As the deadline drew closer last week, the West was at pains to maintain solidarity. It wasn’t easy. At one point, NATO’s ultimatum began to look negotiable, faltering on a definition of U.N. “control” of weapons. The Serbs balked at giving up their guns, insisting that the Muslims first withdraw their infantry. Then, in rolled the Russians, pulling off a surprise diplomatic coup. Only four days short of the deadline, they persuaded the Bosnian Serbs to start moving their big guns and tanks out of the exclusion zone (map) – in exchange for a Russian troop presence around Sarajevo....

This pledge was part of the COP26 Health Program and the United Nations Climate Change Summit that was held in Scotland from October 31 through November 12. The countries, ranging from the United States to the Maldives, are promising to increase or develop climate-resilient, low-carbon healthcare systems that decrease their impact on global warming. The goal is to achieve what is called “net zero” emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases....

According to WENY News, Utpal Roychowdhury’s health was declining in the weeks leading up to his daughter’s October wedding. A patient at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, Roychowdhur had been diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a type of terminal brain tumor. Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of cancer that can affect the brain or spinal cord. As noted by Mayo Clinic, the condition “can be very difficult to treat and a cure is often not possible....

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Shana Becerra had filed her suit against Dr. Pepper / Seven-Up Inc., the parent company of the soda brand, in October 2017. Her suit alleged that the naming and marketing of Diet Dr. Pepper violated California fraud prevention laws by promising that the soda would aid in weight loss. She cited several studies that showed that aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in the beverage, has been linked to weight gain....

The WNBA, which celebrates its 25th season when the upcoming campaign tips off on Friday, experienced a season like no others last year. The COVID-19 pandemic meant the league and its 144 players, coaches and support staff were confined in a bio-secure bubble in Brandeton, Florida, where they underwent daily coronavirus testing. As was the case for NBA players in their bubble in Orlando, Florida, the mental challenges were only exacerbated by news filtering from the outside world as nationwide protests spread like wildfire following the killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the shooting of Jacob Blake....

In the 54th minute, with the game still 0-0, Leicester City broke swiftly from a Chelsea corner and Riyad Mahraz found Nugent 40 yards out with only the Blues goalkeeper between him and a famous goal. Rather than commit himself, Courtois nervelessly closed the distance and narrowed the angles before deflecting the shot wide. Stamford Bridge roared in approval and the body language of the visiting players, impressively unperturbed up to that point, suggested they thought their best chance had gone....

At no moment was this more evident than when DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Kenneth Faried performed a tandem flop in Monday night’s Kings-Nuggets game. MORE: Jordan plays new game | How extension deadline players can earn keep | Then and now Cousins and Faried started out fighting for position, then Gay came over to set a screen. In the end, they all flopped, with Gay and Faried taking the extra step of falling to the floor....

Why would Beijing want to destroy a movement peaceably devoted to an eclectic mix of mysticism, meditation and slow-motion physical exercise? Falun Gong has no political agenda, and its only charismatic figure–Li Hongzhi, the 49-year-old founder–lives quietly in exile in the United States. Yet there are those in the Beijing leadership who consider Falun Gong, which claims tens of millions of members in China, the most serious current threat to the supremacy of the Chinese Communist Party....

The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission sent its latest annual report to Congress this week, after a year of deteriorating American-Chinese relations amid the coronavirus pandemic, human rights disputes, trade conflict and a vicious presidential campaign that framed the Chinese Communist Party as a major threat to national security. The commission said China “is engaged in a global competition for power and influence with the United States, adding that the CCP “regards the liberal democratic values championed by the United States as a fundamental impediment to its external ambitions and an existential threat to its domestic rule....

The Chinese embassy in France posted the video to its Twitter account. The video purports that the U.S., represented in the video by a Statue of Liberty figurine, did not heed warnings from the Chinese government that the novel coronavirus was dangerous. When the figurine representing China reported “strange pneumonia cases,” a logo for the World Health Organization replies, “roger that.” When China then proclaims that it has “discovered a new virus,” the U....

