Section: NPR (Canada)
With Fans Forbidden Due To COVID-19, A Noticeably Quiet U.S. Open Kicks Off In Queens
Tennis players are navigating the eerie stillness of a Grand Slam event known for its lively crowds. Last year’s U.S. Open set an attendance record, drawing more than 737,800 fans over two weeks.(Image credit: Al Bello/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Hostage Standoff In Ukraine Ends After President Agrees To Promote Animal-Rights Film
A standoff ended with the the gunman releasing all 13 hostages unharmed after Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a video to social media saying, “Everyone should watch the 2005 film Earthlings.”(Image credit: Pavlo Palamarchuk/AP) …read more Source::...
What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide
At the international AIDS conference last week — held virtually — concerns were shared about the impact of the novel coronavirus on efforts to fight AIDS.(Image credit: Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Nearly 6 Years After MH17 Was Shot Down, Dutch Prosecutors Say They Will Sue Russia
Russia has denied any involvement in the 2014 crash of the Malaysian jetliner that killed nearly 300 people. Investigators say it was hit by a Russian-supplied surface-to-air missile.(Image credit: Dominique Faget/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Cited In Many Operations, Russia’s GRU Is Suspected In Afghan Bounty Case
Russian military intelligence, the GRU, is linked to the invasion of Ukraine and interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Now it’s suspected of a bounty program to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.(Image credit: Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) …read more Source::...
Surrogate-Born Babies Wait In Ukraine Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart. (Image credit: Gleb Garanich/Reuters) …read more Source::...
Opinion: The Coronavirus Crisis Presents An Opportunity To End War In Ukraine
“Especially during a pandemic, it is insanity for Russian-led forces and Ukrainians to be killing each other,” write former U.S. envoys to Ukraine William B. Taylor, Steven Pifer and John E. Herbst.(Image credit: Evgeniya Maksymova/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Coronavirus Found In China Prisons, As Cases Spike In South Korea
More than 200 new infections have been identified in a prison in eastern Shandong province. Meanwhile, in South Korea, dozens from the same religious sect have contracted the virus.(Image credit: Maksym Mykhailyk/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Yovanovitch Says State Department ‘Is In Trouble’ And Leaders Lack ‘Moral Clarity’
“Foreign service officers are wondering if it is safe to express concerns about policy, even behind closed doors,” the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said during remarks at Georgetown University.(Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP) …read more Source::...
65 More Coronavirus Cases On Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Stuck In Japan
The new cases include 45 Japanese and 11 Americans, as well as smaller numbers of people from Australia, Canada, England, the Philippines and Ukraine. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source::...
