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Has The EU-Turkey Refugee Deal Collapse?

DW: Will the EU-Turkey refugee deal collapse? The EU is skeptical about rumors that Turkey may let more Syrian refugees into Europe, pointing out that the "refugee deal" is still in place. But just how dependent is the EU on Turkey? Rumors that Turkey might open its borders and allow Syrian refugees to enter the European Union began swirling shortly after the latest deadly skirmish between Turkish and Syrian forces in Idlib province on Thursday. Omer Celik, a spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said Turkey would no longer be able to keep refugees from entering Greece. Turkish media outlets ran reports claiming that busses full of refugees had been seen making their way to Turkey's borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Read more .... WNU Editor : The EU-Turkey refugee deal is definitely "dead" .... Thousands Of Migrants Swarm The Greek And Bulgarian Border . from War News Updates https://ift.tt/2TapD3V

U.S. Wants A Three-Way Arms Control Pact With Russia And China

DW: US seeks three-way arms control pact with Russia and China Washington is pushing for talks with the Kremlin and Beijing on forming a pact. President Trump has already intimated he wants China to join the US and Russia in a fresh deal when the pair's current arrangement expires. Missile launch in San Nicolas, United States (picture-alliance/dpa/Scott Howe/The Defense Department of the US) The White House is trying to broker a three-way arms control pact with Russia and China, a senior administration official said Friday. A proposed meeting between the three nations is expected to also include the leaders of Britain and France, the remaining countries that make up the so-called P5, the UN Security Council's five permanent members. Read more .... WNU Editor: It's not going to happen. China has made it very clear that they are not interested .... China Is Not Interested In Doing Any Nuclear Missile Deal (February 17, 2019). from War News Updates https://...

US-China military tensions remain high despite epidemic

The PLA Navy recently completed a 41-day live-fire drill in the Western Pacific, the longest and largest of its kind for two years. Photo: PLA Navy SCMP: Coronavirus: US-China military tensions remain high despite epidemic * Beijing responds to US freedom of navigation operations in East and South China seas by staging its largest live-fire naval exercise in two years * But defence ministry says it will scale back military drills as PLA troops are deployed to help fight the deadly disease China’s air force and navy have raised their combat-readiness level since the Lunar New Year in response to increased freedom of navigation exercises by US forces in the East and South China seas, according to official media. Pilots from the Eastern and Southern theatre commands have been forced to cancel their holidays and engaged in repeated patrol flights on the country’s defensive front line, PLA Daily reported. The heightened activity comes despite the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...

Mainland China reports 573 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 29

Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 on the previous day, the country's health authority said on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vjsr5X

Trump addresses the nation after 1st known coronavirus death in US confirmed | ABC News - ABC News

Trump addresses the nation after 1st known coronavirus death in US confirmed | ABC News    ABC News Mick Mulvaney: Media Is Exaggerating Coronavirus Coverage to 'Bring Down the President'    The Daily Beast Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response is 'Worsening Market Fears' Says Expert    Newsweek No time for partisan politics when we're threatened with a pandemic | TheHill    The Hill Coronavirus response will require a united political front. Good luck with that    Washington Examiner View Full Coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2PAr0Xy

Coronavirus: South Korea reported more than 800 new cases in a day - Business Insider - Business Insider

Coronavirus: South Korea reported more than 800 new cases in a day - Business Insider    Business Insider Coronavirus: South Korea reports more than 800 new cases    The Guardian South Korea reports more than 800 new coronavirus cases | TheHill    The Hill Wife of US soldier with coronavirus also infected, US military says - Business Insider    Business Insider Inside South Korea's epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak    CNN View Full Coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/388ES1M

CDC erroneously identified first patient to die from coronavirus as female | TheHill - The Hill

CDC erroneously identified first patient to die from coronavirus as female | TheHill    The Hill Specialist: Coronavirus could widely spread though US    CNN CDC 'erroneously' identified first coronavirus patient to die in US as female    Washington Examiner Risk of global coronavirus spread 'very high' warns WHO as China situation stabilizes    CNN International View Full Coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/38cyerh

Priti Patel’s future in doubt after senior Home Office civil servant resigns

Sir Philip Rutnam will sue for unfair dismissal, saying the home secretary began a ‘vicious’ campaign against him Related: From unflappable civil servant to Priti Patel’s biggest headache Priti Patel’s future as the home secretary is being called into question this weekend after the most senior civil servant in her department resigned in a row over her alleged bullying of staff – and then announced he would sue the government for constructive dismissal. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Td0mWV

50 Years on – how Apollo 13's near disastrous mission is relevant today

When an oxygen tank blew during the 1970 Nasa moonshot, the successful rescue mission was thanks to Nasa organisation, not improvisation Eighteen months ago, I was combing through the Apollo 11 mission logs, looking at the timelines and events for something unique that we might focus on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of humankind’s first landing on the moon. Last year, that idea became the BBC World Service podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon . As the series drew to a close, it became clear that there was unfinished business. Some of the flight controllers who had been present for the Apollo 11 landing had also worked on another, arguably more dramatic, endeavour – the ill-fated flight of Apollo 13 . Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/38avgU7

