Expert: China Has ‘Global Chokehold’ on Medicine, Can Shut Down Our Pharmacies, Hospitals in Months

China could effectively shut down America’s healthcare system within months given the one-party state’s “global chokehold” on the manufacturing of medicines and medical supplies, explained Rosemary Gibson, author of China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine. Gibson, senior adviser at the Hastings Center, offered her remarks on Thursday’s edition of SiriusXM’s […]

Joint Statement by U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On Repatriation of American Passengers from the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship

Office of the Spokesperson February 17, 2020 On February 16, the U.S. State Department facilitated the voluntary repatriation of over 300 U.S. citizens and their immediate family members who had been passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.  Passengers were evaluated by medical personnel from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and all […]

Additional 99 virus infections confirmed on cruise ship in Japan

REUTERS FEBRUARY 17, 2020 11:08 An additional 99 people on a quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama have been confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus, Japanese media reported on Monday. The widening impact of the outbreak, which began in China in December and has killed over 1,700 people, is threatening large public events and […]

Nasrallah: Soleimani and Trump ‘ushered in confrontation with resistance’

“All the people of the region will carry a rifle, because this American tyrant has left no room for anyone” ANNA AHRONHEIM FEBRUARY 17, 2020 11:01 The assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani and the release of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan has “ushered in direct confrontation with the axis […]

Trump, Turkey call for Russia to stop backing Syrian ‘atrocities’

After conversation with Erdogan, Trump urges Moscow-backed Syrian regime forces to end attacks on Idlib region, where Turkey has 12 observation posts AFPToday, 6:35 am WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s “atrocities” as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, […]

New recordings resurface questions over Mandelblit’s role in Harpaz affair

Right-wing daily alleges decade-long anti-Netanyahu ‘conspiracy’ after report says AG, then the top army lawyer, helped then-IDF chief Ashkenazi hinder investigators in 2010 TOI staffToday, 10:12 am Recordings of phone calls from a decade ago released by Channel 13 news on Sunday night shed new light on Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s uncomfortable position in the […]

Russian military deploys along Aleppo-Damascus Highway

News Desk2020-02-16 BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Russian military has begun to deploy along the Aleppo-Damascus Highway (M-5) for the first time since they began their intervention in Syria. The Russian military police reportedly setup new checkpoints in the areas previously controlled by the jihadist rebels, thus securing the Aleppo-Damascus Highway for future civilian […]

Egypt building new border wall with Gaza

February 17, 2020, 03:42 AM Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 Palestinian police officers guard on the border with Egypt, in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, on June 23, 2019. Construction began in late January Egypt has started construction of a new border wall along the Gaza Strip, according to a report by Al Monitor. Construction began in late […]

Iranian economy due to get slammed by FATF

Iranian economy due to get slammed by FATF Expected blow to come after new IAEA chief ramps up pressure By YONAH JEREMY BOB FEBRUARY 16, 2020 19:40 Iran’s economy is expected to take a new major hit later this week when the Financial Action Task Force will likely return it to a blacklist of countries […]

Coronavirus: Researchers pinpoint facility near Wuhan seafood market as possible ground zero

news.com.au By: Rohan Smith Share via email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Show more Bookmark this article Share on Facebook facebook Share on Twitter twitter Share via email email Share on LinkedIn linkedin Share on Google Plus google-plus Share on Whatsapp whatsapp Share on Pinterest pinterest Share on Reddit reddit     Researchers say […]

Jihadist counter-offensive ends in disaster as Syrian troops keep advancing in Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The jihadist counter-offensive in southwestern Aleppo was derailed by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on Sunday after a few hours of fighting near the town of Kafr Halab. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the jihadists were able to achieve some initial success when one of their suicide bombers managed […]

Hezbollah leader announces new ‘weapon’ to deploy against US

News Desk2020-02-16 السيد حسن نصرالله /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e49e5bb6d290_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e49e5bb6d290_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, announced that his organization will target the U.S. with a new ‘weapon’ during his speech to commemorate the 40th day […]