Foreign
N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea
October 1, 2022, 4:53 pm
SEOUL – North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, in its fourth such provocation in less than a week. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6:45 a.m. and 7:03… Read More
Germany to spend $196B to curb rising energy costs
September 30, 2022, 8:38 pm
BERLIN – Germany's chancellor on Thursday announced plans for a €200 billion ($196 billion) fund to protect consumers and companies from high energy costs. Speaking at a news conference via video link, Olaf Scholz said: "The German government will do everything in its power to bring prices… Read More
US Senate approves stopgap gov’t funding bill
September 30, 2022, 8:36 pm
WASHINGTON – The United States Senate on Thursday approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government through mid-December, ahead of a government shutdown deadline. The upper chamber voted 72-25 to clear the bill, which now goes to the House for its consideration. The so-called continuing… Read More
Myanmar's military court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years in jail
September 29, 2022, 9:17 pm
ANKARA – A military junta court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her Australian economic adviser to three years in prison on charges of violation of the official secret act, local media reported on Thursday. Suu Kyi and Australian professor Sean Turnell were convicted… Read More
299 Canadian military personnel expelled for refusing Covid vax
September 29, 2022, 9:10 pm
TORONTO – A total of 299 military personnel in Canada who refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 have been expelled nearly a year after a mandatory vaccination policy was implemented for the Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian broadcaster CTV News reported Wednesday. According to CTV News, a… Read More
85% of Americans say inflation impacts spending, buying habits
September 29, 2022, 8:19 pm
HOUSTON, United States – Eighty-five percent of Americans said inflation has impacted their recent spending and buying habits, according to a new survey released this week. According to a poll taken by 1,000 working professionals by the online technology platform Bluecrew, inflation, which… Read More
US vice president, South Korean leader discuss threats from North
September 29, 2022, 8:02 pm
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk-yeol and US Vice President Kamala Harris shared their concern about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, and discussed ways to address Seoul's concerns about the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the presidential office said. Yoon and Harris met for 85 minutes… Read More
Morocco celebrates birthday of Princess Lalla Asmaa
September 29, 2022, 12:19 pm
RABAT – The Royal Family and the entire Moroccan people celebrate, on Thursday the birthday of Princess Lalla Asmaa, an occasion to highlight her various actions in the social field and her constant and unwavering commitment to the improvement of the situation of children with special needs,… Read More
Russia-Ukraine war is ‘a world war’: Pope Francis
September 29, 2022, 11:18 am
VATICAN – Pope Francis said on a recent trip to Kazakhstan that it is a mistake to call the conflict in Ukraine the Russia-Ukraine war, since in reality, it is a world war, the Vatican said Wednesday. According to news outlets close to the Vatican, the Pope met with some Jesuit priests during… Read More
Hurricane Ian makes landfall as Category 4 storm
September 29, 2022, 11:09 am
WASHINGTON – Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday near Florida's southwestern Cayo Costa state park as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center announced. Ian is packing maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour (241 kph), down slightly from 155 mph (249… Read More
Surging cost of living makes global recession likely: WEF
September 29, 2022, 11:06 am
GENEVA – The World Economic Forum (WEF) Community of Chief Economists said on Wednesday it expects reduced growth and stubbornly high inflation to continue in the remainder of 2022 and 2023, while real wages will keep falling. In the WEF forum's quarterly Chief Economists Outlook, seven out of… Read More
California to turn unused comm'l areas into housing
September 29, 2022, 10:23 am
HOUSTON, Texas – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills Wednesday designed to help alleviate the chronic problem of unaffordable housing in the US state. "This is a moment on a journey to reconcile the original sin, the original sin in the state of California, and that's the issue of… Read More
Alzheimer's drug proves effective in slowing symptoms: Eisai
September 28, 2022, 8:34 pm
TOKYO – Japanese drug maker Eisai Co. said Wednesday its Alzheimer's disease drug under development with US firm Biogen Inc. has proved to be effective in slowing aggravation of symptoms in a clinical trial. Eisai is aiming to win government approval for the drug, lecanemab, in 2023. In the… Read More
Russia's referendums to annex Ukrainian territories 'illegal': UN
September 28, 2022, 8:32 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The UN's political chief said Tuesday that Russian-backed referendums in Ukraine's occupied territories are "not a genuine expression of popular will" or "legal" under international law. "Unilateral actions aimed to provide a veneer of legitimacy to the attempted acquisition by… Read More
European bank cuts economic forecasts for 2023
September 28, 2022, 8:25 pm
ANKARA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday cut its 2023 growth forecasts for economies where it invests due to the energy crisis led by the Russia-Ukraine war and mounting inflationary pressures. The bank projected the gross domestic product in its regions… Read More
Over 78K Russians flee to Georgia since partial mobilization
September 28, 2022, 6:57 pm
TBILISI, Georgia – Over 78,000 Russian nationals have entered Georgia in the past 10 days, Georgian authorities said on Tuesday after Moscow called up reservists in the country to fight in Ukraine. While nearly 78,800 Russian citizens have entered the South Caucasian country in that period, over… Read More
Elon Musk tops Forbes list of 400 wealthiest Americans
September 28, 2022, 1:28 pm
WASHINGTON -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk topped Forbes' list of the 400 wealthiest people in the US on Tuesday, far outstripping the country's second-wealthiest person. The magazine estimated Musk's net worth at more than USD251 billion, far beyond second-place holder, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.… Read More
Meta says it removed China op seeking to influence US midterms
September 28, 2022, 1:24 pm
WASHINGTON – Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday that it removed a coordinated electronic campaign originating in China that sought to influence US politics ahead of November's midterm elections. The China-origin "small network" was detected across multiple social media platforms,… Read More
Death toll from Russia school shooting rises to 17
September 27, 2022, 8:45 pm
MOSCOW – Death toll from a school shooting in western Russia's Izhevsk city rose to 17, the authorities said on Tuesday. According to the committee investigating the incident, two of 24 wounded died from their injuries last night. "17 people were killed, including 11 children and six adults," it… Read More
What's behind the startling crash of once-mighty British pound?
September 27, 2022, 7:42 pm
LONDON – The British pound plunged to a record low against the United States dollar on Monday morning, just 19 days after Prime Minister Liz Truss and her government took office. For many economists and politicians, the blame lies squarely with the new government and its tax cuts, which stand… Read More
