WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, doubling down on an earlier appeal for a “moratorium" on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, doubling down on an earlier appeal for a “moratorium" on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday, doubling down on an earlier appeal for a “moratorium" on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Citing racism, UN rights chief seeks reparations for Blacks
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: Diplomats say China puts squeeze on Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang by threatening to withhold Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it did so, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: Diplomats say China puts squeeze on Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang by threatening to withhold Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it did so, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: Diplomats say China puts squeeze on Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang by threatening to withhold Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it did so, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
AP Exclusive: Diplomats say China puts squeeze on Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang by threatening to withhold Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it did so, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
AP Newsbreak: China pressures Ukraine at UN rights council
GENEVA (AP) — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang by threatening to withhold Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it did so, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
'No zero risk': UK move to increase Wembley fans questioned
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced accusations of mixed messaging Wednesday that could threaten its plan to fully lift lockdown restrictions in England next month after it decided to allow more than 60,000 people inside Wembley Stadium for the latter stages of soccer's European Championship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
'No zero risk': UK move to increase Wembley fans questioned
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced accusations of mixed messaging Wednesday that could threaten its plan to fully lift lockdown restrictions in England next month after it decided to allow more than 60,000 people inside Wembley Stadium for the latter stages of soccer's European Championship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
'No zero risk': UK move to increase Wembley fans questioned
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced accusations of mixed messaging Wednesday that could threaten its plan to fully lift lockdown restrictions in England next month after it decided to allow more than 60,000 people inside Wembley Stadium for the latter stages of soccer's European Championship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
'No zero risk': UK decision to increase Wembley fans debated
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced accusations of mixed messaging Wednesday that could threaten its plan to fully lift lockdown restrictions in England next month after it decided to allow more than 60,000 people inside Wembley Stadium for the latter stages of soccer's European Championship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — War, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide, the U.N. refugee agency said in a report Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — War, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide, the U.N. refugee agency said in a report Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — War, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide, the U.N. refugee agency said in a report Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — War, violence, persecution, human rights violations and other factors caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide, the U.N. refugee agency said in a report Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people to flee their homes last year, even though the COVID-19 crisis restricted movement worldwide as countries shut borders and ordered lockdowns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit
GENEVA (AP) — A year ago, Geneva was largely down on its diplomatic luck: The Trump administration had an “America First” policy that shunned the internationalism the Swiss city epitomizes, and blasted some of its top institutions like the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the World Trade …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit
GENEVA (AP) — A year ago, Geneva was largely down on its diplomatic luck: The Trump administration had an “America First” policy that shunned the internationalism the Swiss city epitomizes, and blasted some of its top institutions like the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the World Trade …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Swiss narrowly reject tax hike to fight climate change
GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls on Sunday indicated that Swiss voters appear to have narrowly rejected a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would have hiked fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit
GENEVA (AP) — A year ago, Geneva was largely down on its diplomatic luck: The Trump administration had an “America First” policy that shunned the internationalism the Swiss city epitomizes, and blasted some of its top institutions like the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the World Trade …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit
GENEVA (AP) — A year ago, Geneva was largely down on its diplomatic luck: The Trump administration had an “America First” policy that shunned the internationalism the Swiss city epitomizes, and blasted some of its top institutions like the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council and the World Trade …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Swiss narrowly reject tax hike to fight climate change
GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls on Sunday indicated that Swiss voters appear to have narrowly rejected a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would have hiked fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Swiss narrowly reject tax hike to fight climate change
GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls on Sunday indicated that Swiss voters appear to have narrowly rejected a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would have hiked fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate change
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum on a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would hike fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases, as their Alpine country experiences an outsized impact from the fallout of climate change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible origins of COVID-19, including a new visit to China where the first human infections were detected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to meet next month in Geneva, a face-to-face encounter the White House hopes will help bring some predictability to a fraught relationship that's only worsened in the first months of the Democratic administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to meet next month in Geneva, a face-to-face encounter the White House hopes will help bring some predictability to a fraught relationship that's only worsened in the first months of the Democratic administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to meet next month in Geneva, a face-to-face encounter the White House hopes will help bring some predictability to a fraught relationship that's only worsened in the first months of the Democratic administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit amid US-Russia tension
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
White House: Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit in June
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give it more powers and require member states …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaranteed rights of access” in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give it more powers and require member states …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
