Malawi Becomes the First Nation to Start Immunizing Kids With a Landmark Malaria Vaccine

(LONDON) — The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread disease.Although the vaccine only protects about one-third of children who are immunized, those who get the shots are likely to have less severe cases of malaria….

Venezuelan Authorities Investigate Cause of Helicopter Crash That Killed 7 Military Officers

(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuelan authorities are investigating the cause of a helicopter crash that killed seven military officers while they were while heading to a state where President Nicolás Maduro was visiting troops. The crash of the Cougar helicopter on the southeastern outskirts of Caracas on Saturday followed days of upheaval during which opposition leader…

Social Media Gets a Bad Rap in Elections, But Activists In Indonesia Are Using It to Boost Transparency

Indonesian expatriate Ainun Najib was at home in Singapore with the flu when his countrymen went to the polls to cast their votes in Indonesia’s 2014 presidential election. It had been a vitriolic campaign between political outsider Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, and former general Prabowo Subainto. With a sick day from his tech…

‘There’s No Place to Run.’ American Tourist Describes Kidnapping in Uganda

Click:スーパー コピー 代引き 国内 発送 A California woman who was kidnapped and held captive for almost five days while on safari in Uganda is speaking out about her experience for the first time. In an interview with Gayle King CBS This Morning on Friday, Kimberly Endicott told the story of how she was kidnapped alongside…

North Korea Demands Removal of Secretary of State Pompeo From Nuclear Negotiations

(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” its first such test in nearly half a year, and demanded that Washington remove Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from nuclear negotiations. The test, which didn’t appear to be of a banned mid- or long-range ballistic…

France Pays Tribute To the Firefighters Who Saved Notre Dame Cathedral From Collapse

(PARIS) — France paid a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse, while construction workers rushed to secure an area above one of the church’s famed rose-shaped windows and other vulnerable sections of the fire-damaged landmark. President Emmanuel Macron held a ceremony at the Elysee Palace to thank…

New IRA Blamed for Killing of Journalist in Northern Ireland Riots

(LONDON) — Police in Northern Ireland said Friday they are searching for multiple suspects in the fatal shooting of a journalist during overnight rioting in the city of Londonderry. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said 29-year-old journalist and author Lyra McKee was shot and killed, probably by a stray bullet, during rioting in the…

Russian Spy Maria Butina Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

(WASHINGTON) — In a quivering voice, Maria Butina begged for leniency, casting herself as a comparative innocent caught up in a massive geopolitical power game. Prosecutors held a dimmer view, saying the 30-year-old Russian deliberately obscured her true purposes while developing backdoor contacts inside the American conservative movement to advance the interests of Russia. On…

New Zealand and France to Ask World Leaders to Take a Pledge About Ending Online Terror

(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate acts of violent extremism and terrorism from being shown online. Ardern said she and Macron will ask world leaders and chief executives of technology companies…

State Department Warns ‘Terrorists’ May Plot More Attacks in Sri Lanka After Deadly Easter Bombings

The State Department issued a revised travel advisory for Sri Lanka on Sunday, warning that “terrorist groups continue plotting” possible attacks in the wake of the deadly Easter blasts that killed 290 people. “Terrorists may attack with little or no warning,” the updated travel warning reads. It adds that places of worship, tourist locations, transportation…