The VA is now doing temperature checks on everyone who enters a VA campus to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus.
UPDATE 1-Azerbaijan imposes oil cuts on BP-led fields – sources
Azerbaijan’s BP-led Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) project will have to cut output sharply from May for the first time ever as the country moves to meet its commitment under a global deal to cut …
First Syria torture trial opens in Germany
World First Syria torture trial opens in Germany. Posted . Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad’s security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read ou …
Syria civil war: Germany holds unprecedented state torture trial
The two – identified as Anwar R and Eyad A – allegedly worked as government intelligence officers. Both fled Syria in the midst of its ongoing civil war and applied for asylum in Germany, where they …
German Court Opens First Syria Torture Trial
Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad’s security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday in a German court, in what lawyers say is the first …
For Syria, a light of justice in a German courtroom
The trial of two former secret police is a first in using an independent court to expose war crimes in Syria. It probably won’t be the last.
Kim Jong Un sent letters to Syria, Cuba leaders, state media says
Kim Jong Un sent a diplomatic letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state media said, amid speculation the North Korean leader could be in poor health.
In Syria Rebel Stronghold, Building Makeshift Ventilators to Fight Virus
A team of volunteers in Syria have cobbled together prototypes of a ventilator and a testing machine – homemade equipment to fight the new coronavirus if it hits the last rebel stronghold, where …
Asia virus latest: Sri Lanka soldiers isolated; China to give WHO more money
Sri Lanka isolated a navy camp near the capital Colombo after 30 sailors tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. The military said the entire facility in the Colombo suburb of Welisara was …
Quarantined and caring for 54 kids in rural Nepal: How one CNN Hero is doing it
In Nepal, CNN Hero Maggie Doyne is quarantined with her 54 kids and has mobilized her nonprofit, BlinkNow, to offer lifesaving food and aid to women and children amid the pandemic.