The endless story of Venezuela’s lonely, heartbreaking decline

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“Every junkie story is too long.” That was the opening line of an essay on heroin addiction I read as a teenager, and it has always stayed with me. For addicts, the relapse cycle too often repeats again and again, … Read More

‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’

The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same. GETTY / THE ATLANTIC Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is … Read More

Trump, Russia’s Putin, discuss arms control, Iran, coronavirus -statements

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations, the White House said. “President Trump reiterated … Read More

Boris Johnson heckled as he makes case against Scottish independence

Demonstrators greet Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he visits the Orkney Islands on July 23, 2020 | Robert Perry/Getty Images Not such a warm welcome as UK prime minister visits Scotland. The first time Boris Johnson visited Scotland as prime … Read More

Millions of Yemen’s children face starvation as coronavirus outbreak worsens, UNICEF warns

UNICEF says the number of malnourished children could increase to 2.4 million Issa Nasser, a 7-month-old Yemeni child, was suffering from severe malnutrition last week. “I don’t have anything to give him,” his father, a local fisherman, told The Associated Press. This … Read More

Some 37,000 people affected by flash floods in Somalia

Locals wade through floodwater after bursting of a river in Beledweyne, central Somalia, May 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Hassan Bashi) Flash floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 37,000 people in Somalia, causing a humanitarian crisis in the regions affected, Somalia’s … Read More

Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research

The 11-count indictment alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into hundreds of computer systems. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has charged two Chinese hackers with trying to steal U.S. COVID-19 research as well as other sensitive information from businesses and government agencies. The 11-count indictment against … Read More

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