Price instability rocks Ethiopia as it reels from foreign exchange rate reforms
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 12 Aug (AP) — The prices on the menu have been erased at a small hotel in a suburb of Ethiopia’s...
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 29 killed
Port-Au-Prince, Aug 14 (AP) At least 29 people were killed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry...
US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern...
MANILA, Philippines, 30 Jul (AP) — Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’...
Pakistan Successfully Conducts Test Flight Of Ballistic Missile Shaheen-III
Islamabad, 9 Apr (PTI): Pakistan's Army on Saturday conducted a successful flight test of the surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile Shaheen-III which can strike targets...
Indonesia, Malaysia concerned about Australia’s nuclear subs
Jakarta, Oct 18 (AP) The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia expressed concern Monday that Australia's nuclear-powered submarines may increase the rivalry of major...
USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products
DES MOINES, Iowa , Aug 1 (AP) — The federal government on Monday announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce...
UN court order demanding Israel to halt Gaza offensive further isolates US position
WASHINGTON, 25 May: A ruling by the top United Nations court ordering Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of...
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid...
Washington, Jul 2 (AP) Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for...
Pipeline operator to stop natural gas flow
Kyiv, May 11 (AP) Ukraine's natural gas pipeline operator said it would stop Russian shipments through its Novopskov hub in a part of eastern...
EAM Jaishankar calls on Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Brasilia, Aug 24 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and conveyed warm greetings of Prime Minister...
Covid virus may remain active, transmissible for longer than recommended quarantine period: Study
Washington, Jan 31 (PTI) Some people infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be able to transmit the virus for longer than the recommended quarantine period, without...
Global stocks mixed as investors await US inflation data
Beijing, Sep 14 (AP) Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for an update on US inflation that has been stronger than...
Coal mine accident kills 3 in northern China’s Shanxi province, a major coal-producing region
BEIJING, 14 Dec (AP) — An accident in a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province left three people dead, state broadcaster CCTV reported...
Germany’s support for Ukraine is to be ‘massively expanded’ next year
BERLIN, 13 Nov (AP) — Germany’s aid for Ukraine will be “massively expanded” next year, the foreign minister said Monday as Kyiv heads into...
Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 8 (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people...
Thai police seek negligence charges for a school bus fire that killed 23
BANGKOK, 2 Oct (AP) — Thai police on Wednesday said they were investigating whether the school bus fire that killed 23 young students and...
Doctors stay in Ukraine’s war-hit towns: ‘People need us’
ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine, Aug 19 (AP) — Dr. Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through...
Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russian troops close in
KYIV, Ukraine, 6 Mar: Ukrainian military leaders are determined to hold onto Bakhmut, Kyiv officials said Monday, even as Russian forces continued to encroach...
Putin grants Russian citizenship to tech whiz Edward Snowden
Moscow, Sep 26 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed...
Booster Shot Demand Surges As France Makes It Mandatory For Vaccine Pass
Paris, Nov 10, (AFP): Demand for Covid booster jabs jumped in France after President Emmanuel Macron said a top-up dose would be necessary for...