https://www.cbsnews.com/ World From CBSNews.com Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:41:49 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-seeds-americans-mail-unsolicited/ U.S. agriculture officials are warning residents not to plant or even touch the unsolicited seeds, which have now been found in all 50 states. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:30:00 -0400 0e9516d3-2d90-47fd-8e80-0538e1f8329e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-to-withdraw-12000-american-troops-from-germany/ Defense Secretary Mark Esper said 5,600 troops would be redeployed to other NATO countries and 6,400 would return to the U.S. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:27:16 -0400 ddc9f030-ca76-48c9-b443-30d9dbbcf75a https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rome-opera-has-covid-19-friendly-opening-night-at-ancient-chariot-racing-site/ As early as 2,800 years ago, Romans would flock to the Circus Maximus to be entertained with chariot races. Now, the ancient site has been transformed into an outdoor venue for the Rome Opera House's summer season. Chris Livesay talks to soprano Rosa Feola about how Circus Maximus is the savior of Italian Opera. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:44:27 -0400 a7fa291b-5d30-45f2-ae9a-d571b1cfb9c1 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/suspicious-seeds-sent-from-china-found-in-americans-mailboxes-across-several-states/ Federal authorities are on alert for suspicious foreign packages containing seeds, sent to dozens of Americans across the country. People in several states have claimed to receive unexpected deliveries from China containing the various unmarked seeds. The USDA has now put out a warning urging those who have received the packages not to open them. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:12:50 -0400 bba2d745-7c56-4518-baaa-309f0a8eed80 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-charges-ex-twitter-employees-spying-for-saudi-arabia-royal-family/ Formerly facing 2 charges, the men now stand accused of 7 offenses related to alleged snooping on Twitter users critical of Saudi royals. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:20:52 -0400 80a1a615-8cf6-4a6e-8ef4-c52e637c70ea https://www.cbsnews.com/news/europe-grapples-with-coronavirus-2nd-wave-worries/ About a month after travel restrictions were eased, COVID-19 cases are spiking in Spain and a few other places. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:58:48 -0400 79e065b6-bb4a-47de-8065-00c07b58e5eb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-symptoms-six-types-coronavirus-disease-different/ The six categories are defined by different clusters of symptoms, and some patients in some groups are much more likely to need ventilators. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 06:38:38 -0400 ccee5dfc-3647-40e4-a6af-d045448667fe https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hubble-telescope-captures-beautifully-detailed-new-image-saturn-rings/ Visible in the image are the planet's icy rings in stunning detail — and its moon Enceladus, which could support life. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:22:00 -0400 310d9507-da5c-4032-8635-0b2935526a8d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iter-assembly-begins-nuclear-fusion-sun/ One expert calls it "a milestone for international science" and a "vision for an abundant, clean-energy future." Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:46:13 -0400 8a1db8dd-b659-42e0-abca-4cfb9a239800 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-fires-missile-mock-aircraft-carrier-resembling-us-warship/ The drill underlines the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 07:13:26 -0400 d945e7e9-b675-4050-8dea-55657f2926a6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-price-all-time-high-coronavirus-recovery/ The lack of a stock market panic or any hint of inflation makes now an odd time for gold prices to soar. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:46:38 -0400 6d465324-3a1e-4b90-9e6b-c2e544df352f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zimbabwe-zanu-pf-says-thug-us-ambassador-brian-nichols-funding-protests-threatens-expulsion/ "Diplomats should not behave like thugs, and Brian Nichols is a thug," says spokesman for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:46:12 -0400 4329b26c-6d06-4b4f-8b8a-e055c7037763 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-officials-halt-expulsion-of-unaccompanied-migrant-children-after-being-sued/ A group of migrants previously held at a Texas hotel are no longer facing imminent removal. But others will continue to be expelled under a CDC order. