Month: October 2020
Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low
In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021.
Read MoreTrump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low
In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021.
Read MoreTrump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low
In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021.
Read MorePolice minister criticizes officers for allowing Tel Aviv protest march
‘Police must enforce the law,’ Netanyahu ally Ohana says a day after demonstrators blocked roads and scuffled with police; protesters insist their march was legal
Read MoreCombining machine learning tools for medical imaging with genetic sequencing nets Sophia Genetics $110M
SOPHiA GENETICS, the shoutily and poorly capitalized named startup that’s combining machine learning tools for medical imaging and genetic sequencing to come up with a more holistic view of diseases for better patient care, has raised $110 million in new
Read MoreFrench institute aims to start human trials of ‘promising’ COVID-19 drug this winter
The Pasteur Institute in the northern French city of Lille has confirmed the discovery of a “very promising” drug in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, without naming it. FRANCE 24 spoke to the institute’s director-general about the potential new
Read MoreUnited And American Airlines Tell 32,000 Employees They’re Now On Furlough
“To our departing 13,000 family members: thank you for your dedication and we look forward to welcoming you back,” United told employees, as the CARES Act was set to expire Thursday.
Read MoreRami Levy, Apax interested in Israel Postal privatization
Globes: Israel seeks to privatize the Israel Postal Co. in two stages: via a 20% stake sale to a strategic investor, and by floating another 20% on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Read MoreExclusive: New poll shows few Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea
US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un inside the Demilitarized Zone separating South and North Korea on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, South Korea. | Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images It also turns out about one
Read MoreEU launches legal action against UK over plans to breach Brexit treaty
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared Thursday that Brussels has begun legal action over the British government’s attempt to overturn parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. “This morning, the Commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice
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