Month: March 2020
UN reports war crimes on almost all sides in Syria
UN investigators from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria published a report on Monday which implicates the Russian Air Force, Syrian President Assad’s forces and Turkey in potential war crimes.
Read MoreIran’s coronavirus outbreak has hit the highest levels of government
A file photo dated on January 20, 2019, shows Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar speaking at a press conference on the rights of women and children in Tehran, Iran. | Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Read MoreStella McCartney Makes the Case that Animals Should Be Friends, Not Fashion
Paris fashion week took a walk on the wild side at the Stella McCartney runway show this week where models walked alongside life-size animal figures, including rabbits, cows, a fox, a horse, and a crocodile. The animal appearances were a
Read MoreCoronavirus Infections Approach 90,000, U.S. Scrambles to Slow Spread: Live Updates
In many countries, the epidemic continues to grow at a fast pace. It has killed five people in the United States and spread to more than a dozen states.
Read MoreDefense Secretary Gives Go-Ahead For U.S. Troops To Start Afghan Drawdown
A peace deal signed with the Taliban calls for 4,000 of the approximately 13,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan to leave within 135 days and for all U.S. troops to be out within 14 months.
Read MoreModerate Klobuchar’s ‘stealth campaign’ for U.S. presidency comes to an end
Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota whose wit and straightforward Midwestern style won key endorsements and bolstered her long-shot campaign, is ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and endorsing fellow moderate Joe Biden, her campaign said on
Read MoreWall Street buys the dip as investors bet on stimulus
Wall Street surged on Monday as investors hunted for bargains following reassurances by central banks that they stood ready to counter the economic impact from the coronavirus following last week’s steep sell-off.
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court takes up Democratic bid to defend Obamacare
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 Democratic-led states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law.
Read MoreWorld ‘in uncharted territory’ as coronavirus spreads: WHO
Coronavirus is now spreading much more rapidly outside China than within the country, leading the world into uncharted territory, but the outbreak can still be contained, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Read MoreLatest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
Coronavirus is now spreading much more rapidly outside China than within the country, leading the world into uncharted territory, but the outbreak can still be contained, the World Health Organization said.
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