This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. South and West, health experts in countries with falling case numbers are watching with a growing sense of alarm and disbelief, with many wondering why virus-stricken U.S. states continue to reopen and why the advice of scientists is often ignored.“It really does feel like the U.S. has given up,” said Siouxsie Wiles, an infectious-diseases specialist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand — a country that has confirmed only three new cases over the past three weeks and where...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. South and West, health experts in countries with falling case numbers are watching with a growing sense of alarm and disbelief, with many wondering why virus-stricken U.S. states continue to reopen and why the advice of scientists is often ignored.“It really does feel like the U.S. has given up,” said Siouxsie Wiles, an infectious-diseases specialist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand — a country that has confirmed only three new cases over the past three weeks and where...WW…

Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump paid tribute to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day by participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, which has been closed to the public for months during the coronavirus pandemic.There were no crowds at the cemetery this year, as...…Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump paid tribute to fallen soldiers on Memorial Day by participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, which has been closed to the public for months during the coronavirus pandemic.There were no crowds at the cemetery this year, as...WW…

Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. Governors across six states in the Northeast, from Rhode Island to Delaware, convened in a public conference call Monday afternoon to discuss a cooperative effort to reopen the region’s economy once the threat from the coronavirus has sufficiently subsided. The governors of California, Oregon and Washington announced a similar...…Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. Governors across six states in the Northeast, from Rhode Island to Delaware, convened in a public conference call Monday afternoon to discuss a cooperative effort to reopen the region’s economy once the threat from the coronavirus has sufficiently subsided. The governors of California, Oregon and Washington announced a similar...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareBERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany party denounced Wednesday steps by the country's domestic intelligence agency to place it under watch for suspected extremist links, opening the group to monitoring during a major election year.The party’s parliamentary leaders, Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland, described the move as “completely unjustified.” The party, known by its German initials AfD, holds 88 of 709 seats in the German parliament.The designation opens up members to surveillance such as wiretapping and...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareBERLIN — The far-right Alternative for Germany party denounced Wednesday steps by the country's domestic intelligence agency to place it under watch for suspected extremist links, opening the group to monitoring during a major election year.The party’s parliamentary leaders, Alice Weidel and Alexander Gauland, described the move as “completely unjustified.” The party, known by its German initials AfD, holds 88 of 709 seats in the German parliament.The designation opens up members to surveillance such as wiretapping and...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLONDON — The British government scrambled Monday to dampen the impact of travel entry bans from more than 40 countries prompted by fear of a new coronavirus mutation believed to have originated in England.Health officials said they do not believe the mutation is more deadly or vaccine resistant, but evidence that it spreads much more easily has alarmed governments in Europe and around the world.Scientists advising the British government estimated that the new variant was 50 percent more transmissible.As country after...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLONDON — The British government scrambled Monday to dampen the impact of travel entry bans from more than 40 countries prompted by fear of a new coronavirus mutation believed to have originated in England.Health officials said they do not believe the mutation is more deadly or vaccine resistant, but evidence that it spreads much more easily has alarmed governments in Europe and around the world.Scientists advising the British government estimated that the new variant was 50 percent more transmissible.As country after...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs the U.S. presidential election map took shape — amid concerns about a possible drawn-out count in some states — the world was watching and weighing what could come next for U.S. foreign policy toward allies in Europe, rivals such as China and Russia, and outright foes such as Iran.Over the past four years, Trump has upended the principles that have guided U.S. foreign policy for decades.He has withdrawn the United States from multilateral agreements, including and , and set in motion a U.S. pullout from the amid a...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs the U.S. presidential election map took shape — amid concerns about a possible drawn-out count in some states — the world was watching and weighing what could come next for U.S. foreign policy toward allies in Europe, rivals such as China and Russia, and outright foes such as Iran.Over the past four years, Trump has upended the principles that have guided U.S. foreign policy for decades.He has withdrawn the United States from multilateral agreements, including and , and set in motion a U.S. pullout from the amid a...WW…

Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. The United States hit an all-time high in new coronavirus cases on Friday, surpassing the previous mark set during a summer surge across the Sun Belt. Friday’s tally of new U.S. cases — the first above 80,000 — comes as covid-19 hospitalizations are soaring across the country; according to data tracked by The Washington Post, the...…Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. The United States hit an all-time high in new coronavirus cases on Friday, surpassing the previous mark set during a summer surge across the Sun Belt. Friday’s tally of new U.S. cases — the first above 80,000 — comes as covid-19 hospitalizations are soaring across the country; according to data tracked by The Washington Post, the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareBERLIN — President Trump's decision to temporarily suspend payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to its handling of the pandemic triggered international statements of support for the United Nations agency Wednesday.Although some countries share in Trump’s criticism of the WHO, arguing that the agency is unwilling to hold Beijing sufficiently accountable for its mistakes, close U.S. allies said Wednesday that they vehemently disagreed with a suspension of payments and were not planning to follow...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareBERLIN — President Trump's decision to temporarily suspend payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to its handling of the pandemic triggered international statements of support for the United Nations agency Wednesday.Although some countries share in Trump’s criticism of the WHO, arguing that the agency is unwilling to hold Beijing sufficiently accountable for its mistakes, close U.S. allies said Wednesday that they vehemently disagreed with a suspension of payments and were not planning to follow...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe head of a commission examining sexual abuse in France’s Catholic Church put the possible number of child victims at more than 10,000 on Tuesday, portending a public reckoning in a country where church officials long stalled efforts to investigate complicity.The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church, set up two years ago with the approval of French church officials, has so far received more than 6,500 testimonies from victims and witnesses on incidents alleged to have happened in the past seven...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe head of a commission examining sexual abuse in France’s Catholic Church put the possible number of child victims at more than 10,000 on Tuesday, portending a public reckoning in a country where church officials long stalled efforts to investigate complicity.The Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church, set up two years ago with the approval of French church officials, has so far received more than 6,500 testimonies from victims and witnesses on incidents alleged to have happened in the past seven...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareQatar’s prime minister has vowed legal action against officials responsible for strip-searches of numerous women at a Doha airport earlier this month that drew international criticism. The searches, which followed the discovery of an abandoned baby in a terminal bathroom, also triggered strike threats that would have imperiled state carrier Qatar Airways’ flights to and from Australia.In a statement issued Friday, the Qatari government’s communications office said that “those responsible for these violations and illegal...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareQatar’s prime minister has vowed legal action against officials responsible for strip-searches of numerous women at a Doha airport earlier this month that drew international criticism. The searches, which followed the discovery of an abandoned baby in a terminal bathroom, also triggered strike threats that would have imperiled state carrier Qatar Airways’ flights to and from Australia.In a statement issued Friday, the Qatari government’s communications office said that “those responsible for these violations and illegal...WW…