Tag: United Nations
The Latest: Trump’s national security adviser has COVID-19
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus - the highest-ranking U.S. official to test positive...
The Latest: Dozens infected after Alabama church revival
STRAWBERRY, Ala. - An Alabama pastor says more than 40 people have been infected with the coronavirus after attending a multi-day revival event at...
The Latest: Azar credits masks for ‘plateauing’ of cases
WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says people “stepping up to the plate†is the reason for some of the “plateauingâ€...
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A U.N. report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group attacking Pakistani military...
Siberian heatwave: Wildfires rage in Arctic, sea ice melts
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. weather agency warned Friday that average temperatures in Siberia were 10 degrees Celsius (18 Fahrenheit) above average last month,...
The Latest: UK’s Johnson dismisses anti-vaxxers as ‘nuts’
LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed campaigners seeking to oppose vaccinations, describing so-called anti-vaxxers as “nuts.’’Johnson asked staff at a London...
The Latest: UK’s Johnson dismisses anti-vaxxers as ‘nuts’
LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dismissed campaigners seeking to oppose vaccinations, describing so-called anti-vaxxers as “nuts.’’Johnson asked staff at a London...
The Latest: 30 German meat plant employees still positive
BERLIN - The company that runs a German slaughterhouse that was at the center of a major outbreak last month says 30 employees have...
South Sudan activist flees to US, says Kiir wanted him dead
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A prominent South Sudanese activist has fled to the United States with the help of the U.S. government, which issued emergency...
The Latest: Virus infects Cambodians who went on UN mission
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia’s Health Ministry announced Friday it has confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, all members of a Cambodian military...