GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom said Friday the U.N. health agency was revising upward to “very high” its assessment of the risk within Congo, which had …
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Friday formally launched his bid for the presidency, joining a crowded cast of centrist candidates who risk being overtaken by far-right and far-left rivals in next year’s election. The race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron — who cannot run again — is shaping …
A $15,000 CD account could produce a significant returns for savers who act now. Joseph Kelly/Getty Images While inflation may be rising according to recent reports and is now at its highest point in three years, there has been a silver lining for savers. Largely because of this surge, elevated interest rates are holding steady. …
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty as to whether a deal will be reached or war will resume. He spoke days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was holding off on a military strike on Iran because …
London — America’s NATO allies were left scratching their heads Friday after President Trump announced a deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, reversing a decision to cancel the plan, with one European foreign minister calling the administration’s messaging “confusing indeed.” On Thursday, Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post he was “pleased to announce …
HAVANA, May 22 (Reuters) – Thousands of Cubans gathered on Friday before the U.S. embassy in Havana to protest a U.S. decision to indict former leader Raul Castro in the downing of two civilian airplanes 30 years ago. The pro-government demonstration, which began shortly after sunrise on Havana’s waterfront, comes as Cuban officials rallied this …
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) – It would be a mistake to underestimate the risk posed by the Ebola outbreak, the WHO regional director for Africa told Reuters on Friday, warning that just one case could spread the virus beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. “It would be a big mistake to underestimate it, …
DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is riding high as he heads into the final days of his Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn, now with the weight of the president’s backing behind him. “I don’t know if y’all noticed this, but Donald Trump endorsed me,” Paxton told a small …
They simply refused, closed up shop, and went home. The moment was as rare as it was daring, a sudden flex from the Congress that has become a shell of its former self as a coequal branch, the Republican majority almost always more willing to accommodate the Republican president than to confront him. The result …
BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) – China issued guidelines on Friday to expand coverage of basic public services to people who don’t have household registration in the cities where they work, a move that could help more migrant workers access urban public services. The changes could provide a stronger social safety net for households and potentially …