Section: US & Canada
‘You’re Not a Person if You Don’t Drink.’ How This Tiny European Country Developed the World’s World Drinking Problem
By January 2018 the mayor of Puhoi was fed up. His assistant kept turning up to work drunk. His colleague wasn’t the only one; sometimes it seemed to him as if everyone in this Moldovan village of 5,500 people had a drinking problem. So the mayor, Petru Frunze, decided to hold a competition. Any couple who could stay sober for six months...
Maryland Man Indicted for Planning ISIS-Inspired Truck Attack
A 28-year-old Maryland man was indicted Wednesday on a federal terrorism charge for planning a truck terror attack to kill pedestrians at a popular waterfront district near Washington, D.C. A federal grand jury charged Rondell Henry of Germantown, Md., with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the U.S. Department of Justice announced....
Greenland Should Unite the U.S. and Denmark—Not Divide Them
Last week, President Donald Trump canceled his state visit to Denmark. What a pity. His trip would have provided American and Danish leaders an opportunity to discuss our shared opposition to routing a Russian natural-gas pipeline through Danish waters, our cooperation in the global fight against terrorism, our attitude toward Russia and...
Russian Media Reporting Sentsov Transferred To Moscow Detention Center
Two Russian news agencies are reporting that Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov has been moved from a remote prison in Russia’s Arctic region to a facility in Moscow. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Brings Jailed Ukrainian Filmmaker to Moscow Amid Prisoner Swap Talks: Reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has transferred jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov from a remote Arctic prison to custody in Moscow amid talks with… …read more Source:: U.S....
‘Dramatic Resurgence’ of Measles in Europe Partly Due to Vaccine Refusals
(LONDON) — The World Health Organization says there has been a “dramatic resurgence” of measles in Europe, in part fueled by vaccine refusals, with nearly 90,000 people sickened by the virus in the first half of 2019. In a report issued Thursday, the U.N. health agency said the number of measles cases from January to June this year is double the...
Death Toll In Ukraine Building Collapse Rises To Eight
The number of people killed in the collapse of an apartment building in western Ukraine rose sharply to eight, including one child, the Ukrainian state emergencies service said on August 29. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yes, Oui, Si, and Hai: Interpreters ready for Tokyo Olympics
Alexandre Ponomarev is the chief interpreter for next year’s Tokyo’s Olympics. He speaks more than a half dozen languages: Russian, English, Spanish, French, German, Danish and Ukrainian. And he can … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s New Parliament Has Action-Packed Agenda For First Session
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s ruling political Servant of the People party held a closed-door meeting to hammer out the new parliament’s fist-day agenda for August 29. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prominent DC lawyer takes stand to deny foreign lobbying
A prominent Washington lawyer testified Wednesday that he never misled the Justice Department about his work for the government of Ukraine as he sought to challenge allegations that his legal … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
