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Oct262020 by adminNo Comments

China issues retaliation threat over $1.4B sales of U.S. arms to Taiwan

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Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A spokesman of the Chinese defense ministry suggested that China will retaliate if $ 1.4 billion U.S. arms sales to Taiwan go through. "The move seriously damages relations between the two countries and the two militaries, as well as the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. China firmly opposes it," said spokesperson Col. Tan Kefei of China's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday. Advertisement "China strongly urges the U.S. side to immediately cancel the plans of selling weapons to Taiwan and cease military contact with the island and handle issues related to Taiwan prudently, so as to avoid serious consequences to Sino-American bilateral and mil-to-mil relations, as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," he added. The statement from the minis...

Sep102020 by adminNo Comments

Despite issues, NATO military chief Sir Stuart Peach calls Turkey a valuable ally

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Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Despite concerns over Turkish aggression, Turkey's contributions to NATO were praised during a visit this week by the bloc's military committee commander. "Turkey makes essential contributions to NATO operations and activities," Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach said before departing Istanbul on Tuesday. "NATO is working to strengthen further our collective deterrence and defense, and to project stability beyond our borders, and Turkey is playing a key role in both." Advertisement While in Turkey he met with Turkish military officials, Foreign Affairs Minister Melvut Cavuslogu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, according to a NATO press release. Peach also visited the NATO Defense Against Terrorism Command while in Ankara during his two-day visit. He noted that Turkey is ...

Aug282020 by adminNo Comments

Experts: COVID-19 raised mental health issues for people with financial hardships

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Aug. 27 (UPI) -- COVID-19 has highlighted and worsened the mental health challenges faced by those struggling to make ends meet across the United States, experts said Thursday. Nearly 70% of hourly workers in a "large U.S." city have lost income since the start of the pandemic, and that roughly 60% have lost their jobs, according to a survey conducted by researchers at Duke University and accepted for publication by the journal Pediatrics. Advertisement Concerns over financial well-being were among the reasons why up to one-third of all respondents reported "negative moods" some or all of the time since the start of the pandemic, the data showed. "Back in 2019, we were already seeing there were regular changes to people's work schedules that happened at the last minute and were completely...

Aug162020 by adminNo Comments

Study: COVID-19 causes, worsens heart issues in hospitalized patients

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Aug. 14 (UPI) -- COVID-19 causes heart problems that range from irregular heartbeats to angina and worsens pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, according to an analysis published Friday by PLOS ONE. Just over 14% of people hospitalized due to infection with the new coronavirus developed heart complications due to the disease, the researchers said. Advertisement That's in addition to the nearly 13% of all people hospitalized who had pre-existing heart conditions at the time of their admission, they said. Roughly 10% of those with pre-existing heart problems or who developed heart complications after becoming infected died, the data showed. "We found that both pre-existing cardiovascular [disease] ... and the development of cardiovascular complications are associated with fatality rate ...

Aug102020 by adminNo Comments

MTA asks Apple’s help to solve iPhone mask issues

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New York's mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subwaysBy DAVID PORTER Associated PressAugust 10, 2020, 3:57 PM3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNEW YORK -- New York’s mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subways. In a letter to CEO Tim Cook obtained by The Associated Press, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Patrick Foye said riders have been seen removing their masks to unlock their phones using face-recognition techn...