David Rising

Coronavirus infections near 500,000 as health systems buckle

March 26, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.

The number of coronavirus infections closed in on a half-million worldwide Thursday, with both Italy and the U.S. on track to surpass China, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied...

Ukrainians wearing face masks look at ...

Italian virus death toll nears China’s as outbreak spreads

March 19, 2020 at 10:06 a.m.

The Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged reported no new homegrown cases Thursday, while the death toll in Italy was poised to overtake China's in a stark illustration of...

World coronavirus infections hit 200,000; borders jammed in Europe

March 18, 2020 at 7:37 a.m.

Desperate travelers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide...

Cheers, protests as German court lets cities ban diesel cars

February 27, 2018 at 10:03 p.m.

Handing environmentalists a landmark victory, a German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with far-reaching and costly implications in...

Herbert Raymond McMaster, U.S. National Security ...

Trump adviser: Russian meddling “incontrovertible”

February 17, 2018 at 10:27 p.m.

President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Saturday there was "incontrovertible" evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election, a blunt statement that shows how significantly the...

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Amazon workers in Germany, Italy stage Black Friday strike

November 24, 2017 at 8:10 p.m.

Workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany and one in Italy walked off the job Friday, in a protest timed to coincide with "Black Friday" to demand...

Katrin Goering-Eckardt, faction leader of the ...

Germany legalizes same-sex marriage after Merkel U-turn

July 1, 2017 at 1:04 a.m.

German lawmakers voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a move widely supported across the country that brings Germany in line with many of its Western peers. Chancellor Angela Merkel voted...

Swiss train attack suspect, female victim die of wounds

February 1, 2017 at 11:10 p.m.

The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday, as did one of his victims, a 34-year-old woman,...

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