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Vietnam

Vietnam total confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 12

People line up to buy protective masks at a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam February 6, 2020. REUTERS/KhamHANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam said on Thursday it has confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 12. Both the new cases are Vietnamese nationals from the northern province of Vinh…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Pre-Crime

Lucknow Declaration Adopted at the 1st India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave, 2020

The first India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave held in Lucknow on February 06, coinciding with DefExpo-2020, adopted the Lucknow Declaration. Following is the full text of the declaration: 1. We, the Defence Ministers and Heads of Delegation from African countries and the Defence Minister of the Republic of India held the…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Hebron

Decades After a Palestinian American Activist Was Assassinated in California, Two Suspects in His Killing Are Living Openly in Israel

Alex Odeh was born in 1944 in British Mandate Palestine to a Christian family in the West Bank village of Jifna, near Ramallah, just four years before the founding of Israel. He immigrated in 1972 to the United States, where he became a spokesperson for the…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Ukraine

8 unanswered questions about Trump and Ukraine that will live on after impeachment

Washington (CNN)Impeachment is over. President Donald Trump has been acquitted. One bruising chapter has ended, but another phase of the Ukraine affair is only now beginning. Because Senate Republicans blocked all efforts to hear from new witnesses and subpoena documents, the complete story of what happened between Trump and Ukraine…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Nukes

Russia’s Church Blesses Nuclear Weapons, Some Clergy Want to Stop

The Russian Orthodox Church is an important part of religious life in Russia. For the past two decades, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the church a cornerstone of public life. As the church grew in power, it also grew closer to Russia’s military. That meant public rituals blessing weapons.…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Jerusalem Controversy

When it rains it pours: 6 things to know for February 6

1. Jerusalem car-ramming: Twelve soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, in a suspected car-ramming attack in Jerusalem early this morning. The incident took place at the First Station in west Jerusalem, a popular entertainment hub. The soldiers made a stop at the site while on a “heritage tour” of the…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

‘Very dire’ situation: EU calls for end to Syria bombing

The European Union has called for an end to the bombings in northwest Syria and the opening of a humanitarian corridor as Syrian forces push into the last rebel stronghold of Idlib. Josep Borrell, the EU's diplomatic chief, said on Thursday "bombings and other attacks on civilians in northwest Syria must…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Aral Sea

Preventing the Death of the World’s Rivers

The worlds rivers are under unprecedented pressure from contamination, damming, and diversion, which are straining water resources, destroying ecosystems, jeopardizing livelihoods, and damaging human health. International cooperation can save riparian systems…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Be Evil

Fighting words: Journalism is under attack in Europe

The United States is not the only country where journalists work in a toxic political environment, in which the leader of the nation routinely attacks and demonizes them. A recently published report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University in the UK describes how similar…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Ukraine

Retired diplomat who testified says it is the ‘American way to speak up about wrongdoing’

Washington (CNN)Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was ousted from her post by President Donald Trump, said the diplomats and officials who provided testimony in the House impeachment inquiry did so because it is the "American way to speak up about wrongdoing."A career diplomat, Yovanovitch was recalled from her…

bubmagFebruary 6, 2020

Vietnam total confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 12

Lucknow Declaration Adopted at the 1st India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave, 2020

Decades After a Palestinian American Activist Was Assassinated in California, Two Suspects in His Killing Are Living Openly in Israel

8 unanswered questions about Trump and Ukraine that will live on after impeachment

Russia’s Church Blesses Nuclear Weapons, Some Clergy Want to Stop

When it rains it pours: 6 things to know for February 6

‘Very dire’ situation: EU calls for end to Syria bombing

Preventing the Death of the World’s Rivers

Fighting words: Journalism is under attack in Europe

Retired diplomat who testified says it is the ‘American way to speak up about wrongdoing’

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