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:42:54 -0400 958c5da0-ea19-4532-ad23-d474e3bdc976 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/air-conditioning-units-could-spread-covid-19-research-suggests/ When the pandemic began, some hoped that the coronavirus would weaken in the summer heat. But cases have skyrocketed in the hottest parts of the country. Mounting evidence suggests that air conditioning may be partly to blame. Adrianna Diaz takes a look. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:11:42 -0400 f2529bd1-8ffb-4750-8879-7355cb0bfd6e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/coronavirus-vaccine-trial-shows-promising-results-but-hurdles-remain/ The latest COVID-19 vaccine results show a strong immune response. Dr. Jon LaPook explains the next hurdles in the race to a vaccine. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:11:38 -0400 893b75d6-f6bf-41c3-a160-7506810a6db2 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/early-stage-human-trial-data-shows-oxford-covid-19-vaccine-provides-antibodies-and-killer-t-cells/ The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford is considered one of the leading in the world, and researchers announced promising results of its first human trials. Charlie D'Agata reports on the vaccine that could provide a one-two punch against COVID-19. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:11:38 -0400 135a321c-860d-4d66-83ec-b13b27053025 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/oxford-vaccine-prompts-protective-immune-response-in-human-trials/ There are promising results on three different coronavirus vaccines, including the leading candidate from the U.K.'s Oxford University. Trials show it provides two kinds of protection against COVID-19. Charlie D'Agata has the latest. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 19:26:27 -0400 62ede394-ccca-4d91-b815-2a94cea3fe01 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/olivia-de-havilland-dies-gone-with-the-wind-star-dead-age-104-cause-of-death-natural-causes-2020-07-26/ De Havilland died at home in Paris, the city where she lived since the 1950s. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:45:00 -0400 3c2906c3-32a8-4a6a-b954-ddff19cb46c1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-health-organization-borders-shut-covid-19-not-sustainable-coronavirus/ Sealed borders "not necessarily a sustainable strategy for the world's economy, for the world's poor, or for anybody else," top WHO official says. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:20:53 -0400 e15006bc-7f2c-4efb-8849-66773578bcf4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawsuit-challenges-detention-of-migrant-children-at-texas-hotel-and-their-imminent-expulsion/ More than 2,000 migrant children who arrived at the border unaccompanied have been expelled and prevented from seeking asylum under a public health directive. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:19:13 -0400 d303abcb-b057-4117-9ba4-6a0341814d07 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/controversial-u-s-ambassador-to-iceland-wants-firearm-security-for-reykjavik-post/ The State Department declined to say if there is any credible threat to Gunter's safety, but U.S. government officials told CBS News the ambassador has been informed multiple times that he is at no extraordinary risk. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:25:33 -0400 39b6ec28-ed09-4eaf-8099-1a0f2d77c142 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/finding-freedom-new-book-prince-harry-meghan-split-royal-family/ The book also describes a conversation between Harry and Prince William that apparently led to a rift between the brothers Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:13:06 -0400 c563929e-1cfa-4d15-9a8d-0540e3317062 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-cuts-ties-with-chinas-xinjiang-region/ China is under fire worldwide for its repression of ethnic Uighurs and other minorities, mostly Muslims, in Xinjiang. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:38:00 -0400 3e947adc-21f1-4d2c-bc54-7da0375eaeea https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-book-details-fracture-between-royals-and-sussexes-including-rift-between-harry-and-william/ A new book is shedding details on the breakup between Harry and Meghan and the royal family. The book claims Harry and William's relationship began to sour over a comment The Duke of Cambridge made about Meghan while the couple was still dating. Mark Phillips reports. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:32:40 -0400 2c71d616-279e-4cda-bf8e-6f35034ecd39 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-war-us-taliban-deal-brings-little-respite-for-afghan-civilians-un-civilian-casualties/ U.S. and its allies have significantly reduced operations and been blamed for very few civilian casualties this year, but the Taliban's deadly fight rages on. