Category: World

In 2014, Professor Kai Zacharowski, Director of the Clinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy at the Goethe University Hospital of Frankfurt, Germany, was treating a particularly complicated case of an Ebola patient in acute respiratory distress.  As the man’s condition worsened, Zacharowski reached for a new experimental drug – a molecule naturally occurring […]

What to do if you need help If you need medical help urgently, including an ambulance, you should call: medical emergency hotline: 1669 This service is part of a countrywide network and is free of charge, operated by The Ministry of Public Health. They will usually transfer you to the nearest available hospital. You can […]

On behalf of the Government and citizens of the United States of America, I want to extend my best wishes and congratulations to His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the people of the Kingdom of Morocco on the 25th anniversary of His Majesty’s ascension to the throne. The Kingdom of Morocco is one of our […]

  In recent years, natural disasters have become more frequent and severe, impacting every European region and causing significant casualties and damage to infrastructure and the environment. The EU plays a critical role in coordinating disaster responses across Europe and beyond, addressing epidemics, floods, storms, forest fires, earthquakes, and human-induced disasters.  Disasters know no borders […]

1:17 p.m. EDT MR PATEL: Good afternoon, everybody. I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I don’t have anything off the top. Daphne, you want to kick us off? QUESTION: Yeah, thank you. Just on Israel-Lebanon, I saw Kirby’s comments that conversations have taken place over the weekend after the rocket strike in Golan Heights […]

Small businesses are the engine of the American economy, employing just under half of all U.S. workers and comprising more than 99% of businesses. Owning a small business that employs others or being self-employed is an important avenue to economic empowerment for many people. This is particularly true for people with disabilities who may benefit […]

MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We will start the Japan-U.S. 2+2 joint press conference.  We will start with initial comments by Foreign Minister Kamikawa, Defense Minister Kihara, Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin in this order, followed by Q&A. Minister Kamikawa. FOREIGN MINISTER KAMIKAWA: (Via interpreter) Welcoming Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin here in Tokyo, we held […]

The U.S. Department of State will host the Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit July 29-31 at Washington, D.C.’s Omni Shoreham Hotel. Established in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2024. The Summit brings together nearly 700 of Sub-Saharan Africa’s promising young leaders to meet and network with each other and U.S. […]

The UN chief condemned the killing of 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan and conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured. “Civilians, and children in particular, should not continue to bear the […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko today in Tokyo. The Secretary and Foreign Minister exchanged views on the U.S.-Japan Alliance and its role as the cornerstone of security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. They committed to continuing progress on […]