WTO chief: Vaccine waiver helpful, not key for virus fight
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization said Friday the U.S. administration’s call to remove patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines could help expand fair access to vaccines but might not be the most “critical issue,” as officials in Europe increasingly insisted that more vaccine exports are the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won't begin until the fourth quarter, the company and program leaders said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Unsure vaccine waiver will help, some leaders urge exports
GENEVA (AP) — European leaders voiced increasing skepticism Friday that a U.S. proposal to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines would solve the problem of getting shots into the arms of people in poorer countries, with some instead calling for more exports of the doses already being produced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the U.S. alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won't begin until the fourth quarter, the company and program leaders said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won't begin until the fourth quarter, the company and program leaders said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Swedish teen Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity
GENEVA (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the world to “step up their game” to fight vaccine inequity after the richest countries snatched up most COVID-19 vaccine doses and those in poorer nations have gone lacking.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Swedish teen Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity
GENEVA (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the world to “step up their game” to fight vaccine inequity after the richest countries snatched up most COVID-19 vaccine doses and those in poorer nations have gone lacking.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Swedish teen Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity
GENEVA (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the world to “step up their game” to fight vaccine inequity after the richest countries snatched up most COVID-19 vaccine doses and those in poorer nations have gone lacking.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals
GENEVA (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals
GENEVA (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals
GENEVA (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus' origin
GENEVA (AP) — A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a year ago — with four theories being considered, and one the clear frontrunner, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus' origin
GENEVA (AP) — A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a year ago — with four theories being considered, and one the clear frontrunner, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus' origin
GENEVA (AP) — A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a year ago — with four theories being considered, and one the clear frontrunner, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response
GENEVA (AP) — When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
GENEVA (AP) — A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
GENEVA (AP) — A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soon
GENEVA (AP) — A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
UN to rich nations: Don't undermine COVAX vaccine program
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization pleaded with rich countries on Monday to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to poorer nations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
WHO expert group recommends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
GENEVA (AP) — Independent experts advising the World Health Organization about immunization on Wednesday recommended the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries that turned up worrying coronavirus variants in their populations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, as the Biden administration reverses another Trump-era move away from multilateral organizations and agreements.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, as the Biden administration reverses another Trump-era move away from multilateral organizations and agreements.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, as the Biden administration reverses another Trump-era move away from multilateral organizations and agreements.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Biden's US revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreat
GENEVA (AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic said Thursday, renewing support for an agency that the Trump administration had pulled back from.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Biden's US revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreat
GENEVA (AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic said Thursday, renewing support for an agency that the Trump administration had pulled back from.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Biden's US revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreat
GENEVA (AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic said Thursday, renewing support for an agency that the Trump administration had pulled back from.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's next for WHO after US takes steps to stay
GENEVA (AP) — The Biden administration has taken quick steps to keep the United States in the World Health Organization and reinforce financial and staffing support for it — part of his ambition to launch a full-throttle effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with the world.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Biden's US revives support for WHO, reversing Trump retreat
GENEVA (AP) — The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden’s top adviser on the pandemic said Thursday, renewing support for an agency that the Trump administration had pulled back from.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's next for WHO after US takes steps to stay
GENEVA (AP) — The Biden administration has taken quick steps to keep the United States in the World Health Organization and reinforce financial and staffing support for it — part of his ambition to launch a full-throttle effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with the world.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. health agency should have labeled it a pandemic sooner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries and charging that most vaccine makers have targeted locations …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries and charging that most vaccine makers have targeted locations …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Advocacy group: Biden should revamp US human rights policy
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should bring “fundamental change” to U.S. policy on human rights and allow criminal investigations of President Donald Trump, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Israeli tycoon in Swiss court over alleged bribes in Guinea
GENEVA (AP) — Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz went on trial in Switzerland on Monday on charges of corruption and forging documents in an alleged bid to win lavish iron ore mining concessions in Guinea by paying millions to a former wife of late President Lansana Conte.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Israeli tycoon in Swiss court over alleged bribes in Guinea
GENEVA (AP) — Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz went on trial in Switzerland on Monday on charges of corruption and forging documents in an alleged bid to win lavish iron ore mining concessions in Guinea by paying millions to a former wife of late President Lansana Conte.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich nations, vaccine firms should stop bilateral deals
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief appealed on Friday to makers of COVID-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to “stop making bilateral deals,” saying they hurt a U.N.-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich nations, vaccine firms should stop bilateral deals
