World Dec 01 WHO nations inch closer toward deal to combat pandemics WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the consensus decision during a special session of the U.N. health agency’s members was a “cause for celebration.”…
Nation Jan 24 Greta Thunberg brushes off U.S. finance chief’s criticism Steven Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb.
World Feb 26 Violence rages in Syria as UN calls to stop ‘hell on Earth’ BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a ground offensive Monday on a rebel-held eastern Damascus suburb despite a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria. The U.N. chief denounced the violence in the embattled region, describing it as…
World Aug 26 Kerry: ‘Clarity’ achieved with Russia on Syria truce steps GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov "have achieved clarity" on a path to restore a truce in Syria but details remain to be worked out.