Section: Africa&ME
UN Chief Renews Call to Warring Parties to Halt Clashes, Focus on Coronavirus Fight
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties in conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “The worst is yet to come,” Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like Syria, Libya, and Yemen. “The COVID-19 storm is now...
Trump Fires Intelligence Official Who Had Key Impeachment Role
US President Donald Trump has notified Congress that he intends to dismiss Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who was investigating an informant complaint that initiated the impeachment process, the Washington Post reported, citing a letter from the president. In November of last year, the New York Times, citing a source,...
Trump fires watchdog who triggered his impeachment
Michael Atkinson was the first to inform Congress about anonymous Ukraine complaint that led to Trump’s impeachment. …read more Source:: AL...
Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint
Atkinson, a Trump appointee, had determined that a whistleblower’s report was credible in alleging Trump abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 US election.; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Trump fires intelligence community watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint
; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
West Opposes Russia’s Proposal in UN General Assembly to Reject Sanctions
The refusal of a number of western countries to pass the proposals on easing unilateral sanctions will make it more difficult to give a global and solidary response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, Russia’s permanent mission to the United Nations said in a statement when commenting the refusal of Ukraine, Georgia, UK, US and EU to...
Britain to build two more temporary coronavirus hospitals
Britain will build a further two temporary hospitals to treat coronavirus patients, the National Health Service (NHS) said on Friday as its first field hospital prepares to open in London.Britain is bracing itself for the peak of a virus outbreak which has claimed nearly 3,000 lives domestically and more than 48,000 around the world.:Coronavirus:...
Cossacks in the living room: the story of Turka art
The story was close to my heart: I remember my own grandmother telling us about her being a little girl hiding under the kitchen table as the Cossacks plundered her village (also in today’s Ukraine).; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Russian plane heading for US with coronavirus medical equipment
Moscow – A Russian military transport plane was headed to the United States on Wednesday carrying tons of medical equipment and masks to help Washington fight coronavirus, Russian state TV reported and a US official said. President Vladimir Putin offered Russian help in a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Monday, when the two...
Worldwide coronavirus deaths exceed 42 000
More than 851 000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 42 053 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 200 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The following table shows countries that have reported deaths due to the...
