Report: Slovenian authorities hold 2 alleged Russian spies

Report: Slovenian authorities hold 2 alleged Russian spies

Comment on this story Comment LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenian authorities have apprehended two alleged Russian spies suspected of using an agency dealing in real estate and antiques as a front for their activities in the NATO member, media reported Monday. Slovenia’s respected Delo newspaper and the Siol news portal cited…

WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases — Global Issues

WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases — Global Issues

To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the UN agency has released a report highlighting progress and challenges in delivering care for these 20 conditions, which mainly affect the world’s poorest people.  NTDs are caused by a variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins, and can be…

human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe — Global Issues

human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe — Global Issues

The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya was established by the Human Rights Council in June 2020, to investigate alleged abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed in Libya since 2016. The panel’s latest official visit to Libya which ended on Sunday heard testimony from victims’…

COVID-19 remains an international health threat — Global Issues

COVID-19 remains an international health threat — Global Issues

Tedros’s decision follows the advice offered at the latest coronavirusEmergency Committee meeting last Friday, held at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva via videoconference. “There is little doubt that this virus will remain a permanently established pathogen in humans and animals for the foreseeable future,” the Committee said. It…

UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates — Global Issues

UNICEF warns children are paying ‘the highest price’ as violence escalates — Global Issues

“Children continue to pay the highest price of violence,” the statement declared. “As the situation remains very volatile, UNICEF fears that an increasing number of children will suffer.” Just a few weeks into the new year, seven Palestinian children and one Israeli child had been killed and many more injured. Since 26…

Australia mining company sorry for losing radioactive device

Australia mining company sorry for losing radioactive device

Comment on this story Comment PERTH, Australia — A mining corporation apologized for losing a highly radioactive capsule over a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) stretch of Western Australia, as authorities combed parts of the road looking for the tiny but dangerous substance. The capsule was part of a device believed to have…