US House passes sweeping coronavirus response package
AP, Washington :The House passed sweeping legislation Saturday to respond to the coronavirus outbreak battering the nation, an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote to expand access to...
International
Sex abuse allegations rose significantly in 2019
AP, United Nations :Allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in U.N peacekeeping and political missions rose significantly in 2019, with allegations against civilian personnel nearly...
Rocket attack hits base housing US troops: Iraq officials
AP, Baghdad :A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad, Iraqi security officials said Saturday, just days...
Ardern says racist threat lingers after New Zealand mosque attacks
AFP, Christchurch :New Zealand’s leader Jacinda Ardern admitted Friday there was “much more” her country could do to tackle white supremacists a year after the...
New homes offer some relief for Syria’s desperate displaced
AFP, Kafr Lusin (Syria) :Hamad al-Abdallah has installed wifi and insulation in his new concrete room, trying to make the most of the desperate conditions...
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Ethiopia won’t be forced by US on dam, FM saysAP, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal...
Florida could be knockout punch for Sanders` 2020 campaign
AP, Miami :Florida has never been known as a place of stability, especially in its politics.And yet stability is what has been on the minds...
In role reversal, Asia seeks to stop virus from coming in
AP, Beijing :From quarantining arriving travelers from overseas to nabbing those sneaking in with fevers, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent...
Netanyahu calls for emergency government with rival
AP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for the formation of an emergency government to confront a growing crisis over the coronavirus,...
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Iran agrees to hand over downed jet’s black boxes to UkraineAFP, MontrealIran pledged Wednesday at a meeting of UN civil aviation agency to hand over...
Sniper Lee Malvo marries while serving life in prison
AP, Falls Church :Lee Boyd Malvo, who is serving life in prison for his role in the 2002 sniper spree that terrorized the nation’s capital...
Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans
AFP, Paris :Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s, driving sea level rise that could see annual flooding by...