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief appealed on Friday to makers of COVID-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to “stop making bilateral deals,” saying they hurt a U.N.-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Rich nations, vaccine firms should stop bilateral deals
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief appealed on Friday to makers of COVID-19 vaccines and the wealthier countries buying them to “stop making bilateral deals,” saying they hurt a U.N.-backed effort to widen access to the jabs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Amid short supplies, vaccine doses can be 6 weeks apart
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization experts on Friday issued recommendations that the interval between administration of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus can be extended to up to six weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed” Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Swiss extend virus-related closures through end of February
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities announced plans on Wednesday to shut all restaurants, bars, sports facilities and cultural institutions through February in response to persistently high coronavirus transmission rates, ending exemptions that have allowed some regions where infections are lower to keep them open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed” Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed” Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origins of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
WHO: Vaccine program gets access to nearly 2 billion doses
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization program to help get COVID-19 vaccines to all countries in need has access to nearly 2 billion doses of “promising” vaccine candidates, officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Swiss to shut restaurants, other sites as virus cases climb
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government said Friday it is ordering the closure of restaurants, bars, cultural venues and sports facilities next week in a renewed bid to stem a continuing rise in coronavirus cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Conservationists: Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle
GENEVA (AP) — A leading conservation group uniting governments and civil society says all four known freshwater dolphin species are now threatened with extinction, after newly discovered information on the tucuxi in the Amazon river system showed it too is endangered.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
UN health agency's advice for the holidays: Don't hug
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: Don't hug.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
UN: Pandemic to fan surge in humanitarian needs in 2021
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help in 2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
UN: Pandemic to fan surge in humanitarian needs in 2021
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help in 2021.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic
MILAN (AP) — Though the first real snow has yet to fall across much of Europe, ski buffs are imagining with dread a once-unthinkable scene: Skiing in Zermatt in Switzerland while lifts idle across the border in Italy's Aosta valley.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic
MILAN (AP) — Though the first real snow has yet to fall across much of Europe, ski buffs are imagining with dread a once-unthinkable scene: Skiing in Zermatt in Switzerland while lifts idle across the border in Italy's Aosta valley.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic
MILAN (AP) — Though the first real snow has yet to fall across much of Europe, ski buffs are imagining with dread a once-unthinkable scene: Skiing in Zermatt in Switzerland while lifts idle across the border in Italy's Aosta valley.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
As season nears, Europe ponders skiing during pandemic
MILAN (AP) — Though the first real snow has yet to fall across much of Europe, ski buffs are imagining with dread a once-unthinkable scene: Skiing in Zermatt in Switzerland while lifts idle across the border in Italy's Aosta valley.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EU, other donors step up with funds to help Afghanistan
GENEVA (AP) — The European Union, the United States and other donors on Tuesday pledged billions in new funds for Afghanistan, hoping to salvage years of work aimed to foster peace and stability in the country and coax along uncertain peace talks between the government and Taliban rebels — at …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EU, other donors step up with funds to help Afghanistan
GENEVA (AP) — The European Union, the United States and other donors on Tuesday pledged billions in new funds for Afghanistan, hoping to salvage years of work aimed to foster peace and stability in the country and coax along uncertain peace talks between the government and Taliban rebels — at …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Rights experts: Japan's handling of Carlos Ghosn was wrong
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged “compensation” for him from the Japanese government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Rights experts: Japan's handling of Carlos Ghosn was wrong
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged “compensation” for him from the Japanese government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Rights experts: Japan was wrong to detain Carlos Ghosn
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations says former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged “compensation” and “other reparations” for him from the Japanese government.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing for up to 200,000 in the next six months if necessary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Europe has half of world's 4M new virus cases but sees hope
GENEVA (AP) — Europe made up almost half of the world’s 4 million new coronavirus cases last week but recorded a nearly 10% fall in infections compared to the week before, thanks in part to strict government lockdown measures that have fanned some discontent, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Europe has half of world's 4M new virus cases but sees hope
GENEVA (AP) — Europe made up almost half of the world’s 4 million new coronavirus cases last week but recorded a nearly 10% fall in infections compared to the week before, thanks in part to strict government lockdown measures that have fanned some discontent, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Internal email reveals 65 virus cases among WHO Geneva staff
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including five people who worked on the premises and were in contact with one another, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Email: 65 virus cases, with 1 cluster, in WHO Geneva staff
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows, despite the agency's past assertions that there has been no transmission at the Geneva …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Email obtained by AP: 65 WHO staff have virus, 1 cluster
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows, despite the agency's public assertions that there has been no transmission at the Geneva …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
US: WHO not sharing enough info about China virus probe
GENEVA (AP) — A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Panel ponders if UN health agency can stop future pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — An independent panel examining the World Health Organization's handling of the response to COVID-19 says it’s considering whether the U.N. health agency has enough power and financing to stop future pandemics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden
LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body
GENEVA (AP) — The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body on Monday, with the detentions of migrant children and the killings of unarmed Black people during the Trump administration’s tenure among issues high on minds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden
LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden
LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Western nations decry Belarus crackdown at UN rights review
