Author: Jamey Keaten
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Could Ukrainian ‘neutrality’ help end Russia war?
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GENEVA • In talks between Russia and Ukraine toward a possible cease-fire after three weeks of intense fighting, negotiators are exploring prospects of possible “neutrality” for Ukraine, a former Soviet republic that has been moving closer to NATO in hopes of membership — infuriating Moscow. The discussions this week have brought a glimmer of hope…
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‘I will go back to help’: Women head home to aid war effort
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PRZEMYSL, Poland • While over 3 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, a small but growing number are heading in the other direction. At first they were foreign volunteers, Ukrainian expatriate men returning to fight and people delivering aid. Now, increasingly, women are also going back. Motivated by a desire to help loved…
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After Trump complaints, WHO promises to review decisions on virus
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GENEVA • The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday lamented the U.S. decision to halt funding for the U.N. agency, promising a review of its decisions while sidestepping President Donald Trump’s complaints about its alleged mismanagement, cover-up and missteps. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was on the defensive after Trump announced a halt…
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Global experts study promising drugs, vaccines for new virus
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GENEVA • The World Health Organization convened outside experts Tuesday to try to speed the development of tests, treatments and vaccines against the new coronavirus, as doctors on the front lines experiment on patients with various drugs in hopes of saving lives in the meantime. The 400 scientists participating in the two-day meeting — many…
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UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China
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GENEVA • The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries a global emergency after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the record number of deaths in 24 hours reported Friday. China counted 9,692 confirmed…
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U.N.: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
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GENEVA • The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor, intelligence and security officers, agents of the crown prince’s office. As they waited for their target to arrive, one asked how they would carry out the body. Not to worry, the doctor said: “Joints will be…
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Strasbourg suspect: From young criminal to fugitive attacker
STRASBOURG, France — Cherif Chekatt’s criminal career began at age 10. By age 13 he had been convicted. Now, with his third decade still incomplete, he is a fugitive, accused in the deadly shooting at France’s most famous Christmas market. The 29-year-old has more than two dozen convictions, mostly in France but also in Switzerland…
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UN: Up to 245 missing after 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks
ROME — Two wrecks of migrant ships in the Mediterranean have claimed as many as 245 lives, including those of at least five children, according to survivor accounts given to U.N. agencies and authorities in Sicily, where dozens of rescued migrants were taken. Survivors of one wreck, some of them hospitalized in Pozzallo, Sicily, where…
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TOUR: Bradley Wiggins all but clinches Tour de France with stage 19 win
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHARTRES, France — For Bradley Wiggins, the champagne on the Champs-Elysees is about to flow. He all but locked up the Tour de France title with a tour-de-force performance to win the final time trial…
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TOUR: Voeckler wins tough 16th Tour stage in Pyrenees
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France — Thomas Voeckler won the 16th stage of the Tour de France over four huge climbs in the Pyrenees, while defending champion Cadel Evans dropped out of title contention Wednesday. Evans, who started the day fourth overall, struggled on the last two climbs. Bradley Wiggins wore the yellow jersey a little more comfortably.…