EU halts funds to WHO in DRC over sex abuse scandal

The EU was providing funding to World Health Organization programmes in the DRC aimed at tackling Ebola and COVID-19.The European Commission has temporarily halted funding for the United Nations’ World Health Organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after employees of the organisation were found last month to have been involved in cases of…Continue Reading

Prime Minister’s Office Prime Minister meets Indologists and Sanskritists Posted On: 30 OCT 2021 12:06AM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met and interacted with several Indologists and Sanskrit experts from Italian universities. Prime Minister noted their interest in Indian culture, literature and practice of yoga & ayurveda and lauded the role played…Continue Reading

Buckingham Palace: Queen Elizabeth Should ‘Rest For At Least The Next Two Weeks’

Buckingham Palace released an update about Queen Elizabeth’s health on Friday, more than a week after the sovereign was hospitalized. “Following on from their recent advice that The Queen should rest for a few days, Her Majesty’s doctors have advised that she should continue to rest for at least the next two weeks,” the palace…Continue Reading

Joe Biden’s Vatican Meeting With Pope Francis Runs Into Overtime

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Sitting face to face across a desk, President Joe Biden and Pope Francis engaged in extended talks on climate change, poverty and the coronavirus pandemic Friday as the world’s two most prominent Roman Catholics ran overtime in highly personal discussions that also touched on the loss of president’s adult son and…Continue Reading

Chinese Company, Others to Pay $91M for Defective Dehumidifiers

U.S. Attorney Tracy Wilkison (R) speaks in Los Angeles on Sept. 6, 2018. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES—A Chinese appliance manufacturer and two of its subsidiaries will pay $91 million for failing to notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that millions of dehumidifiers sold to U.S. consumers were defective and could catch fire,…Continue Reading

NYC: 40 Percent Inspected Businesses Noncompliant with Vaccine Pass Mandate

NEW YORK CITY—Approximately two in five New York City restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues weren’t fully abiding by the city’s COVID-19 vaccination pass mandate when first inspected. The city managed to inspect nearly two-thirds of the estimated 31,000 businesses that are required to ask their employees and customers for proof of vaccination. Some 8,000 were…Continue Reading

‘Rust’ Armorer Attorneys Blame Producers for ‘Unsafe’ Set

Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions. Gutierrez Reed was the armorer on the set of “Rust.” The 24-year-old, who…Continue Reading

NY Attorney General, Who Oversaw Cuomo Investigation, Announces Bid for Governor

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday she is running for governor, setting up a primary battle with Gov. Kathy Hochul, who took over the governorship following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo over the summer. In a video released Friday, James highlighted her office’s lawsuits against former President Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association…Continue Reading

Dino Hunter (Episode 2): Digging for Dinosaur Soft Tissue

Can’t wait for more? Watch more Awesome Science content here now: awesomescitv.com/epochtv Want to purchase the DVD series or buy VOD? Click Here. DINO HUNTER DVD SERIES Get 10% OFF every purchase now, enter this coupon code at checkout: EPOCHTV Join host Jeremy McLaughlin has he ventures out to the Hellcreek Formation in eastern Montana…Continue Reading