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'Forever chemicals’ found in domesticated animals' blood in US
June 22, 2023, 2:37 pm
ANKARA – Nearly indestructible “forever chemicals” have shown up in blood samples taken from dogs and horses at elevated levels, according to a new US university study. Researchers at North Carolina State University examined perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in… Read More
Poll: Politics behind Trump charges, over 60% of Americans say
June 22, 2023, 2:25 pm
NEW YORK – Over 60 percent of Americans think that federal charges against former President Donald Trump are ''politically motivated,” according to a new Quinnipiac University national poll. A majority of Americans, 65%, said that the federal charges involving Trump's handling of classified… Read More
Blast rocks central Paris, 29 hurt
June 22, 2023, 1:19 pm
ATHENS – At least 29 people were injured, including four in serious condition, after a massive explosion rocked central Paris on Wednesday, according to media reports. Army troops, police, 230 firefighters, and other emergency services, rushed to the scene in the Fifth Arrondissement, according… Read More
BTA posts LIK’s ‘The Voice of Bulgarians in Ukraine’ in English
June 22, 2023, 8:09 am
SOFIA – The February issue of Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) LIK magazine themed “The Voice of Bulgarians in Ukraine” was published in English translation and will be presented by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev and by Ioana Krasteva, editor with the BG World directorate, on June 24… Read More
Resto fined for hiring fake priest to get workers' confessions
June 21, 2023, 7:45 pm
TORONTO – A court has ordered a restaurant in the US state of California to pay US$140,000 in back wages and damages for hiring a fake priest to extract “confessions” from its workers. During litigation by the US Department of Labor in federal court, an employee of Che Garibaldi Inc., the… Read More
WAM named media partner of 8th OPEC Int’l Seminar in Vienna
June 21, 2023, 4:32 pm
ABU DHABI – The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has signed an agreement with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to serve as a media partner for the 8th OPEC International Seminar to be held at the Imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on July 5-6 under the theme… Read More
9 out of 10 Lebanese families unable to buy essentials: UNICEF
June 21, 2023, 4:31 pm
BEIRUT, Lebanon – About nine out of 10 families in cash-strapped Lebanon do not have enough money to buy necessities, the United Nations children’s agency said on Tuesday. “Families in Lebanon are barely able to meet their most basic needs despite cutting down drastically on expenses,”… Read More
Biden refers to China's Xi as a dictator at event in California
June 21, 2023, 3:40 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden referred to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a dictator on Tuesday at a fundraising event in California. Biden said Xi was embarrassed over recent tensions surrounding a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had been blown off course over the US. “The… Read More
3.6% of world's population lives outside their country of birth
June 21, 2023, 2:37 pm Updated on June 21, 2023, 3:29 pm
VIENNA/GENEVA – International migration has become a pressing issue on the international agenda, with 281 million people living outside their country or region of birth in 2020, accounting for 3.6 percent of the global population, according to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for… Read More
Bulgarian president opens green transition forum
June 21, 2023, 8:27 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – President Rumen Radev Tuesday opened a green transition forum in Sofia. Titled Green Week 2023, the three-day event will look into various aspects of green transition in Central and Eastern Europe, including energy connectivity, green finance and innovation). "A successful… Read More
Belgium to destroy nearly 6M outdated Covid-19 vaccines
June 20, 2023, 7:58 pm
BRUSSELS – The Belgian government announced on Monday that it will destroy nearly six million doses of Covid-19 vaccines as they are outdated, local media reported. “Several studies show that the vaccines adapted to BA.4/5 subvariants are significantly more effective than the original… Read More
UN chief: Prevention most effective way to ending terrorism
June 20, 2023, 7:43 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The international community should focus on prevention as the most effective approach to ending the global menace of terrorism, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. "Prevention means more than just foiling attacks and disrupting plots," he… Read More
Clock ticks as rescuers search for Titanic tourist submersible
June 20, 2023, 2:32 pm
WASHINGTON – Authorities in the US and Canada are racing against the clock Monday to locate a submersible vessel that was carrying people to see the Titanic wreckage site in the North Atlantic Ocean. The vessel has between 70 to 96 hours of "sustainment capability if there was an emergency on… Read More
UN welcomes US-China agreement to stabilize relations
June 20, 2023, 1:52 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The UN welcomed on Monday an agreement between the US and China to stabilize tense relations following the US secretary of state's visit to Beijing. "Any dialogue between the United States and China on this is crucial to improving coordination on a wide range of major issues,"… Read More
Mass shootings occur 'every single day' in US: Biden
June 17, 2023, 3:38 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden on Friday issued an impassioned plea for greater gun control, saying mass shootings occur "every damn day in America."Biden pointed to gun violence that occurs beyond the headlines. In "areas that are poor, mostly minority, there's a mass shooting that never… Read More
Andrei Stenin photo contest publishes 2023 short list
June 16, 2023, 9:31 pm
MOSCOW – The short list for the 2023 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has been announced in Moscow. Read the full list of 2023 nominees and see photos on the Russian (http://stenincontest.ru) and English (http://stenincontest.com) website of the competition. As per tradition, the… Read More
Hospital to discharge Pope Francis on Friday
June 16, 2023, 4:09 pm
ROME – Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday after undergoing an operation last week, the Vatican press office said Thursday. "The health team that is following Pope Francis has confirmed the Holy Father's discharge from Policlinico A. Gemelli on the morning of… Read More
Laoag-Huangshan sisterhood to boost people-to-people, trade ties
June 16, 2023, 3:14 pm
HUANGSHAN, China – Laoag City Mayor Michael Marcos Keon is looking forward to strengthening people-to-people exchange and trade ties with this city in Anhui Province following the signing of Laoag-Huangshan sisterhood ties last month. Keon said Laoag and Huangshan can explore cooperation on… Read More
UN chief: World's response to climate change 'remains pitiful'
June 16, 2023, 1:50 pm
TORONTO – The United Nations (UN) chief cautioned on Thursday that the global response to climate change "remains pitiful," and emphasized that the world is rapidly heading towards a disaster. "Current policies are taking the world to a 2.8 degree temperature rise by the end of the century. That… Read More
Report: US government websites hit during global cyberattack
June 16, 2023, 1:09 pm
WASHINGTON – Multiple US government websites were compromised during a global ransomware attack, according to a report published Thursday. The worldwide hack exploited a vulnerability in commonly used software, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) acting chief told… Read More
