Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: Health Workers Welcome COVID-19 Vaccination Drive
Ukraine has launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign Wednesday in hopes of halting the spread of the coronavirus that has put a significant strain on the country’s teetering health care system. …read more Source:: U.S....
Putin warns of foreign efforts to destabilize Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered the nation’s top counterintelligence agency Wednesday to redouble its efforts to address what he described as Western attempts to destabilize the country. Speaking at a meeting of top officials of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, Putin pointed...
Putin warns of foreign efforts to destabilize Russia
MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered the nation’s top counterintelligence agency Wednesday to redouble its efforts to address what he described as Western attempts to destabilize the country. Speaking at a meeting of top officials of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, Putin pointed at...
UN investigator says questions remain over whether Iran intentionally downed Ukraine jet
“They have not proven beyond any reasonable doubt that the plane was not intentionally targeted,” Agnes Callamard said. …read more Source:: Global...
UN Rapporteur: Iran Tried To ‘Mislead’ After Shooting Down Ukraine Passenger Jet
A UN special rapporteur has accused Iran of misleading denials and inadequate investigations after the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet after takeoff from Tehran’s international airport in January 2020. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump’s Damage to a Cold War Icon
Among the visible remnants of Donald Trump’s presidency is a blank patch of wall along a hallway a short distance from Capitol Hill. Just eight months ago, that wall in the headquarters of the United States Agency for Global Media, the independent body charged with overseeing the country’s five federally funded international...
Ukraine Takes Russia To European Human Rights Court Over ‘Targeted Assassinations’
Ukraine has accused Russia of the “targeted assassinations” of “perceived opponents” in a case filed at the European Court of Human Rights, the latest in a series of legal complaints against Moscow. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Takes First Delivery of AstraZeneca Vaccine For COVID-19
The first batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Gravy Train Keeps Rolling for Second Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff
Ella Emhoff, stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, continues to benefit financially from the fact that her “Momala” is just one 78-year-old heartbeat away from the presidency. Emhoff, 21, scored a major modeling contract with IMG Models just days after her stepmom was inaugurated, and made her runway debut last week during a...
We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy
A few years ago, when I still had confidence in our modern ability to fight viruses, I pored over a photo essay of the 1918 flu pandemic. How quaint, I remember thinking, as I looked at people bundled up for outdoor classes and court and church. How primitive their technology, those nurses in gauze masks. How little did I know.I felt secure,...
