Section: US & Canada
UN Says Consequences Remain More Than Three Decades After Chernobyl Disaster
The United Nations says persistent and serious long-term consequences remain more than 30 years after the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump, Putin Issue Rare Joint Statement Promoting Cooperation
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, issued a rare joint statement Saturday commemorating a 1945 World War II link-up of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate.The statement by Trump and Putin came amid deep strains in U.S.-Russian ties over...
Belarus holds day of civic labour despite rising virus cases
MINSK, Belarus — More than 2 million Belarusians, including doctors and nurses, took part in a government-decreed national day of civic labour Saturday despite worries about the country’s sharply rising coronavirus infections. The work, including painting, tree-planting and general clean-ups, was ordered by President Alexander Lukashenko,...
Zelenskiy’s First Year: He Promised Sweeping Changes. How’s He Doing?
On his way to a landslide presidential election victory a year ago, Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to wipe out corruption, bring peace to Ukraine’s war-torn east, and usher in a new political era that would “break the system.” But those old problems persist, and new ones have surfaced. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...
Belarus holds day of civic labor despite rising virus cases
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of state employees in Belarus, including doctors and nurses, took part in a government-decreed national day of civic labor Saturday despite worries about the country’s sharply rising coronavirus infections. The work, including painting, tree-planting and general clean-ups, was ordered by President...
Senior Official Cited by Trump is Subject of Investigation
The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects of temperature on COVID-19 has been the subject of misconduct allegations for his previous government work.A Department of Energy Inspector General investigation was still pending Friday based on evidence...
Senior official cited by Trump is subject of investigation
WASHINGTON — The senior Department of Homeland Security official who was thrust into the spotlight by President Donald Trump to describe the effects of temperature on COVID-19 has been the subject of misconduct allegations for his previous government work. A Department of Energy Inspector General investigation was still pending Friday based on...
Ukraine’s Job Offer To Saakashvili Angers Georgia
Georgia has voiced objection to the possible appointment of former President Mikheil Saakashvili to the post of deputy prime minister of Ukraine, saying such a move would negatively affect relations between the two countries. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Where’s Putin? Russia’s President Stays Out of Sight as Coronavirus Hits Economy
March is usually an important month for Alexandra Gerasimova’s business, Fitmost, which offers subscription fitness classes across Russia. People want to shape up after the long winter, and revenue from that month helps to cover the income loss during the quieter seasons of spring and summer. But by mid-March, after weeks of slowing...
Ex-president of Georgia accepts top Cabinet job in Ukraine
Georgia’s former president says he has accepted a top Cabinet job in Ukraine _ a move that has angered his home country …read more Source:: ABC...
