Section: US & Canada
On This Day, July 17: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down, killing 298
On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 carrying 298 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, killing all aboard. …read more Source:: United Press...
4 Angles in Understanding Spread of COVID-19 in US, Europe
Cases of COVID-19 are spiking in U.S. states in the South and West at a time when initially hard-hit Europe is seeing a decline in coronavirus cases and a seeming return to normal. Most European countries have reopened schools as well as retail stores, restaurants, and bars at roughly the same time as about half of U.S. states grapple with a...
Russian prankster acts as UN chief, reaches Polish president
WARSAW, Poland — A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general managed to reach Poland’s president on the telephone and rendered him speechless with questions about Ukraine, Russia and his reelection on Sunday. The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted a recording of the 11-minute call on YouTube. President...
Rights Campaigners: Treason in Russia Can Mean Almost Anything
Treason in Russia can almost mean anything these days, say rights campaigners. The high-profile arrest last week of former defense reporter Ivan Safronov on a charge of high treason has prompted an international outcry, but his detention is part of a Kremlin-sponsored “spy mania” that’s seeing the net being cast far and wide for...
Polish president pranked by Russians pretending to be UN chief
A Russian prankster posing as the UN secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland’s reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday’s election. …read more Source:: CTV...
Russian prankster gets through by phone to Polish president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland’s reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday’s election. The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted...
Russian prankster gets through by phone to Polish president
A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland’s reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday’s election …read more Source:: ABC...
Ukraine Urged To Protect Journalist Threatened Over Her Reporting
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging Ukraine’s authorities to investigate death threats against a local independent journalist. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Urged To Protect Journalist Threatened Over Her Reporting
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging Ukraine’s authorities to investigate death threats against a local independent journalist. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
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::...
