Section: Africa&ME
WHO: Organisation warns of measles outbreak across Europe
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of large measles outbreaks in countries where immunisation has dropped, after more than 500 cases of the highly contagious disease were reported across Europe in January. The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of large measles outbreaks in countries where immunisation has dropped, after more than...
US general seeks weapons support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The commander of US forces in Europe said Tuesday that United States should consider arming Ukraine with defensive weapons as it fights Russian-backed rebels in the country’s east. Ukraine has long sought supplies of US weapons, but was rebuffed by former president Barack Obama’s administration, which sent US military...
Phillauri, the love story of a ghost
I grew up in Bengal that was notorious for its tales of black magic and ghosts. And many popular writers penned stories of the supernatural with a kind of eerie flourish which created inexplicable fear even in adults. The narratives came from even well-known authors like Satyajit Ray, and he wrote these even for children – but of course carefully...
WHO warns of measles outbreak across Europe
National vaccination levels in several European countries against the measles are below the 95 percent threshold considered necessary for protecting the entire population © DPA/AFP/File / Lukas SchulzeStockholm, Sweden, Mar 28 – The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of large measles outbreaks in countries where immunisation has dropped,...
Politics: The Kremlin and the White House have conflicting accounts of Jared Kushner’s meeting with the CEO of a Russia-owned bank
The Kremlin and the White House have conflicting explanations for why Jared Kushner met with the CEO of a state-owned Russian bank during the transition period. The Kremlin and the White House have provided conflicting explanations for why President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser, Jared Kushner, met privately with the CEO of a...
War in Donbass continues to drive Ukrainians to Israel
Immigrants arrive in Israel, seeking a better life in Promised Land. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Rex Tillerson: New NATO-Russia talks on eve of US Secretary’s visit
The ambassadors will discuss the crisis in Ukraine as well as Afghanistan's security, and terrorism in the region. NATO ambassadors will meet the Russian envoy on Thursday in a new bid to ease tensions on the eve of the alliance’s first talks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.The ambassadors will discuss the crisis in Ukraine as...
EU’s top court says Russia sanctions are valid
Court backs ‘restrictive measures’ taken by EU states over Moscow’s role in Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia’s largest bank pulls out of Ukraine
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
Sberbank: Russia’s largest bank pulls out of Ukraine
Ukrainian activists have viewed Sberbank as a symbol of Russia's unwelcome presence in the country. Russia’s Sberbank, the largest in the country, on Tuesday announced it had sold its Ukraine division, where operations have been complicated since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea.Sberbank, whose controlling stake is owned by the...
