Daily Archives: October 15, 2022

Putin: Call-up of Russian reservists to finish in 2 weeks

KYIV, UKRAINE, Oct 14 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he expects a mobilization of army reservists he ordered to bolster his...

Xi’s power in China grows after unforeseen rise to dominance

BEIJING, Oct 14 (AP) — When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, it wasn’t clear what kind of leader he would be. His low-key...

N. Korea fires missile, artillery shells, inflaming tensions

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 14 (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile and hundreds of artillery shells toward the sea Friday and flew...

2 Palestinians killed by Israel, belonged to armed groups

JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, Oct 14 (AP) — Israel’s military on Friday carried out an arrest raid in a refugee camp in the...

German health minister urges stepped-up COVID-19 measures

BERLIN, Oct 14 (AP) — Germany’s health minister on Friday urged the country’s 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus...

EU regulator recommends clearing Takeda’s dengue vaccine

LONDON, Oct 14 (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended the authorization of a dengue vaccine made by the Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda...

Pink diamond sells for record $57.7M at Hong Kong auction

HONG KONG, Oct 14 (AP) — A pink diamond was sold for $57.7 million in Hong Kong on Oct. 7, setting a world record...

Rebels Plot To Replace UK PM Liz Truss With Rishi Sunak Amid UK Crisis:...

London, Oct 14 (PTI): Rebels on the backbenches of the UK's governing Conservative Party are said to be plotting to replace Liz Truss as...

Pak Finance Minister Heckled At US Airport, Called “Liar”, “Chor”

Washington, Oct 14 (PTI): Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was heckled by unidentified persons at the Dulles International Airport when he arrived in Washington...

UK’s Royal Mail Seeks 10,000 Job Cuts, Blames Industrial Action For Losses

London, Oct 14 (AFP): Britain's Royal Mail postal operator is seeking to axe up to 10,000 jobs, its parent company said Friday, blaming industrial...