Daily Archives: May 21, 2022

US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine war

Koenigswinter (Germany), May 20 (AP) Germany's finance minister says the Group of Seven leading economies are set to agree on more than USD 18...

UN rights chief to visit China next week, travel to Xinjiang

GENEVA , 21 May (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights official will visit China next week on a trip that will take...

Elon Musk visits Brazil’s Bolsonaro to discuss Amazon plans

Rio De Janeiro, May 20 (AP) Telsa and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk met with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday to discuss...

G7 countries to provide USD 19.8 billion in aid to Ukraine

Koenigswinter, May 20 (AP) The Group of Seven leading economies agreed Friday to provide USD 19.8 billion in economic aid to Ukraine to ensure...

Economy, China, climate dominate as Australia set for polls

CANBERRA, Australia , May 20 (AP) — Australians will go to the polls on Saturday following a six-week campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled...

Cyprus drills hone skills on evacuations from conflict zones

NICOSIA, Cyprus, May 20 (AP) Seven countries including the U.S., France, Italy, Israel and Greece have taken part in an series of drills in...

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa’s Sahel

GENEVA, May 20 (AP) — The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three...