Category: Politics
Pfizer expects updated COVID-19 vaccine data for kids under 5 by April
NEW YORK – Pfizer Inc expects the latest results from a clinical trial for kids under the age of 5 of the COVID–19 vaccine it…
Coal-dependent Indonesia starts tapping huge solar power potential
By Gayatri Suroyo and Bernadette Christina UNSPLASH JAKARTA – Aji Tri Atmojo lives in a traditional Javanese house with wooden walls on the outskirts of…
Taiwan to set up $200 mln fund to invest in Lithuania amid dispute with China
VILNIUS – Taiwan said on Wednesday it would create a $200 million fund to invest in Lithuanian industries and boost bilateral trade as it tries…
US posts nearly 1M COVID cases in a day, setting global record
REUTERS THE United States reported nearly 1 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily tally of any country in the world and nearly…
North Korea fires suspected missile as South breaks ground for ‘peace’ railway
SEOUL — North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a…
2021 ranks as 5th hottest year based on initial data
THE YEAR 2021 ended as the fifth hottest in records maintained by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service that go back to 1979. That…
Hong Kong bans some inbound flights, tightens COVID-19 curbs
REUTERS HONG KONG — Hong Kong announced a two-week ban on incoming flights from eight countries and tightened restrictions on Wednesday as authorities feared a…
Kazakhstan government resigns after violent protests over fuel price
ALMATY — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after violent protests triggered by a fuel price increase rocked…
Australia’s health system under pressure as COVID-19 cases hit fresh records
SYDNEY – Pressure grew on Australia’s health system on Wednesday as new COVID–19 case numbers hit a record for the third consecutive day, straining hospitals…
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms
By Emma Farge and Mrinalika Roy Image via WHO/P. Virot GENEVA – More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper…
WHO Official Downplays Coronavirus Variant Found in France
By Marthe Fourcade and Thomas Mulier Computer-generated representation of COVID-19 virions via Felipe Esquivel Reed / CC BY-SA The World Health Organization (WHO) said a…
Indonesia secures more coal supplies ahead of export ban review
By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA – Indonesia‘s state utility secured an extra 7.5 million tonnes of coal supplies on Tuesday, helping to avert…
Macron says he wants to ‘piss off’ the non-vaccinated
French President Emmanuel Macron – Photo source: https://bit.ly/3zr2zkV — CC BY 2.0 PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted to “piss…
Japan to declare quasi-emergency in COVID-hit Okinawa -paper
TOKYO – Japan is preparing to declare a quasi-state of emergency in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa due to a spike in coronavirus cases,…
Winter storm pounds Washington as it moves across US East Coast
WASHINGTON — A winter storm unleashed heavy snow and strong winds throughout much of the US Southeast and mid-Atlantic on Monday, forcing federal offices and…
China thermal coal futures surge on supply woes amid Indonesia export ban
BEIJING — China’s thermal coal futures surged by as much as 7.8% to kick off 2022 on concerns of supply disruptions after Indonesia, its biggest…
Five world powers pledge to prevent nuclear war, spread of arms
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON — China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be…
US schools delay openings as Omicron rages; New York City hits 33%
THOUSANDS of US schools delayed this week’s scheduled return to classrooms following the holiday break or switched to remote learning as the Omicron variant of…
Donald Trump and his children Donald Jr and Ivanka are subpoenaed in New York probe
By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump – REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo NEW YORK, – New York state’s attorney general…
Russia, China, Britain, U.S. and France say no one can win nuclear war
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be…