The aid expert gives a detailed account of 6 million people suffering as the army marches closer to the Tigray capital.
2020
Posted inLocal Sports, Maine colleges
Bates College holding out hope for some sort of winter sports season
Bates College athletic director Jason Fein said the rise of coronavirus infections are cause for concern, and that “as time goes by, it looks more unlikely that there will be a lot of opportunities for any competition in the winter.”
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Outdoors in Maine: A pair of books for hunters to peruse
Columnist V. Paul Reynolds reviews On the Ridge and Further Meanderings of a Snake Meadow Editor
Posted inNation / World
Doctors, nurses want more data before championing vaccines
Winning buy-in from health care workers is crucial to gaining broader public support.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Truckers threaten to strike after Shaw’s negotiations stall
A union representative says members authorized a strike as a warning, but hoped they wouldn’t have to carry through.
Posted inNation / World
Passengers spend night on Baltic Sea ferry that ran aground
The vessel was en route from Stockholm to Turku with 331 passengers and a crew of 98.
Posted inNation / World
Bodies of man, his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii
The ancient Roman city was destroyed by the volcano eruption in 79 A.D.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
But they also saw setbacks, including a blow to the movement to defund local police departments.
Posted inNation / World
G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus
This year’s gathering is transformed from in-person meetings to a virtual gathering of speeches and declarations.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Many GOP lawmakers resist statehouse mask-wearing rules
Nearly 200 legislators nationwide have tested positive for the virus and four have died.