A vaccination and epidemic response adviser who is about to fly out to DR Congo to try to help in the fight against Ebola has told FRANCE 24 that the signs are the current outbreak will be a serious one. Already more than 130 people have been killed, with over 500 more cases detected. John … Read more
DW correspondent Alikan Uludag, accused of publicly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a total of 22 social media posts, spreading disinformation and insulting state institutions, will appear in court for the first time on Thursday. Uludağ was arrested at his apartment in Ankara on 19 February and transferred to Istanbul, where he was held … Read more
As Washington continues to struggle to reach an agreement with Iran that would permanently open the Strait of Hormuz, the impact of its closure is still being felt around the world, not least in the Philippines, where rising oil prices have pushed many to breaking point and anger, mostly directed to the US, has spilled … Read more
President Xi Jinping welcomed president Putin to Beijing on Wednesday for a bilateral summit set to last two days. In his opening remarks Xi stressed the need for the cessation of hostilities in the Middle East to stabilize energy supplies and the pair discussed the “Power of Siberia 2” natural gas pipeline, although no deal … Read more
Iran has warned the United States against resuming attacks, threatening to open new fronts if the current ceasefire ends following remarks from Donald Trump that the US may have to deliver another “big hit” against Tehran. Meanwhile, Iranian civilians are preparing for a new flare-up, as negotiations have yet to lead to any concrete decisions. … Read more
On May 15, Palestinians commemorated the Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic), referring to the forced exodus of Palestinians during the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Around the same time, Israelis celebrated what they called the “reunification of Jerusalem” in 1967, meaning the occupation and then annexation of the Palestinian part of the city. … Read more
The WHO said Tuesday it was examining whether any candidate vaccines or treatments could be used to rein in what it warned could be a lengthy Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO has declared the surge of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, suspected to have killed 131 people and infected more … Read more
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Dr. Flavia Lucenti, Postdoctoral Researcher at LUISS University for the EU Horizon Project REMIT. With Vladimir Putin in Beijing less than a week after Donald Trump’s own visit to China, Dr. Lucent emphasizes the historic significance in the sequencing of visits, revealing China’s increasingly central diplomatic role. She explores … Read more
Two humpback whales have been spotted in separate breeding grounds in Australia and Brazil, the first time scientists have seen this species travel such large distances in the Southern Ocean during its lifetime. An article published in the Royal Society Open Science journal Wednesday’s work is the result of using thousands of images of the … Read more
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