WASHINGTON – The Joe Biden administration has announced Friday a new tranche of military aid to Ukraine worth US$775 million in…
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Newly identified Langya virus now being tracked after China infection
ISTANBUL – Researchers are now monitoring a newly identified virus in China that appears to be transmitted from animals…
NY police take custody of suspect who attacked Salman Rusdie
WASHINGTON/ANKARA – The suspect, who attacked author Salman Rushdie on stage recently in New York state, was taken into…
77 years after Hiroshima, nuclear-free remains a dream
ISTANBUL – Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the…
US president tests positive anew for Covid-19
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden’s previous negative Covid-19 test resulted in a positive reading Saturday, extending his quarantine,…
Wealthy nations fail to honor $100-B climate funding pledge
ANKARA – Rich countries have failed to fulfill their pledge to provide US$100 billion for climate action in poorer nations,…
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency, its highest…
Dangerous heat wave threatens over half of US states
HOUSTON, Texas – A blistering heat wave is spreading across the United States with temperatures reaching…
WHO warns of more Covid-19 deaths, hospitalizations, deaths due to Omicron
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said that in the past six weeks, the global weekly…
White House clarifies Biden had mild skin cancer only
WASHINGTON – The White House has clarified US President Joe Biden's apparent claim Wednesday that he has cancer, saying…