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US Air Force Picks Woman As Top Enlisted Leader For First Time in History
The military has historically promoted relatively few women to senior positions. None has ever served as a service chief or served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Trump’s 'Assault' on UN Has Done Lasting Damage, Says Former WHO Chief
She pointed to Trump's recent decision to withdraw the US from the WHO as 'perhaps the most astonishingly and transparently counter-productive of all these moves'.
Ahead of Trump Rally, Tulsa Rescinds Curfew Amid Fears of Violent Protests
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum said he had instituted the curfew the day before at the request of the Secret Service, proclaiming a civil emergency.
China Charges 2 Detained Canadians with Suspected Espionage, Trudeau 'Very Disappointed'
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were arrested in late 2018 on state security charges, soon after Canadian police detained Huawei Technologies Co's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on a U.S. warrant.
Sewage Study Suggests Coronavirus Was Already Circulating in Northern Italy in December 2019
The Italian National Institute of Health looked at 40 sewage samples collected from wastewater treatment plants in northern Italy between October 2019 and February 2020. An analysis released late on Thursday said samples taken in Milan and Turin on Dec. 1...
Amid Skirmishes, Trump Warns of 'Complete Decoupling' from China Despite Talks on Trade Deal
Trump said he was responding to comments by his trade representative Robert Lighthizer, who has been at the forefront of trade war negotiations with Beijing.
Nepal's President Signs Bill to Redraw Political Map Incorporating 3 Indian Areas
President Bidya Devi Bhandari signed the Constitution amendment bill hours after the Parliament approved it, notwithstanding New Delhi's strong protests against such an "artificial enlargement" of territorial claims.
Actemra, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug, Fails to Help Covid-19 Patients in Italian Study
Despite the setback, the Swiss drugmaker said that it is pressing ahead with testing Actemra in another trial against COVID-19.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Meets China's Top Diplomat in Hawaii, State Department Says
The two have been at loggerheads over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic and China's move to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong.
North Korea Rejects South's Offer of Envoys, Vows to Redeploy Border Troops
The North Korean announcements came a day after it blew up a joint liaison office set up on its side of the border as part of a 2018 peace agreement between the two countries' leaders.
The Statues Were Toppled. What Happens to Them Now?
What city leaders, museum officials and historians decide to do with toppled statues will have implications for how we remember the history the statues were designed to represent, as well as our current moment.
Israel Signs with Moderna Inc for Potential Covid-19 Vaccine, Says Report
The Channel 13 report said that under the agreement the vaccine, if successful, will be exported to Israel.
No Social Distancing, Masks Optional: Here is What Trump's 1st Election Rally will Look Like in US
Trump is set to hold his first rally on Saturday since March, when the coronavirus pandemic put a halt to all in-person campaign events.
Coronavirus Vaccine Maker CureVac Plans US Listing in July
The German government plans to invest 300 million euros ($338.5 million) in a 23% holding in previously unlisted CureVac to aid the further development of the biotech company's vaccine against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Macron Says France Has Scored 'First Victory' Against Virus, Ends Lockdown in Most Parts
He said all of mainland France, including Paris, would go into a 'green zone' of a lower state of alert starting Monday, meaning cafes and restaurants in the French capital could open in full and not just on terraces.
Our Planes Crushing Caves of Terrorists, Says Turkey Govt as Military Jets Bomb Kurdish Rebel Bases in Iraq
The air raids targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in northern Iraq including in Kandil, Sinjar and Hakurk.