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IMF Delegation Holds Talks on Lebanon’s Economic Crisis
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund was in Lebanon on Thursday to assess what is needed to save the Mideast country’s crumbling economy.
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Putin Says Cabinet Dismissal Didn’t Come Out of the Blue
President Vladimir Putin says the ouster of Russia’s prime minister and a cabinet reshuffle that caught many in Russia off guard in January was not in fact unexpected, but he remains vague about the reasons for the move.
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Israel, Palestinians Defuse Agricultural Trade Crisis
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an escalating trade crisis that had heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
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Israeli PM’s Rival Denies Wrongdoing Amid Probe Reports
Israel’s leading opposition figure Benny Gantz denied wrongdoing on Thursday after media reports said Israel would examine an allegedly shady deal between a company he headed and Israeli police.
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Australian Evacuees From Virus-Hit Ship Begin 2nd Quarantine
Around 180 Australians evacuated from a virus-stricken cruise ship in Japan arrived Thursday in the city of Darwin to begin a second quarantine period.
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2 More Russians on Cruise Ship Diagnosed With Virus
Two more Russians aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan have been diagnosed with a new virus, the Russian Embassy in Japan said Thursday.
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Lawsuit Over Virginia Tech Hazing Suspension Settled
A lawsuit has been settled between Virginia Tech and a former student who was accused of overseeing a ceremony that violated the school’s hazing policy.
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Can AI Flag Disease Outbreaks Faster Than Humans? Not Quite
Did an artificial-intelligence system beat human doctors in warning the world of a severe coronavirus outbreak in China?
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9 Killed in Suspected Far-Right Attack in Germany
A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb overnight in attacks that appear to have been motivated by far-right beliefs, officials said Thursday.
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Swiss Bank Penalized Over Alleged FIFA, Venezuela Corruption
GENEVA ? Switzerland?s financial market authority has penalized Julius Baer bank for violating its obligations to fight money laundering over a nearly nine-year span.
