Tag: security
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UN suspends aid in Nigeria’s Borno state after attack on convoy
The United Nations has temporarily suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, the former stronghold of jihadists Boko Haram, after a humanitarian convoy was attacked, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday. UNICEF said in a statement that unknown assailants attacked the convoy on Thursday as it returned to Maiduguri from delivering…
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India urges security forces to exercise restraint in Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India has asked its security forces to exercise restraint in responding to protests in disputed Kashmir and replace pellet guns with non-lethal weapons, its home affairs minister said on Sunday. Forty six people have been killed and more 5,000 wounded, including Indian security forces, since protests erupted after…
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The easiest thing to win at Rio Games? A ticket
By Joshua Schneyer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Over the past few weeks, one U.S. marketing executive's phone has been ringing hot with offers that many sports fans could only dream of: an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. The marketing executive, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid…
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Lessons Not Yet Learned: Ebola, Zika and Global Health Security
Despite a decade of lessons learned from fighting global health disasters like avian flu, SARS, and most recently Ebola, the United States continues to use an ineffective 'crisis-by-crisis' approach to combat health emergencies. With the Zika virus now challenging domestic and international health care infrastructures, we need a comprehensive…
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Dartmouth coach: Tackle-free practice reduces concussions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dartmouth football coach Buddy Teevens makes a promise to recruited players before they take the field: “In four years, you will never tackle another Dartmouth football player.”