The following are current news stories at the several recommended sites on your Current Events Article Review assignment. These may or may not apply to the current unit being studied in class, but will serve as a good base point. Be aware that only the top five news stories from each source are displayed – many more things are currently happening in the world right now!
New York Times
- Live Updates: Prince Charles Visits Canada’s Northwest Territories May 19, 2022Prince Charles met with an Indigenous community on the last day of his three-day tour of the country, where polls suggest there is little support for the monarchy.The New York Times
- Live Updates: Moscow Moves to Russify Seized Ukraine Land, Signaling Annexation May 19, 2022The territory occupied by Russian forces so far in the three-month-old invasion deserves “a worthy place in our Russian family,” a Kremlin official who toured the region said.The New York Times
- Moscow moves to Russify Seized Ukraine Land, Signaling Annexation May 19, 2022The territory occupied by Russian forces so far in the three-month-old invasion deserves “a worthy place in our Russian family,” a Kremlin official who toured the region said.Marc Santora, Ivan Nechepurenko and Norimitsu Onishi
- Biden Seeks Swift Effort to Bring Finland and Sweden Into NATO May 19, 2022Speedy approval seems likely among most members of the alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey’s objections remain a sticking point.David E. Sanger
- Biden Begins Trip to Asia Meant to Reassure Allies of Focus on China May 19, 2022With the administration’s attention having shifted to Ukraine, President Biden plans to emphasize that the United States can counter aggression in both Europe and Asia.Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
The Guardian
- Australia federal election 2022 live: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese to make final pitches; phone voting expanded for people with Covid May 19, 2022PM campaigns in Perth while Labor leader prepares to visit three states in lead-up to Saturday’s vote. Follow all the day’s developments Voters’ guide to the election: everything you need to knowElection 2022 seat explorer; Pork-o-meter election promises trackerGuardian Australia’s full federal election coverageGet our free news app; get our morning email br […]Amy Remeikis
- Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Donbas is ‘completely destroyed’; Russia ‘will only open ports if sanctions reviewed’ – live updates May 19, 2022Russian minister says access to Ukrainian Black Sea ports linked to sanctions; Ukrainian PM compares Donbas to hellRussia says 771 more Ukrainian troops surrender in MariupolRussian soldier asks Ukrainian widow to forgive himGerhard Schröder to be stripped of office for not cutting Russia tiesBelgorod, the Russian city on the Ukraine frontlineAt a glance: wh […]Maanvi Singh (now); Lauren Gambino, Léonie Chao-Fong, Martin Belam and Martin Farrer (earlier)
- Senate bill will help food aid recipients find baby formula amid shortage May 19, 2022Wic voucher requirements are being waived to allow holders to purchase any brand of infant formula as it becomes availableThe Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program that accounts for about half of all formula purchased in the US.The House passed the bill the day […]Associated Press
- Telephone voting rules changed to allow Australians with Covid to vote in federal election May 19, 2022Anyone who tested positive after 6pm last Friday will be eligible to use phone service after independent candidate threatens legal action over issueFollow our Australian election live blog for the latest updatesRead our latest election briefing and listen to today’s campaign catchup podcastVoters’ guide to the election: everything you need to knowWho should […]Paul Karp
- Respiratory syncytial virus kills 100,000 under-fives every year May 19, 2022The acute lower respiratory infection has surged after Covid restrictions eased, experts sayRespiratory syncytial virus is killing 100,000 children under the age of five every year worldwide, new figures reveal as experts say the global easing of coronavirus restrictions is causing a surge in cases.RSV is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory infe […]Andrew Gregory Health editor
National Public Radio
- Biden heads to Asia to reassure allies that China is a still a top priority May 19, 2022President Biden heads to Asia Friday for a meeting of the Quad group, which includes leaders from India, Japan and Australia. The unspoken focus of the gathering is China.Jackie Northam
- A visit to one of the busiest border crossings between Ukraine and Poland May 19, 2022NPR's Ari Shapiro spends a day at the Medyka border crossing to see how the flow of refugees has changed over the nearly three months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Ari Shapiro
- Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 19) May 19, 2022A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.NPR Staff
- Delhi — where most people don't have AC — hits 120 degrees in South Asian heat wave May 19, 2022What's it like to try to survive 120-degree heat, without air conditioning? Here's how people are coping in the heart of Delhi.Lauren Frayer
- The UN security council discussed how the war in Ukraine may worsen global hunger May 19, 2022The U.S. is using its presidency of the UN Security Council to focus on food security, as much of the world worries about the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine.Michele Kelemen
Al Jazeera
- US panel recommends COVID booster jab for children aged 5 to 11 May 19, 2022Just more than 29 percent of US children in the age group have received two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine to date.
