Russia suspends South Korea flights and Iranian visas over coronavirus
Russia said on Wednesday it would suspend flights to and from South Korea from March 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, except those operated by national carrier Aeroflot and a subsidiary, Aurora. Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said Russia would also stop issuing visas ...
Few things are as galling as being right too soon. Back in 1970, dissident Soviet historian Andrei Amalrik wrote a book boldly called "Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?" He predicted that it would not, which greatly annoyed the Communist regime. He was sent ...
India's post-Bhopal recklessness
CHENNAI, India — More than 25 years ago on a cold winter night, thousands of sleeping people died after inhaling toxic gas escaping from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in the central Indian city of Bhopal. A train full of passengers at the nearby ...
