Foreign
Low income residents queue up to receive basic food bag in Italy
September 8, 2022, 3:39 pm
MILAN, Italy – It is 8 a.m. and hundreds of people are lining up and waiting to be served at Pane Quotidiano. The charity’s headquarters is embedded in a corner on the campus of the University Bocconi of Milan, one of the most expensive and prestigious academic institutions in Europe. Once the… Read More
German broadcaster DW’s sacking of Palestinian journo ‘unlawful’
September 7, 2022, 6:34 pm
BERLIN – A labor court in Berlin has ruled that the dismissal of Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Farah Maraqa by Germany's state broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) on charges of anti-Semitism was not legally justified. Maraqa's lawyer hailed the court's judgment on Monday and called on DW to issue… Read More
Russia-Ukraine war pivots LNG trade from Asia to Europe
September 7, 2022, 3:30 pm
ANKARA — Europe has pivoted towards the consumption of high-cost liquefied natural gas (LNG), with Russia gradually halting the flow of natural gas since the beginning of the Ukraine war. The direction of LNG on the spot market has also shifted from markets in Asia to European… Read More
Thailand hopes Putin will attend 2022 APEC summit in November
September 7, 2022, 1:35 pm
MOSCOW – Thailand hopes that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the 2022 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in November, Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday. "President Putin regularly attended APEC summits, with the exception of… Read More
Liz Truss is new UK prime minister
September 7, 2022, 11:03 am
LONDON – UK Conservative Party leader Liz Truss has become the country’s new prime minister. That’s according to a photo of the 47-year-old politician being accepted by Queen Elizabeth II at the Balmoral Palace in Scotland, which was released by the Buckingham Palace. According to the… Read More
China makes all-out rescue effort as quake kills 46
September 6, 2022, 7:33 pm
CHENGDU – Forty-six people died in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said at a press briefing. As of 8:30 p.m. Monday, 16 people were missing and over 50 injured, said Wang Feng, deputy director of the Sichuan… Read More
At least 10 killed, 15 hurt in Canada stabbings
September 5, 2022, 8:52 pm
ISTANBUL -- At least 10 people have been killed and 15 more injured in a series of stabbings in Canada’s central Saskatchewan province, police said on Sunday. Two suspects – Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30 – are still at large, according to Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer… Read More
S. Korea braces for powerful typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’
September 5, 2022, 8:18 pm
SEOUL – Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has gradually moved northward to reach waters off the southern island of Jeju on Monday, the state weather agency said, as South Korea braces for what could be the most powerful storm ever to hit the country. As of 5 a.m., the typhoon, the 11th this year, was… Read More
NASA postpones launch of Artemis I moon mission for 2nd time
September 4, 2022, 1:24 pm
WASHINGTON – NASA on Saturday postponed its latest attempt to launch Artemis I mission to the moon due to a fuel leak, the second time in a week. "The #Artemis I mission to the Moon has been postponed. Teams attempted to fix an issue related to a leak in the hardware transferring fuel into the… Read More
Covid-19 hospitalizations, deaths may rise with colder weather
September 1, 2022, 3:36 pm
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that despite the current downward trend in new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, more hospitalizations and deaths are expected in the coming months as colder weather approaches. Despite a "welcome decline in reported… Read More
Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor brings strong winds to Okinawa
September 1, 2022, 1:51 pm
TOKYO – Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor brought strong winds to the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Thursday as it regained strength while moving near the island region. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the classification of the storm to "violent" in the morning after downgrading it to… Read More
Half world’s healthcare lacks basic hygiene services: WHO, UNICEF
August 31, 2022, 6:53 pm
GENEVA – Half of healthcare facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services, according to the latest Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) report by WHO and UNICEF. Around 3.85 billion people use these facilities, putting them at greater risk of infection, including 688 million people who receive care… Read More
World leaders express condolences over death of Gorbachev
August 31, 2022, 6:02 pm
ISTANBUL – Leaders of many countries have expressed condolences over the death of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his pivotal role in ending the Cold War. Gorbachev died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 91. The former… Read More
Biden seeks to galvanize US gun violence action ahead of midterms
August 31, 2022, 5:42 pm
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden sought Tuesday to energize action to address the United States' epidemic of gun violence, saying he is "determined" to ban assault weapons. Biden said the US has to act "for all those kids gunned down on our streets every single day that never make the news." "I… Read More
Malaysia’s ex-Premier Mahathir Mohamad hospitalized with Covid-19
August 31, 2022, 5:19 pm
ANKARA – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad tested positive for Covid-19 and was hospitalized for observation, his office said on Wednesday. “Dr. Mahathir has been admitted to the National Heart Institute for observation for the next few days as advised by the medical team,”… Read More
Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches 1,162
August 31, 2022, 4:48 pm
KARACHI, Pakistan – Another 36 people were reported to have died in different rain and flood-related mishaps across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, pushing the overall tally to 1,162, according to the official statistics released on Tuesday. Of the latest fatalities, 19 were reported from… Read More
Musk cites whistleblower claims in bid to nix $44-B Twitter deal
August 31, 2022, 2:32 pm
HOUSTON, Texas – The sparring between Elon Musk and Twitter continued Tuesday, as Musk's attorneys filed another notice to terminate the Tesla CEO's USD44 billion takeover deal of the social media giant, citing recent bombshell whistleblower claims against it. Twitter's former security chief… Read More
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 92
August 31, 2022, 11:51 am
MOSCOW – Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, died on Tuesday. He was 92. "This evening, after a serious and prolonged illness, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev passed away," the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital, where he was being treated, said in a statement.… Read More
12 killed as al-Sadr supporters storm gov't offices in Baghdad
August 30, 2022, 7:36 pm
BAGHDAD – Thousands of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's supporters stormed major Iraqi government buildings in Baghdad, sparking clashes that left at least 12 people killed and dozens wounded late on Monday. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas canisters and bullets in the air to… Read More
China remains Asean’s largest trading partner
August 30, 2022, 7:30 pm
BEIJING – China has remained the largest trading partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for 13 consecutive years, a commerce official said Monday. Trade between China and the Asean reached USD544.9 billion in the first seven months of this year. It is up 13.1 percent year… Read More