US grant to Wuhan lab to enhance bat-based coronaviruses was never scrutinized by HHS...
ANDREW KERRINVESTIGATIVE REPORTERThe National Institutes of Health has “systematically thwarted” government oversight of dangerous pathogen research, Rutgers University professor of chemical biology Richard H....
No timeline given for extracting wedged ship from Suez Canal
By SAMY MAGDY Associated PressSUEZ, Egypt (AP) — A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday,...
US, Europe, NATO close ranks to counter ‘aggressive’ China
Lorne CookBRUSSELS (AP) - The United States and European countries are closing ranks to respond to what the U.S. calls "aggressive and coercive" behavior...
2 ISIS ‘Beatles’ Indicted on Charges Relating to Beheadings of US Hostages: DOJ
BY JANITA KAN October 7, 2020 Updated: October 8, 2020The Justice Department has indicted two suspected ISIS terrorists for their alleged role in the abduction and killing of...
Hurricane Delta now Category 4, roars at Mexico’s Yucatan
Oct 06, 2020 2:06 PM By LUIS ANDRÉS HENAO and GABRIEL ALCOCER CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm...
President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19
Oct 01, 2020 10:08 PMBy ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested...
US says it will block palm oil from large Malaysian produce
Sep 30, 2020 8:14 AMMARGIE MASON AND ROBIN MCDOWELLThe United States will detain shipments of palm oil and its products from a major producer...
Trump Gets 3rd Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
BY ZACHARY STIEBERSeptember 28, 2020A group of four Australian law professors have nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, the third nomination he’s received...
Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press
PENINSULAR, Malaysia (AP) — Jum's words tumble out over the phone, his voice growing ever more frantic.
Between...
“Ten Global Trends” gives account of progress humanity has made in recent times
"Ten Global Trends" gives a detailed and articulate account of the incredible—but largely unknown—progress humanity has made in recent times.
It’s not easy being...