- Shireen Abu Akleh: US lawmakers demanding FBI investigate killing May 19, 2022Congressman Andre Carson tells Al Jazeera letter calling for US investigation into journalist's killing gaining support.
- US: Oklahoma passes bill banning nearly all abortions May 19, 2022If signed into law by Oklahoma's governor, it will be most restrictive anti-abortion law in US, abortion providers say.
- Russia-Ukraine live news: Donbas fully destroyed, says Zelenskyy May 19, 2022Ukrainian president accuses Russia of carrying out senseless bombardments, turning eastern Donbas region into 'hell'.
- Trudeau to ban China’s Huawei from 5G in Canada May 19, 2022The ban will almost certainly stoke tensions between the two nations.
The Atlantic
- Europe’s Ireland Problem Is Here to Stay May 19, 2022Brexit created a problem that cannot be solved, only managed. Both Britain and the European Union are responsible for what happens now.Tom McTague
- Water Levels in Lake Mead Reach Record Lows May 18, 2022Images of Lake Mead, which has reached its lowest water levels since the 1930sAlan Taylor
- Scenes From Svalbard May 16, 2022Recent images of the landscapes and inhabitants of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic OceanAlan Taylor
- ‘Underneath, Everything Has Changed’ May 13, 2022Three prodemocracy activists on the run from Beijing, three wild and bizarre journeys to—and through—AmericaTimothy McLaughlin
- Photos From Russia’s Ongoing Invasion of Ukraine May 9, 2022Recent images of the war and resistance in Chernihiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Kyiv, and moreAlan Taylor
The Economist
- The war in Ukraine is spurring transatlantic co-operation in tech May 12, 2022A COMMAND CENTRE to scan the digital realm for global disinformation campaigns. Standardised plugs for electric cars that will work both in America and in the European Union (EU) and so lower the cost of building the infrastructure needed to decarbonise. A transatlantic team to scout for attempts by China and others to manipulate global technical standards i […]
- How the war in Ukraine is changing Europe’s demography April 28, 2022BEFORE VLADIMIR PUTIN invaded Ukraine on February 24th, many Europeans fretted that their region was getting older and that more people were dying than being born. Europe’s median age of 43 is nearly four years older than that of North America, the next-greyest region. The population of the European Union is expected to peak at just shy of 450m within the ne […]
- Lawsuits aimed at greenhouse-gas emissions are a growing trend April 21, 2022I N AUGUST 2018 ClientEarth, an environmental organisation based in London, paid €20 ($23) for ten shares in Enea, a power company based in Poland. The transaction bought the lawyers at Client Earth a tiny stake in Ostroleka C, a one-gigawatt coal-fired power station Enea was about to build 120km north of Warsaw. It also bought them the standing they needed […]
- Why so much of the world won’t stand up to Russia April 12, 2022WHEN THE leaders of the world’s two biggest democracies held a virtual meeting on April 11th, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister (no. 1) approvingly quoted President Joe Biden (no. 2) back to himself: “Democracies can deliver,” Mr Modi declared. But when it came to the war in Ukraine, just what it was that democracies should be delivering went unspecified […]
- The invasion of Ukraine is not the first social media war, but it is the most viral March 30, 2022YOU HAVE probably seen the videos from Ukraine. There is the one where Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, stands outside Kyiv’s government quarter in dim light, holding his smartphone with the camera pointed selfie-style at himself and several senior officials. “We are all here,” he declares, days after Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, sent his tank […]