This picture shows the main entrance of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre where the COP27 climate summit will take place, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on Nov 5, 2022. (JOSEPH EID / AFP) SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Delegates from nearly 200 countries kicked off the UN climate summit in […]
resident Joe Biden arrives to speak at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro (left), Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (right) and former President Barack Obama, Nov 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. (PATRICK SEMANSKY / AP) PHILADELPHIA / LATROBE, Pennsylvania – US President Joe Biden told voters in Pennsylvania that a […]
This handout photo taken on Sept 1, 2022 and obtained from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sept 7, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during an IAEA Support and Assistance Mission in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (HANDOUT / IAEA) VIENNA – External power has been restored to Ukraine's […]
This handout picture released by Extinction Rebellion environmental movement on Nov 5, 2022 shows two activists glued by a hand to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at the Prado museum in Madrid. (EXTINCTION REBELLION / AFP) MADRID – Climate activists glued their hands to the frames of two world-famous paintings […]
People opposing the government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo hold a demonstration to demand his resignation in Lima, on Nov 5, 2022. (ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP) LIMA – Thousands of people took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation […]
The shadows of synthetic macaws are cast on the pavement backdropped by a mural of a macaw as pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk past, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 5, 2020.(ARIANA CUBILLOS / AP) CARACAS – Venezuela's government rejected on Saturday a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal […]
The shadows of synthetic macaws are cast on the pavement backdropped by a mural of a macaw as pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk past, in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 5, 2020.(ARIANA CUBILLOS / AP) CARACAS – Venezuela's government rejected on Saturday a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal […]
In this file photo dated Oct 30, 2022, a local resident looks at debris from a destroyed buildings in Mogadishu on Oct 30, 2022 after an car bombing targeted the education ministry on Oct 29, 2022. (HASSAN ALI ELMI / AFP) MOGADISHU – A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a military […]
This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Investigative Committee on Nov 5, 2022, shows police officers and investigators working at a cafe in Kostroma destroyed by a fire. (HANDOUT / RUSSIAN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITEE / AFP) MOSCOW – At least 13 people were killed and 4 more injured by an overnight fire at a […]
A dog walks during a sandstorm in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on Nov 2, 2022. (HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP) GENEVA – Climate change is dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe, particularly those who live in conflict situations or do not have sufficient access to basic health care, the International Committee of the Red […]
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint news conference with Greece's President following their meeting at the Mariinskiy palace in Kyiv on Nov 3, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (GENYA SAVILOV / AFP) KIEV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday met with visiting US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to discuss […]
A doctor (center) gives a man the first of two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a one-day vaccination clinic set up in an Amazon.com facility in Seattle, the United States, on Jan 24, 2021. (TED S. WARREN / AP) MOSCOW / BERLIN – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday estimated […]
A worker wears a protective mask at the Volkswagen assembly line after VW re-starts Europe's largest car factory after coronavirus shutdown in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 27, 2020. (SWEN PFOERTNER/POOL VIA REUTERS) LONDON – The downturn in the euro zone economy has deepened as high inflation and fears of an intensifying energy crisis hit demand, adding […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept 16, 2022. (ALEXANDR DEMYANCHUK, SPUTNIK, KREMLIN POOL PHOTO VIA AP) ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he has agreed with his Russian […]
Electricity pylons supplying the national grid are seen at the Barking Substation in east London on Aug 16, 2019. (DANIEL LEAL / AFP) LONDON – Britain's National Grid on Friday launched a scheme to pay homeowners and businesses to curb their electricity use when demand is high to help prevent blackouts over the winter. READ […]
Former US President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Robstown, Texas, U.S., Oct 22, 2022. (GO NAKAMURA / REUTERS) WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump is considering launching a third bid for the White House this month, three Trump advisers said on Thursday, while Trump himself teased a strong possibility of a comeback during […]
A general view shows the Dolomites mountain range from the Col Margherita pass in Falcade, Veneto, northeastern Italy, on Feb 25, 2021. (MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) PARIS – Some of the world's most famous glaciers, including in the Dolomites in Italy, the Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the United States and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania […]
Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris speaks during an event on the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on Oct 2, 2022. (PAUL ELLIS / AFP) BELFAST – The UK government will not call fresh elections in Northern Ireland before the end of the year and will announce how […]
Hundreds of young people participate in a rally against US embargo in Havana, Cuba, Aug 5, 2021. (JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution to demand an end to the decades-old US embargo on Cuba.The resolution was adopted with 185 votes in favor, 2 against, and 2 […]
This undated photo shows the nuclear-powered Kazan submarine. (PHOTO / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) MOSCOW – Russia's newest nuclear-powered submarine Generalissimo Suvorov test-launched a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday. The strategic submarine fired the missile from underwater in the White Sea and the warheads successfully hit targets in […]