Covid-19 Outbreak In Asia -- News Updates February 28, 2020

Time: A Silent Epidemic? Experts Fear the Coronavirus Is Spreading Undetected in Southeast Asia As coronavirus cases continue to soar globally, in at least one region a steady façade of optimism persists. Southeast Asia’s foreign ministers have joined hands with China and declared their intention to “stay strong!” Yet their hastily called meeting in secretive, socialist Laos last week suggests not so much resiliency as the need to shore up mutual support. Health experts are widely skeptical of the numbers reported by China’s neighbors, and believe the deadly infection is spreading undetected throughout much of Southeast Asia. With infection clusters increasingly sprouting outside the mainland, where the virus originated, many fear these pockets—rooted out or not—are sustaining the outbreak and pushing the world toward a global pandemic. Read more .... Covid-19 Outbreak In Asia -- News Updates February 28, 2020 Coronavirus: 571 new cases in South Korea take total to 2,33...

Covid-19 Outbreak In Nigeria -- News Updates February 28, 2020

Reuters: Nigeria's first coronavirus case came on flight via Istanbul, went to Ogun state: Lagos health commission LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria’s first confirmed coronovirus case entered the country on a Turkish Airlines flight that traveled via Istanbul, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health told a news conference on Friday. The man, who traveled from Milan, Italy, and landed on the evening of Feb. 24, spent the night in a hotel near the airport, and continued to his place of work in neighboring Ogun state, Commissioner Akin Abayomi said. He was treated on the evening of Feb. 26 at his company’s medical facility before health practitioners there called government biosecurity officers, who transferred him on Feb. 27 to a containment facility in Yaba, Lagos. Read more .... Covid-19 Outbreak In Nigeria -- News Updates February 28, 2020 Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms first case in sub-Saharan Africa -- BBC Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case in Sub-Saharan Africa -...

New York scrambles to replace U.S. government's faulty coronavirus test kits

New York health officials are trying to get their own coronavirus testing kits up and running after getting stuck with faulty tests from the federal government that they said left them unable to diagnose people quickly in the nation's most populous city. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VwdkAt

Canadian National Railway starts calling back employees laid off during rail blockade

Canadian National Railway Co has started calling back many of the 450 workers it laid off earlier this month in eastern Canada, when blockades crippled operations on strategic rail lines, according to a company email sent to customers on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vhVO8G

Biotechnology trade group taps former Biogen CEO as its coronavirus czar

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the biotechnology industry's largest trade association, told Reuters on Friday that former Biogen Inc CEO George Scangos would coordinate its response to the global coronavirus outbreak. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2I3WoJP

Congo military intelligence chief dies of heart attack, wife says

Congo's military intelligence chief died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his wife said, following media reports that an investigation had been opened into allegations that he tried to destabilize the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2POyN4j

Polanski wins best director at Cesar awards, several actresses leave in protest

Roman Polanski, who faces accusations of rape, won France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy" on Friday, prompting several actresses to walk out of the ceremony in protest. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uIQPgW

French 'Oscars' drama: Director and actress leave Cesar ceremony after Polanski's best director win (VIDEO)

French director Celine Sciamma and actress Adele Haenel walked out of the Cesar Awards ceremony after Roman Polanski, convicted in the US of statutory rape, won best director award – while their own film was snubbed. Video from the ceremony shows Haenel getting up from her seat and angrily storming out of the Salle Pleyel in Paris on Friday evening, followed by Sciamma, after Polanski won for “An Officer And A Spy,” a film about the 19th-century anti-Semitic Dreyfuss affair. Adele Haenel and Celine Sciamma left the #Cesar2020 awards in the middle of the show bc they awarded a RAPIST (Polanski) for best director. Make no mistake, this isnt earned, its retribution for them being so vocal about that sick, twisted shit happening in France https://t.co/eeSQLySBry — Valerie Complex♓️♎️♋️ (@ValerieComplex) February 28, 2020 Sciamma’s “Portrait Of A Lady On Fire,” a period romance set in the 18th century and starring Hanael, won only the cinematography prize out of ten nominations, ...

'Not noble to cheer human suffering': Tehran shreds US coronavirus ‘help’ offer as Pompeo vows to 'sustain' sanctions campaign

Washington’s offer to assist Tehran with its COVID-19 outbreak is pure hypocrisy, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, condemning the top US diplomat after he promised to keep up crippling sanctions on Iran while vowing to send aid. While US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers on Friday that the administration had extended an offer to help Tehran beat back the lethal virus, he couldn’t help but take jabs at “the regime,” insisting Washington would “sustain [its] pressure” through a devastating sanctions campaign – at one point going as far as to say that Iranians were “thankful” to suffer under it. Iranians, and those impacted by the regime, are thankful that the U.S. is finally holding their oppressors accountable. Our pressure campaign is aimed at reducing the national security threat posed by Iran and convincing #Iran to change its behavior. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) February 28, 2020 The hollow offer was met with indignation from Iranian Foreign Ministry Spo...

