JAN HOFFMAN Writes: The New York Times Fifteen states have reached an agreement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, that would pave the way toward a settlement of at least $4.5 billion and resolve thousands of opioid cases. The states decided late Wednesday to drop their […]

By Lucia Thorne, Assistant Living Arts Editor April 14, 2021 In Emerson’s latest Bright Lights film screening on April 7 and 8, “Her Socialist Smile” delves into Helen Keller’s affinity for the implementation of socialism, ending the exploitation of the working class, and her work as a sociopolitical public speaker. […]

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press World Jul 8, 2021 4:00 PM EDT MOSCOW (AP) — A delegation of the Taliban visited Moscow on Thursday to offer assurances that their quick gains on the ground in Afghanistan do not threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia. The Russian Foreign Ministry […]

Virginia Duan writes: July 6, 2021, 9:00 pm I hate to be the bearer of bad news or be one of those people who sounds the alarm for no real reason, but uhhh, apparently flesh-eating parasites are becoming a thing now. Like, thanks to the earth heating up, they’re becoming […]

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll met with the German Ambassador, Susanne Wasum-Rainer, on Monday along with visiting German parliamentarians. Roll thanked the German guests for their country’s strong support for Israel during its major military offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza from 10-21 May. Germany’s unlimited support and cooperation […]

Turkey’s armored vehicles are one of the biggest competitors of Russian armored vehicles in the global market, according to the chief designer of Russian defense company Remdizel. Igor Zarakhovich, who spoke to Sputnik, said that whichever country they try to enter “there are always Turkish companies who managed to offer […]

Timothy James Writes: 6 July 2021: SAN FRANCISCO — Before the pandemic, Envoy, a San Francisco start-up, sold office visitor tracking software. The system registered guests and kept track of who entered the building. When COVID-19 beat and forced people to work from home, Envoy adapted. It started tracking workers […]

Garry Miller writes: On Sunday night, Pope Francis underwent surgery for a colon condition called “symptomatic stenotic diverticulitis.” The elective surgery, performed at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, lasted about three hours, according to a statement by the press office of the Holy See. The 84-year-old Francis is in general […]

ROME – For months Marta Pacholczak has worried about getting vaccinated. Originally from Poland, she has lived in Rome for 25 years, but for many of them Ms Pacholczak is homeless. She is not registered with the Italian National Health Service and without an official residence or social security number, […]

The European Commission has secured up to 4.4 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway for additional doses. Vaccine deliveries to EU countries have increased steadily and vaccination is gathering pace. The Commission is also working with industry to step up vaccine manufacturing capacity. At the […]