[email protected] Family’s plan disrupted by coruscavirus diagnosis Mark Oveen and his wife, Shelley, have gotten used to daily schedule changes since he started working as a health inspector for the Loudoun County Health Department about a year
Executive Office for Immigration Review Russia sanctioned for oil-market manipulation of Venezuela WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned on Wednesday a Russian firm for suspected involvement in manipulating the market to destabilize Venezuela's government by manipulating international oil prices. The Russian
ship 3 American tourists released from hospital in Japan 3 weeks after outbreak of rare coronavirus By Ruth Eglash WASHINGTON — More than three weeks after an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus sickened several people on a cruise ship in Japan, three Americans were discharged from a
Communist Party of China The spread of the virus that may be spreading north The spread of coronavirus, a novel respiratory illness, is adding urgency to tensions between the United States and China. That's because it would appear that the spread of the illness
County Cork 777-foot ship moored on Virginia beach after ‘strange and possibly long-abandoned barge’ spotted earlier An abandoned, 378-foot floating barge has been safely moored by a small tugboat near a Virginia beach, nearly a year after the ship had appeared at sea, according to a
dissident Artist who fled China hopes new art show inspires discussion of his original work BEIJING -- Melbourne-based China-based artist Ning Yiping made his first art show in China public Sunday in Brisbane, opening at the Queensland Art Gallery. His entry, "Lawmen with Guns," references
Turkish Turkish judge acquits 9 protesters of planned overthrow of government, in growing European tensions ISTANBUL — A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted nine people accused of participation in a 2015 anti-government protest in the city of İstanbul, judicial officials said, in a verdict that came
Yukos Russian government agrees to pay $50 billion to Yukos The Russian government has agreed to pay former owners of the state-controlled oil company Yukos $50 billion in compensation. A hearing had been scheduled for February 25 to try to
World Health Organization New data shows the highly contagious novel coronavirus strain around the world Using data from multiple countries around the world, a new model estimates the activity of the novel coronavirus and the number of cases who have sought treatment. Three scientists based
parliamentary aide British aide to Boris Johnson quits, citing Brexit deadline A ministerial aide to British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned Friday, in what appeared to be a stunning blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, as the government’s chief whip,
rail transport Canadian Prime Minister vows to hold train protesters accountable As his country’s railway system comes under attack from anti-oil protesters, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to police the movement. The Calgary Herald reported in a story published
export A fruit farmer just decided not to export to Arab countries anymore. Why it’s so important In a sharp escalation of tension, Israel’s agriculture minister has ordered that any agricultural exports from the West Bank be blocked. The Israeli brand might not be so robust
Michael Milken Censoring YouTube-style video sites shows how China’s Communist Party intends to control China online WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has blocked the websites of five major Chinese state-owned media outlets — including a YouTube-style video streaming site that some experts believe will become the Internet home
National Action Party Protesters tear down barricades as government closes ranks around migrant detention centers The death of a 7-year-old in Mexico has drawn fresh outrage as students, clergy, lawmakers and others continue protests over the death of a 13-year-old last week. Most of the
Muscovy Company Trump blocks one of Russia’s biggest crude oil companies from exporting crude to Venezuela WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is blocking efforts by one of Russia’s largest crude oil companies to export crude to Venezuela. The move is part of what the U.S.
Sapphire Princess Doctor who led CDC response dies from MERS virus in China 5:30 p.m. update: The death toll from the coronavirus has climbed to seven, with five more people on life support in China's eastern city of Wuhan, raising concerns
Northern Ireland Today in Trump: A statement from Democrats on trade, the highest-paid sex scandal, and Señor Stormy, who can’t win News from The UK is fast-paced, impassioned and a total blast to follow. Join us for a faster-paced, more lively discussion. British Prime Minister Theresa May and British Foreign Secretary
election Afghanistan’s election officials deliver preliminary results; competition over Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani took the oath of office for a second term on Monday, after polls closed on April 5 and his rival he narrowly defeated, former Foreign Minister
U.S. military: Syrian fighter jet accidentally killed our convoy near Syria The U.S. military on Tuesday night acknowledged that a Syrian government jet mistakenly hit a U.S. convoy with missiles as they approached an American base southwest of the
Why Cuba still needs U.S. engagement in Haiti (and Canada?) — When I was in Haiti on the island last year, I visited a young man named Everour Masseilus, who was accused of being a member of the notorious Saint-Domingue Liberation
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on Venezuela The United States imposed sanctions on Venezuela on Thursday in what it characterized as a response to a “humanitarian crisis” in the country. “The United States will not stand idly
Hoax article in The Intercept landed Puerto Rico’s bankrupt utility San Juan, Puerto Rico – A purported online charity scam bilked hundreds of people in Puerto Rico out of more than $4 million in less than two years, the New York
Women hold protest in Ramadi to denounce ‘hypocrisy’ of fighters sent by Muqtada al-Sadr TALK CITY, Iraq — As fresh militia fighters neared the outskirts of Ramadi in Iraq, scores of women blocked the main road to the country’s second largest city to protest
Chernobyll There’s a flu bug out there with a little bit of deadly plague Ever since the 1975 TMI “Silent Spring” paper by Rachel Carson, environmentalists have dreamed of a cataclysmic mass-scale extinction of wildlife—the threat of which would propel the urgent conservation
ship CDC: A third of Carnival cruise passengers falling ill have viruses like SARS A senior U.S. health official said Thursday that about three dozen of the 157 passengers who fell ill from a new viral respiratory illness aboard the Diamond Princess cruise
