German ailing conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is in talks with international peers about consolidating its loss-making steel business, a person familiar with the matter said. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Steps Up China Blame; India Extends Lockdown: Virus Update
A top U.S. official suggested Beijing sent airline passengers to spread the coronavirus worldwide, as the Trump administration stepped up its campaign of blaming China for the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Barring Taiwan from WHO is a serious health concern, Canada, U.S., and allies say
Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern during the COVID-19 crisis. ( read original story ...)
A ‘cuckoo’ graph with no sense of time or place shows how Georgia bungled coronavirus data as it reopens
Georgia's health department published a "misleading" graph showing a neat decline in coronavirus cases. An updated version shows the truth is messier. ( read original story ...)
Georgia Reports Anti-Semitic Incidents: Anti-Defamation League
Semitic incidents reported in 2019 spiked to the highest level in at least 40 years, with a record 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism and harassment against Jews reported across the United States, ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Litwack, whose photography focused on accomplished women, dies at 98 of COVID-19 complications
Though Georgia Litwack started out as a writer, the economic reality of her early freelancing led her to bring a camera along to assignments. “Every time I did a story on speculation I had to hire a ... ( read original story ...)
QRCS, QFFD to provide medical, food aid for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-launch an immediate response to Covid-19 at Palestinian refugee camps in ... ( read original story ...)
Israel swears in new Netanyahu-Gantz unity government
Israel's parliament on Sunday swore in a new unity government ending a more than year-long political deadlock following a deal between rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. ( read original story ...)
Israel finally swears in new coalition
Israel After months of vitriolic brinkmanship over three inconclusive elections, Binyamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz formally joined forces in a “national emergency” government yesterday.In the Knesset ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli PM Netanyahu Speaks at Swearing in Ceremony of New Unity Government in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks during a swearing in ceremony of his new unity government with election rival Benny Gantz, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on ... ( read original story ...)