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:09:44 -0400 209a6081-7009-46da-a11e-837116078e9e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-clusters-mire-europe-summer-travel-plans-uk-spain-quarantine/ Britain quashes plans of airlines and holidaymakers with renewed quarantine order for Spain, as cross-border travel fuels infections in Asia. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:19:14 -0400 883477c4-2d58-4c59-98b5-1c7216a71691 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-mock-aircraft-strait-of-hormuz-us-fighter-jet-incident/ Satellite photographs likely signal the Iran soon plans to use replica for live-fire drills amid heightened tensions with the U.S. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:07:17 -0400 664fe993-f6c7-4e01-8d13-2b858779fcfd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-takes-over-closed-us-consulate-chengdu-days-after-ordering-it-shut-today-2020-00727/ Move finalized Beijing's order last week that the consulate be shut, as relations between the two powers continue to plummet. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 05:58:00 -0400 5d64567a-d7e2-448c-9883-bdafd2a94b13 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mountain-rescue-crew-carry-saint-bernard-off-scafell-pike-england-2020-07-26/ Rescue workers said Daisy — a 121-pound Saint Bernard — was displaying signs of pain in her rear legs and was refusing to move. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 19:24:46 -0400 c6cf3c0d-3b7d-4da8-8b71-a1593621c401 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-green-fleetwood-mac-co-founder-dies-at-73/ "When we lost Peter Green, we were devastated as people, and our music was — what are we going to do?" Mick Fleetwood told CBS News' Anthony Mason​. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:02:56 -0400 52ca3ffd-f1b0-4633-8c39-33d26339b0ed https://www.cbsnews.com/video/invasion-asian-giant-hornets-have-arrived/ They can grow as large as 2½ inches and can slaughter a colony of thousands of honeybees in a matter of hours. And their sting? It's one of the most painful known to humankind. Vespa mandarinia, dubbed by The New York Times as "murder hornets," are the nation's latest invasive species, and correspondent Luke Burbank talks with entomologists and a beekeeper about the threats these insects pose and what's being done to keep them from establishing themselves in the U.S. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:28:20 -0400 c998773e-d03c-410a-9c46-8f9a9b4f51b8 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/is-the-united-states-hitting-bottom/ 1968 was a year that saw America tested over issues of race and war. In 2020, the country is being tested over issues of race and the pandemic. "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with noted political figures and writers — former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator Tom Daschle, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Kathleen Parker and Anna Quindlen — about government dysfunction; the dangers of the Twitterverse; and the leadership needed to unite these United States. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:18:24 -0400 17672aac-c792-4f48-ada6-aa945af51c4b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-president-jair-bolsonaro-says-he-tested-negative-for-coronavirus/ He said earlier this month that he had the virus. Sat, 25 Jul 2020 11:09:51 -0400 69961419-1813-433d-b7af-a17153f1a3e8 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/last-mission-to-tokyo-documents-wwiis-extraordinary-doolittle-raiders/ Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Doolittle Raiders were the first pilots to successfully strike Japan. The mission was one of the defining moments of World War Two. The raid has been well documented, but the story of what happened after hasn't been told in full -- until now. Jeff Glor spoke to Michel Paradis, whose new book "Last Mission to Tokyo" documents both the raid, and the little known history that followed. Sat, 25 Jul 2020 09:44:00 -0400 873f4e08-c532-4a6e-b14a-2a8a4ce22fc2 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/apps-aid-contact-tracing-effort-in-italy/ Contact-tracing apps are already being used in Italy, Germany, and around Europe to help track the coronavirus. Through a phone's BlueTooth signal, the apps can contact users who encountered someone who's tested positive for coronavirus. Chris Livesay reports. Sat, 25 Jul 2020 08:43:34 -0400 44f94f3b-3917-4be1-9dff-8e6bc0a7452f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-sue-paparazzi-archie-photos/ "The Plaintiffs recently learned that certain paparazzi and their enablers have crossed a red line for any parent." Fri, 24 Jul 2020 22:20:14 -0400 be60fa23-e4cd-4d2c-96eb-25c2cd1c5a4e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-bans-new-international-students-enrolled-in-online-only-classes-from-entering-us-2020-07-24/ Out of more than 1,250 colleges in the U.S., 12% are switching to an online-only model this fall, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 22:07:11 -0400 4344bbbe-366f-4ac9-b03c-e9188bb4099c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tropical-storm-gonzalo-hurricane-potential-atlantic/ Gonzalo has already set a record in what is expected to be an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:27:00 -0400 482a622d-d06c-4265-900b-b9113617fa58 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-covid-symptoms-healthy-woman-almost-killed/ Research shows the coronavirus may attack the brain more often than we think, including in young patients who don't get typical symptoms. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:03:00 -0400 8d060634-f45a-433c-bc6a-e370ac595415 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-reveal-first-ever-photo-of-a-solar-system-like-ours/ The incredibly rare family portrait highlights two baby exoplanets orbiting a very young, sun-like star. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:24:51 -0400 ec1f0b3b-cb6d-4c5a-86ce-aa8d7056cef0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/german-researchers-trained-dogs-sniff-out-covid-19-coronavirus-infections/ The dogs were able to detect the coronavirus with 94% accuracy. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:37:25 -0400 c5ecf02f-eff7-4517-aee8-3c05c489f6ec https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-mom-faces-impossible-choice-let-her-son-be-released-without-her-or-stay-in-ice-detention-together/ "Nothing assures me that I would be able to see my son again," one asylum-seeking mother detained by ICE told CBS News. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:47:59 -0400 ac44a672-293e-4c7c-a56d-cb10e2f81d90 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/china-orders-us-to-shut-down-chengdu-consulate-in-retaliatory-move/ China is ordering the U.S. to shut down its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu as tensions escalate between the two countries. In a Thursday speech, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of using its Houston, Texas consulate to spy and steal intellectual property. China denies Pompeo's accusations, and says the U.S. is gravely harming relations with Beijing. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:58:39 -0400 7ae05b87-8e78-463c-935f-08ff6acd4df9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-fighter-jet-flies-close-to-iranian-jetliner-above-syria/ Iranian state television aired amateur footage of passengers on board screaming as the Mahan Air jetliner appeared to change course suddenly. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:10:00 -0400 c6bdb01f-9f68-40c2-b0fd-91c9f809aa69 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-national-security-law-tanya-chan-politician-book/ "We were supposed to have rule of law. But now it's rule by law, or even rule by fear," pro-democracy legislator Tanya Chan told CBS News. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:41:04 -0400 da3b9fcd-bdb6-44d6-a831-e67e713113d8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-orders-us-close-consulate-chengdu-tit-for-tat-tensions-high-today-2020-0724/ Beijing tells Washington to shutter consulate in western city of Chengdu after U.S. ordered Chinese Consulate in Houston closed, as relations continue to deteriorate. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 04:44:00 -0400 19a4fe57-b3c6-4b1d-92bf-5ad9f12588fd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-tianwen-1-orbiter-unmanned-launch-mars/ The Tianwen-1 mission – China's most ambitious attempt yet at interplanetary exploration – aims to send an orbiter, lander and rover to the red planet. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:41:49 -0400 4a39424d-ad87-46f0-9402-1efbfd6b7cad https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-cargo-ship-launch-supplies-equipment-international-space-station-2020-07-23/ The Progress cargo ship docked at the International Space Station after a speedy two-orbit rendezvous. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:44:23 -0400 ed7a8ad8-8941-4b56-80cb-24a8492ad7c0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/double-meteor-showers-southern-delta-aquariids-alpha-capricornids-peak-comet-neowise/ Two meteor showers are peaking at the same time next week. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:57:41 -0400 e02d7bb2-401f-4e63-ae7e-2cfd4dce446b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-airstrike-allegedly-hits-civilians-welcoming-freed-taliban-prisoner-back-home/ Witnesses say family and friends had gathered to welcome a freed Taliban militant home when aircraft attacked, killing "many civilians." Thu, 23 Jul 2020 07:57:08 -0400 103488c0-3ca8-4780-aeda-e2655dcb73da