US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases

BBC — A health official in New York State has told the BBC there could be hundreds or even thousands of undiagnosed cases of polio there. It follows an announcement last month... Read more »

Are US sanctions against Iran & Russia backfiring in dangerous ways?

Responsible Statecraft — Washington has increasingly turned to economic sanctions to address its security concerns with both Russia and Iran, but these separate efforts have interacted in ways that risks backfiring, rather... Read more »

Negotiators Optimistic About Progress on Iran Nuclear Deal

VOA — VIENNA — Top negotiators in renewed talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal indicated Sunday that they are optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement to impose limits... Read more »

Long-COVID Symptoms Affect 1 in 8, Study Suggests

VOA — PARIS — One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long COVID, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on... Read more »

Russian Envoy: Renewed US-Iran talks to Salvage Nuclear Deal Are ‘Serious’

VOA — Russia’s envoy to talks on reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal said on Friday they had resumed in a “serious” atmosphere even as few expect a breakthrough compromise while Tehran’s disputed... Read more »

As Food Prices Skyrocket, US Food Lines Get Longer

VOA — WASHINGTON — From Phoenix, Arizona, in the southwest United States, to Jackson, Mississippi, in the southeast U.S., people are waiting in long lines in their vehicles to receive food assistance... Read more »

Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Vienna as Tehran Expands Enrichment

VOA — VIENNA — Negotiators from Iran, the U.S. and the European Union resumed monthslong, indirect talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal Thursday, as international inspectors reported that the Islamic Republic is... Read more »

Iran Chief Negotiator Heads to Vienna for Nuclear Pact Talks

VOA — DUBAI – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani is traveling to Vienna on Wednesday to hold talks for the revival of the 2015 nuclear pact, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson... Read more »

America’s Biggest Warehouse Running Out of Room; It’s About to Get Worse

VOA — SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — America’s largest warehouse market is full as major U.S. retailers warn of slowing sales of the clothing, electronics, furniture and other goods that have packed the... Read more »

IAEA Chief: Iran’s Nuclear Program Growing

VOA — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Tuesday that Iran’s nuclear program is “growing in ambition and capacity” and his agency needs full access to verify all aspects... Read more »