The coronavirus pandemic has upended much of daily life around the world, but that doesn”™t mean geopolitics and regional rivalries have stopped. In fact, China may be using the crisis to boost its position in the hotly contested South China Sea. Lisa Fletcher has that story. Lisa Fletcher: When it pulled into port in Guam […]
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Israel hospital opens first ward for psychiatric patients with coronavirus
Handling psychiatric patients amid coronavirus is proving challenging, according to researchers. For example, a hospital psychiatric ward in South Korea normally banned hand sanitizer so that patients do not drink it. Windows may be sealed shut so people do not try to jump out. Patients may sleep in communal rooms. All of these conditions were […]
Iran's history of naval aggression at sea
Amid President Trump”™s recent promise to push back against any naval threats by Iran, the State Department has published "Iran's History of Naval Provocations." I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea. President Donald J. Trump, Twitter, April 22, […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: getting back to work after coronavirus
After a serious bout with Covid-19, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is beginning to get back to work. Johnson, who is 55 years old, was hospitalized and spent several days in intensive care earlier this month. A spokesman reports Johnson continues to recover at his countryside home. On his upcoming schedule: a call with Queen […]
Photo of same boy faked to claim "youngest UK coronavirus death"
His photo has been widely shared on social media claiming he is a 13-year old who died of coronavirus in Great Britain. A post on Facebook claimed he was a "schoolboy...with no health conditions" who became "UK's youngest coronavirus victim." The post went on to read: “Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton, sadly died without any […]
WATCH: What is bitcoin?
You’ve probably heard of bitcoin, but odds are you don’t know much about it. Bitcoin is the first decentralized, universal, digital currency that lets you buy things without banks or credit cards. Some see bitcoin primarily as an investment of stored value, sort of like a company’s stock. Today, we get some insight from a […]
WATCH: Battling coronavirus in the lab
There’s important coronavirus news. Scientists at Stanford University in California are now beginning a landmark study. They’re using new antibody tests to identify people who already had coronavirus but never knew it because they had no major symptoms. They could be immune and able to get back to business. The tests may also help calculate […]
OBG*: China syndrome-- America's drug dependency
Rosemary Gibson warned us. But nobody addressed America's dependence on China for our prescription medicine prior to the coronavirus crisis. The following is an "Oldie But Goodie" from Full Measure. Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the story. There’s been a quiet but dramatic shift in where we get our […]
