WHO Says Ebola Is Now A ‘Public Health Emergency Of International Concern’
The head of the World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo an international emergency. It’s only the fifth time the WHO has sounded the alarm this way.
U.S. ‘Shot Itself in the Foot’ by Quitting Iran Deal, Zarif Says
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. “shot itself in the foot” by pulling out of the nuclear accord with Iran, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, offering a grim outlook for the chance of opening talks with President Donald Trump.Zarif, in an interview Wednesday wi…
Prosecutors say father intentionally drove boys off pier
A man was charged Wednesday with capital murder after prosecutors say he drove his family off a Los Angeles pier, killing his two severely autistic sons. Ali Elmezayen (EL-mah-ZION) faces two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and ther…
Trump Says Buttigieg Is Mayor of ‘Failed City’: Campaign Update
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump issued his most extensive criticism of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor who is at the top of the Democratic field in fundraising.Buttigieg “runs a failed city,” Trump said at a political …
How to Incentivize North Korea To Strip Yongbyon of Its Military Potential
It’s far from clear whether furtive and impulsive meetings between U.S. president Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will lead to meaningful limits on North Korea’s nuclear-weapons program.But South Korean unification minister Kim Yeon-…
They Fight — Politely — For What’s Right For The World’s Girls
We spoke to teen activists at the Girl Up event in Washington, D.C., this week. They had a lot to say about everything from buzzwords that make them mad to the best ways to de-stress.
Lords Vote to Block Suspension of Parliament: Brexit Update
(Bloomberg) — The U.K.’s House of Lords backed a move designed to make a no-deal Brexit more difficult by stopping the next prime minister from closing down Parliament. The plan won’t become law until it has also been passed by members of Parliament i…
US kicking NATO ally Turkey out of fighter program
In a significant break with a longtime NATO ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey can no longer be part of the American F-35 fighter jet program. The White House did not say explicitly that Turkey will be kicked out of the F-35 progr…
Hundreds of militia fighters disarm in C. Africa peace plan
Hundreds of fighters from several militia groups in conflict-torn Central African Republic have laid down their weapons, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the impoverished country struggles to end bloodshed among armed groups that control vast s…
WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency. An emergency committee of experts convened by the WHO, the global health arm of the United Nations, recommended t…
Gunmen in restaurant in northern Iraq kill Turkish diplomat
Unknown gunmen opened fire inside a Turkish-owned restaurant in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Wednesday, killing at least one Turkish diplomat stationed in Ankara’s consulate and one Iraqi civilian, Turkish officials and Kurdish security forces s…
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