Tag: Iraq
The Latest: Fauci cautiously optimistic on COVID vaccine
UNITED NATIONS - The leading U.S. infectious disease expert says he is cautiously optimistic that a coronavirus vaccine with some degree of effectiveness will...
The Latest: South Africa prepares 1.5 million gravesites
JOHANNESBURG - A health official in South Africa’s new coronavirus hot spot of Gauteng province says authorities are preparing over 1.5 million gravesites as...
The Latest: US to advise health care workers to reuse PPE
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. government will issue guidance encouraging front-line health care workers to reuse personal protective equipment.Pence, speaking...
The Latest: Pence says CDC will issue guidance for schools
WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be issuing new guidance for the reopening of schools...
The Latest: N.C. orders face coverings in close quarters
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak around the world:___RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina’s governor announced Wednesday that people across the state...
The Latest: COVID-19 cases surge in Florida
___FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida’s new confirmed coronavirus cases skyrocketed Wednesday by 5,500, a 25% jump from the previous record set last week and...
Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish rebels in north Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops into northern Iraq for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey's Kurdish rebels.The airborne-and-land...
Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish rebels in north Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops into northern Iraq for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey's Kurdish rebels.The airborne-and-land...
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey's Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the...
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish militants in north Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey says it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.A Defense Ministry statement...