GENEVA (AP) — Western nations decried arbitrary arrests and other forms of repression in Belarus during a review of its record at the U.N.’s top human rights body on Monday, with the U.S. ambassador calling on authorities there to halt a “brutal crackdown.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Lyon man questioned by police over Greek priest shooting
GENEVA (AP) — A Greek Orthodox parishioner who was recently caught on video scuffling with a Lyon priest who was shot outside his church and hospitalized over the weekend says local police raided his home on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he will self-quarantine after being identified as a contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19. A top WHO official focusing on the pandemic said Monday there has been no transmission at the agency's Geneva headquarters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France: Suspect in priest's shooting freed, search widens
LYON, France (AP) — French police on Sunday released an initial suspect in the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest and widened their search for the gunman who critically wounded the priest as he closed the door to his official residence at a church in the city of Lyon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
French manhunt underway after shooting of Greek priest
LYON, France (AP) — French police interrogated one suspect and searched for others Sunday after a Greek Orthodox priest was shot and critically wounded while closing the door to his church in the French city of Lyon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Orthodox priest shot at church in France, motive unknown
LYON, France (AP) — A Greek Orthodox priest was shot Saturday while he was closing his church in the French city of Lyon, and authorities locked down part of the city to hunt for the assailant, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Libyan factions sign countrywide UN-brokered cease-fire
GENEVA (AP) — The rival sides in Libya’s conflict signed a permanent cease-fire Friday, a deal the United Nations billed as historic after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two. But skepticism over whether the agreement would hold began emerging almost immediately.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
WHO Africa: New rapid tests a 'game changer' against COVID
GENEVA (AP) — Health officials in Africa say the rollout of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 could be a “game changer” for their fight against the coronavirus but also warned Thursday that increased testing could drive up confirmed cases on a continent that has seen them decline or plateauing as …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
UN envoy hails early agreements in Libya talks
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya said Wednesday the two warring factions have agreed on issues that “directly impact the lives and welfare of the Libyan people,” noting that the thorny work to cement a cease-fire in the restive North African country will continue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Study: COVID speeds up human vs machine standoff over work
GENEVA (AP) — As automation and online work gain ground, organizers of the annual Davos forum are projecting employers will split work equally between machines and people by 2025, with the coronavirus pandemic accelerating changes in the labor market.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Study: COVID speeds up human vs machine standoff over work
GENEVA (AP) — As automation and online work gain ground, organizers of the annual Davos forum are projecting employers will split work equally between machines and people by 2025, with the coronavirus pandemic accelerating changes in the labor market.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients
GENEVA (AP) — A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other countries.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods
GENEVA (AP) — International arbitrators said Tuesday that the European Union can impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker Boeing. The move further sours transatlantic ties at a time when the coronavirus has doused …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distortions on WHO and lockdowns
President Donald Trump is claiming the World Health Organization shifted its stance on lockdown measures to
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods
GENEVA (AP) — International arbitrators said Tuesday that the European Union can impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker Boeing. The move further sours transatlantic ties at a time when the coronavirus has doused …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trade body rules EU can put tariffs on $4 bln of US goods
GENEVA (AP) — International arbitrators said Tuesday that the European Union can impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker Boeing. The move further sours transatlantic ties at a time when the coronavirus has doused …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
More masks, less play: Europe tightens rules as virus surges
GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions to try to beat back a resurgence of the coronavirus that has sent new confirmed infections on the continent to their highest weekly level since the start of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high
GENEVA (AP) — Governments across Europe ratcheted up restrictions Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new infections since the start of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year
GENEVA (AP) — In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency warned Tuesday that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
UN health agency settles in for long fight with virus
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said Friday that widespread testing for the new coronavirus is crucial and countries should not be faulted for reporting higher numbers of cases. He also appealed for a shift toward public health strategies that allow us “to live with this virus” …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Singaporean named to head intellectual property agency
GENEVA (AP) — A Singaporean official defeated a candidate from China in a leadership contest for the U.N.'s intellectual property body, which was swept into a rift between Washington and Beijing over claims of Chinese theft of technological know-how.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Backatcha: Thunberg returns Trump's climate jibe
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Greta Thunberg isn't easily intimidated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
French president vows 'merciless' war on IS
PARIS — The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II: coordinated gun-and-suicide bombing attacks across Paris that left at least 129 people dead and 352 injured.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO
That's a lot of jewels
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Farrar rides to star-spangled win
REDON, France- Two months ago, Tyler Farrar was demoralized, sleeping 20 hours a day. He had even stopped riding, overcome by sorrow after his best friend died in a crash at the Giro d'Italia.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Arnie is back, now as animated crime-fighter
CANNES, France - Well, Arnold Schwarzenegger IS back.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Staggering Picasso trove found in France
PARIS - Pablo Picasso almost never stopped creating, leaving thousands of drawings, paintings and sculptures that lure crowds to museums and mansions worldwide. Now, a retired electrician says that 271 of the master's creations have been sitting for decades in his garage.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Contador wins 3rd Tour as Armstrong steps aside
PARIS - Alberto Contador stood atop the podium at the Tour de France on Sunday for the third time in four years, struggling to rein in his emotions as Spain's national anthem echoed across the wide boulevard of the Champs-Elysees.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Contador locks up Tour title
PAUILLAC, France - Wiping away tears, Alberto Contador is ready for the champagne to flow.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
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