by Jim Heath | May 1, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Health
Vladimir Putin billed Donald Trump nearly $660,000 after sending 60 tons of medical equipment to the U.S. in the midst of the coronavirus crisis – including thousands of pieces hospitals don’t usually use. ‘The State Department received a final invoice...
by Jim Heath | Apr 26, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Trump
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a symbolic joint statement yesterday calling for renewed cooperation, and raised fresh concerns about their relationship. The declaration was aimed to highlight cooperation between America and Russia...
by Jim Heath | Apr 11, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic — which is believed to have first spread to humans at a “wet market” in Wuhan, China, where live animals were sold for food — China has created new guidelines on which animals can be bred for eating. In one...
by Jim Heath | Apr 6, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Health
Despite warnings from health officials that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t over yet, substantial numbers of people traveled to popular tourist sites and major cities across China over the country’s holiday weekend. Sites such as the famous Bund waterfront in Shanghai...
by Jim Heath | Apr 2, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Health
Global coronavirus cases have soared past one million as the pandemic explodes in the US and the death tolls continue to climb in Italy and Spain, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The deadly virus has killed more than 51,000 across the world, with the...
by Jim Heath | Mar 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Health
Italy passed a grim milestone on Thursday: Deaths linked to the virus there had soared to 3,405, exceeding the toll in China, where the virus first broke out. With the crisis mounting, Italy is increasingly turning to its military for help. Cemeteries in the northern...