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level: 'Wake up. Get ready. This virus may be on its way' - CNBC

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment to its highest level: 'Wake up. Get ready. This virus may be on its way'    CNBC Coronavirus: Risk of spread upgraded to highest level    BBC News WHO Says Risk Of COVID-19 Is Now 'Very High At A Global Level'    NPR Coronavirus risk at very high global level, says WHO's Tedros    Yahoo Finance Coronavirus live updates: Coronavirus risk upgraded to "very high" by World Health Organization as death toll mounts    CBS News View Full Coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2wOsU02

Federal appeals court rules against Trump in two major immigration cases - NBC News

Federal appeals court rules against Trump in two major immigration cases    NBC News Appeals court temporarily blocks Trump administration's ‘Remain-in-Mexico’ policy    Fox News Federal Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy    The New York Times A court just brutally ripped the mask off Trump’s cruelty    The Washington Post Brandon Judd: Trump’s court win denying sanctuary cities grants is major blow to liberal extremists    Fox News View Full Coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3ag4eMA

Coronavirus Vaccine 'Weeks' Away From Being Developed, Says Head of Israeli Science Research Institute - Newsweek

Coronavirus Vaccine 'Weeks' Away From Being Developed, Says Head of Israeli Science Research Institute    Newsweek Israeli scientists claim to be weeks away from coronavirus vaccine    New York Post Israel confirms coronavirus in man who returned from Italy    Reuters Israeli scientists say they are just WEEKS away from developing a vaccine to beat coronavirus    Daily Mail Israel advises against foreign travel over virus concerns    Washington Post View Full Coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2TuBHfA

Mexico’s Battle with Obesity

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (IPS) - Paradoxically, when the number of people suffering from undernourishment or hunger has risen in the world, so, too, have those afflicted by overweight and obesity. Latin America's second largest economy, Mexico, for instance, is currently battling one of the world's largest epidemics of obesity and its success is bound to be emulated by countries of the South. The numbers involved are staggering. The director-general of the National Institute of Public Health, Dr Juan Rivera told the Financial Times that "seventy five percent of adults and 35 percent of children and adolescents are overweight or obese… The State has a duty to protect public health." Read the full story, “Mexico’s Battle with Obesity”, on globalissues.org → from Global Issues News Headlines https://ift.tt/2VuNCML

Issue of the week: Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape

Moira Donegan in the Guardian Weinstein had been untouchable, but then, because of the power brought to bear by women who refused to tolerate or ignore men’s sexual violence against women, he was finally brought to justice. The conviction is less a signal that the criminal justice system can work for victims than a signal that women’s grassroots organising can accomplish things that would never have otherwise been possible. The symbolic significance of his conviction can’t be overstated: for women, this is a very good day. Jill Filipovic in the Guardian Women’s rights advocates should take wins where we can get them. But history isn’t a straight line, and this verdict does not unquestionably propel us into a fairer world for sexual assault survivors. The criminal justice system will remain an imperfect venue for most cases. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3afcKLC

Article by young Boris Johnson helped inspire Thatcher's 'No, no, no'

Papers show Telegraph article was in briefing pack before historic speech on Europe Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “No, no, no” retort to Jacques Delors , a historic moment in the UK’s relationship with Europe, which also had the effect of precipitating her downfall, was partly inspired by an article penned by a young journalist named Boris Johnson , her newly released private papers show. In 1990, 30 years before Johnson took the UK out of the European Union , an article he penned as the Telegraph’s EC (European Community) correspondent warning of the threat the EC posed to national sovereignty was in Thatcher’s briefing pack as she delivered the combative speech to parliament. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3afJrst

U.S. candidates, world leaders ignore Venezuela’s crisis. Shame on them! | Opinion

While watching the last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday, I wondered why Venezuela’s humanitarian tragedy didn’t even come up in the discussion. The presidential hopefuls talked about Israel, Syria, North Korea and even Cuba’s 1960s education programs, but didn’t mention one of the world’s biggest crises. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39azIn8

Hong Kong finds coronavirus in pet dog samples, unclear if infected

Hong Kong authorities said on Friday they quarantined a pet dog of a coronavirus patient after its nasal and oral samples tested "weak positive" for the virus, though they added they did not yet have evidence that it can be transmitted to pets. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Vstqv9

Mainland China reports 327 new confirmed coronavirus cases on February 27

Mainland China had 327 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the country's National Health Commission said on Friday, down from 433 cases a day earlier. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PuuAT9

Tanker plane that crashed in Australia hit ground after low fire retardant drop: preliminary report

A C-130 tanker plane that crashed and killed all three Americans on board while fighting fires in Australia last month hit the ground shortly after making a two-second fire retardant drop at an altitude of 200 feet, investigators said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wOVXRa

German states report total of 22 new coronavirus cases

Six western German states reported a total of 22 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, a day after the federal health minister said the country is at the start of an epidemic. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2VpkYNf