Spanish Nurse With Ebola Says She Followed Safety Rules

Spanish Nurse With Ebola Says She Followed Safety Rules
ArtsBeat: Award-Winning Broadway Musical ‘Once’ to Close in January
The Ebola Ward: Life, Death and Grim Routine Fill the Day at a Liberian Ebola Clinic
Health Officials Promise Extra Airport Screening for Ebola
Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the U.S.
Ukrainian Students to Take Russians’ Places in U.S. Exchange Program
Memo From Cairo: As Egyptians Grasp for Stability, Sisi Fortifies His Presidency
Ebola Patient on Ventilator and Getting Kidney Dialysis, Officials Say
I.M.F. Asks Rich Nations for Support
Open Source: Clashes Across Turkey as Kurds Demand Relief of Syrian Kin Besieged by ISIS
Zerbst Journal: A Home of Catherine, Before Greatness, Fitfully Regains a Bit of Glory
Investigators in Syria Seek Paper Trails That Could Prove War Crimes
Germany’s Insistence on Austerity Meets With Revolt in the Eurozone
Q&A: Charles Phan’s Tastes of Vietnam
Restaurants: Restaurant Review: Huertas in the East Village
A Good Appetite: Grain Bowls: How to Make Your Own
Study Reassesses Dengue’s Impact in India
Hezbollah Attack Wounds 2 Israeli Soldiers on Lebanon Border
Seeking Identity, ‘Hong Kong People’ Look to City, Not State
Marian Seldes, a Ruler of the Broadway Stage, Dies at 86
Demands for an Explanation Grow After a Nurse in Spain Contracts Ebola
Well: Better Ways to Learn
Amazon’s Tax Deal in Luxembourg Is Latest Target of E.U. Inquiries
Frugal Traveler: Soaking Up Waikiki, Surfing to Sunsets, for a Song

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 01:17 AM PDT

The newspaper El Mundo said that the nurse, Western Europe's first Ebola case, said she did not have "the slightest idea" how she caught the virus.

ArtsBeat: Award-Winning Broadway Musical ‘Once’ to Close in January

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 10:50 PM PDT

"Once," which won the Tony Award for best musical in 2012, will close on Jan. 4 after a nearly three-year run, the producers announced on Tuesday.

The Ebola Ward: Life, Death and Grim Routine Fill the Day at a Liberian Ebola Clinic

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:19 PM PDT

Health workers tend to people sickened by Ebola and those quarantined while they wait to learn if they have the virus.

Health Officials Promise Extra Airport Screening for Ebola

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:10 PM PDT

Passengers could have their temperature checked or be subject to detailed questioning, but health officials cautioned against more draconian measures like travel bans.

Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the U.S.

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:05 PM PDT

As fighters with ISIS bore down Tuesday on the Turkish border, President Obama's plan to fight the militant group without being drawn deeper into the Syrian civil war was coming under acute strain.

Ukrainian Students to Take Russians’ Places in U.S. Exchange Program

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:04 PM PDT

Russia's decision to cancel a longstanding high school exchange program with the United States has opened more slots for students from Ukraine.

Memo From Cairo: As Egyptians Grasp for Stability, Sisi Fortifies His Presidency

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:01 PM PDT

A speech to the United Nations General Assembly burnished President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's image at home, where the former general builds power on Egyptians' desire to avoid the chaos nearby.

Ebola Patient on Ventilator and Getting Kidney Dialysis, Officials Say

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 05:43 PM PDT

Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian who is battling the virus, is also being treated with an experimental antiviral drug in a Dallas hospital.

I.M.F. Asks Rich Nations for Support

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 05:15 PM PDT

The I.M.F. said that cash-rich countries like Germany needed to step up large public investments to help keep the flagging global recovery on track.

Open Source: Clashes Across Turkey as Kurds Demand Relief of Syrian Kin Besieged by ISIS

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 04:58 PM PDT

There were street protests across Turkey as Kurds demanded that the government open a corridor to the besieged Syrian town of Kobani.

Zerbst Journal: A Home of Catherine, Before Greatness, Fitfully Regains a Bit of Glory

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 04:54 PM PDT

Dirk Herrmann is leading the restoration of the childhood home of Catherine the Great in Zerbst/Anhalt, Germany, but money is so tight he cannot afford even a tour guide.

Investigators in Syria Seek Paper Trails That Could Prove War Crimes

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 04:35 PM PDT

Several Western governments are financing two teams of investigators searching for papers to establish criminal liability in any future war crimes trials.

Germany’s Insistence on Austerity Meets With Revolt in the Eurozone

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 03:40 PM PDT

With new signs of economic trouble emerging, what has been a guiding European economic principle for several years is facing open revolt.

Q&A: Charles Phan’s Tastes of Vietnam

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 02:19 PM PDT

The chef and owner of the Slanted Door restaurant in San Francisco talks about his culinary explorations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Restaurants: Restaurant Review: Huertas in the East Village

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 02:03 PM PDT

Huertas, a garlic-infused ode to the Basque Country, beckons in the East Village.

A Good Appetite: Grain Bowls: How to Make Your Own

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 01:16 PM PDT

Layers of flavors, textures and colors make a grain bowl a one-dish adventure.

Study Reassesses Dengue’s Impact in India

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Brandeis University researchers have estimated the number of annual infections at closer to six million, not the 20,000 reported by the Indian government.

Hezbollah Attack Wounds 2 Israeli Soldiers on Lebanon Border

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 01:02 PM PDT

The violence ended months of relative quiet on the border.

Seeking Identity, ‘Hong Kong People’ Look to City, Not State

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:57 PM PDT

Many who celebrated the return to Chinese rule say they would rather identify with their city than with their nation.

Marian Seldes, a Ruler of the Broadway Stage, Dies at 86

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:51 PM PDT

Ms. Seldes was seldom offstage in a career that spanned more than half a century, and she was especially known for her performances of Edward Albee's work.

Demands for an Explanation Grow After a Nurse in Spain Contracts Ebola

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 11:12 AM PDT

The nurse's husband and two other people were quarantined, and monitoring was extended to 50 other people who might have come into contact with her.

Well: Better Ways to Learn

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 10:50 AM PDT

Getting a good grade doesn't mean you retained the information. In his book, Benedict Carey offers better ways than cramming for you to hold on to knowledge.

Amazon’s Tax Deal in Luxembourg Is Latest Target of E.U. Inquiries

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 10:37 AM PDT

The online retailer is just the latest multinational company with a tax structure under scrutiny, and the move could pose trouble for tiny Luxembourg.