The Ministry of Emergency Management said as of Sunday that 48 people were rescued. The Xinjia Express Hotel in Quanzhou collapsed around 7 p.m. local time Saturday, requiring emergency workers to rescue at least 34 people who were trapped inside the large “quarantine hotel,” state media outlets reported. Licheng district authorities said about 70 people were inside either being treated or offering medical observance of potential coronavirus patients at the time of the building’s collapse....

He was warned by witnesses that he was trespassing in a restricted area known as the Truman Annex and that he was snapping pictures near “sensitive military facilities,” according to a federal criminal complaint filed Thursday, The Miami Herald reports. Liao was approached by U.S. Military Police who reported him to a federal agent. He was charged with entering naval property for the purpose of photographing defense installations. Speaking in broken English to a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent, Liao claimed he was attempting to take photographs of the sunrise when he was spotted at the base....

The 21st annual Chinese New Year Parade will kick off on February 9 at 1 p.m. ET and the celebration will continue until 4:30 p.m. ET. The Lunar New Year celebration begins at Mott and Canal St and goes to Chatham Square to East Broadway towards the Manhattan Bridge, and ends on Eldridge and Forsyth Streets toward Grand Street, next to Sara D. Roosevelt Park. About 500,000 people attend New York’s Chinese New Year parade each year to enjoy dragons, floats, and seas of red and gold....

This year’s event runs through February 8, which is when the Lantern Festival is held, marking the official end of Chinese New Year celebrations. Chinese New Year festivities entail lots of colorful decorations, sometimes a parade in your local Chinatown and plenty of traditional Chinese food consumed during Chinese New Year, including “longevity noodles” called 长寿面 (cháng shòu miàn) in Chinese. These long noodles are meant to be eaten without cutting them as a symbolic way of wishing for a long life....

The rocket, a Long March 5B, launched on April 29 to place the first part of China’s Tianhe space station in orbit around the Earth. It did so successfully, but the 20-ton rocket has since remained in space and is slowly getting closer and closer to Earth. Scientists do not know exactly when or where it will return, and due to its size it is also unknown whether it will completely burn up on re-entry....

In an op-ed on Monday, China’s state-owned Global Times said, “Once the situation in the Taiwan Straits gets out of control and the mainland is determined to realize reunification by force, we will definitely be fully prepared to deal with possible intervention by US forces.” “Even if the US openly declares that it will use force in the Taiwan Straits, the Chinese mainland will never waver in its will to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” it continued....

The extension, which had already been approved by the Senate, will allow the U.S. to meet its financial commitments and avert it defaulting on sovereign debt later this month. Speaking from the floor of the House, Texas Republican Roy said the public “know that those dollars are being used to fund government tyranny over their lives.” “That’s what those dollars are being used for,” Roy said. “For a border that’s not secure....

MLS Review: Orlando eases past RBNY While managers are scrambling to put together game plans, goalkeepers are hoping new contests will brush over the errors they made this weekend (see note five). The best news is we’ll do it all again in just a few days when teams play Round 10 matches postponed by the referees’ strike. We’ll talk more about that later in the week, but for now let’s look at five things we learned from the recently completed Round 13:...

CPPD Symptoms Not everyone who develops calcium crystals in their joints will experience symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they usually affect the knees but can also involve the shoulders, wrists, elbows, ankles, hands, or other joints. If you develop CPPD, you may have episodes that come on suddenly and last for days or weeks. CPPD is sometimes referred to as pseudogout because symptoms can sometimes be similar to gout. Also, joint inflammation can result in symptoms associated with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis including:...

Your Period The first step in deciding which menstrual hygiene product is the best choice for you is knowing yourself and your period. Periods can vary from woman to woman, as well as from the onset of menstruation to menopause. Menstruation can be lighter, heavier, longer, or shorter and still be considered normal. Picking Your Menstrual Hygiene Protection Fortunately, you have several choices in sanitary protection products. Some women may find that one product is right for them, while others may decide to use different products depending on their flow and lifestyle....