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny ends hunger strike
DanHenson1/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny said he is ending a hunger strike after 24 days, following a dire warning by his doctors a day earlier. Navalny, know...
Apr 23, 2021
Japan declares third state of emergency for Tokyo, elsewhere ahead of Summer Olympics
bedo/iStock(TOKYO) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three other urban prefectures in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 ahead of th...
Apr 23, 2021
South Korea’s ‘study with me’ videos bring back camaraderie of libraries amid COVID-19
baona/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Amid the rustle of paper, the sounds of a pencil scribbling away and a calming fire crackling in the background, 27-year-old Hani Kang sits at her desk and pages th...
Apr 23, 2021
New photo of Prince Louis shared to celebrate his third birthday
Comic Relief/BBC Children in Need/Comic Relief via Getty Images(LONDON) -- To celebrate Prince William and Kate's youngest son, whose birthday is April 23, the royal family shared a new photograph of ...
Apr 23, 2021
Meet some of the women who are fighting against climate change
Lianna Nixon(NEW YORK) -- Women all over the world are playing integral roles in the fight against warming temperatures. For Earth Day 2021, ABC News is highlight three scientists and one activist who...
Apr 22, 2021
What we can learn from the pandemic's effect on the environment and what can change
deliormanli/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 around the globe led to widespread lockdowns and decreased economic activity. Another result of the pandemic has been a tempor...
Apr 22, 2021
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully makes oxygen on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech(NEW YORK) -- NASA said it had successfully made oxygen on Mars, a major development that could aid future human missions to the red planet. The space agency confirmed Wednesday evenin...
Apr 22, 2021
Earth Day 2021: Why reforestation is crucial part of saving the environment
martinwimmer/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Climate change may be the focus of the environmental movement, but restoring the Earth, the theme of this year's Earth Day, will play a crucial role in keeping global ...
Apr 22, 2021
Pfizer identifies counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico, Poland; warns of increase in fraud
Paolo Lo Debole/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Counterfeit versions of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine have been identified in Mexico and Poland, a Pfizer spokesperson confirmed to ABC News -- adding to the ru...
Apr 21, 2021
Protests for Alexey Navalny held across Russia amid fears for his health
Macky_CH/iStock(MOSCOW) -- People in dozens of Russian cities joined protests in support of the jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, responding to calls from Navalny's allies who have said he is d...
Apr 21, 2021