Category: Politics
Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Andi Graf from Pixabay SYDNEY – Torrential rains kept battering Australia‘s east coast on Tuesday, intensifying the flood crisis in Sydney as thousands more residents were ordered to…
After losing Luhansk, Ukraine forces regather for defence of Donetsk
REUTERS KYIV – Russian forces set their sights on their next objectives in Ukraine‘s eastern Donetsk province, after President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in neighboring Luhansk province as the five-month long war entered a new phase….
China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Ponciano from Pixabay BEIJING – China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might “take over” the moon as part of…
S.Korea to lift nuclear share of energy mix to 30% by 2030 from 27% last year
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Markus Distelrath from Pixabay SEOUL – South Korea plans to increase the contribution of nuclear power in the country’s energy mix to 30% or more by 2030 from 27% in 2021, the industry…
Denmark in shock as gunman kills three at Copenhagen shopping mall
FREEPIK COPENHAGEN — Three people were killed and several more were wounded in a shooting at a shopping center in Copenhagen on Sunday, Danish police…
Video shows Ohio officers killed unarmed Black man
FREEPIK AKRON, Ohio — Video released on Sunday showed eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, were involved in a shooting that killed an unarmed Black…
Zelensky vows to regain Lysychansk after withdrawal of Ukrainian troops
UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY — WWW.PRESIDENT.GOV.UA KYIV — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv’s forces had withdrawn from Lysychansk in the eastern Donbas…
More heavy rains set to drench Sydney as thousands of residents are forced to flee
SYDNEY — Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains flooded several suburbs in Australia’s largest…
Uzbekistan reports casualties in unrest; opposition says at least 5 people killed
FREEPIK ALMATY — Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Sunday there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers after rare protests in the Central…
Investors brace for pivotal July after dismal first half
NEW YORK – The U.S. stock market is reeling from its worst first half of any year since 1970, with investors girding for a series of potential flashpoints in July that may set Wall Street’s…
Canada’s emergency rooms bear the brunt of a ‘perfect storm’
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay TORONTO – Health authorities across Canada have cut the hours of hospital emergency departments and urgent care clinics in recent…
Kyoto’s love-hate relationship with tourists endures as yen weakens
STOCK PHOTO | Image by KokiHanada from Pixabay KYOTO, Japan – Poring over the ledger at her more than 230-year-old liquor shop in Kyoto, Yasuko Fujii has…
Nervous staff and no bankers: Western firms struggle to exit Russia
HELSINKI – For foreign companies still working out what to do with their stranded Russian assets, President Vladimir Putin’s seizure of a major oil and gas project is a powerful…
Macau launches more COVID testing as infections soar
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Kon Zografos from Pixabay HONG KONG – Macau kicked off a new round of city-wide COVID-19 testing on Monday for its more than 600,000 residents, as officials raced…
Blasts kill three in Russian city near Ukraine border
MAX KUKURUDZIAK-UNSPLASH KYIV/KONSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine, — At least three people were killed and dozens of homes damaged in the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine…
New York bans guns in many public places after Supreme Court ruling
TOM DEF-UNSPLASH NEW YORK — New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns from many public places, including Times Square, and requiring gun…
Dozens of Russian weapon tycoons have faced no Western sanctions
JAY REMBERT-UNSPLASH AS RUSSIA’s military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russia’s defense…
In Hong Kong, Xi says ‘one country, two systems’ is here to stay
LOK YIU CHEUNG-UNSPLASH HONG KONG — There is no reason to change Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” formula of governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Indonesia leader targets food crisis during Russia-Ukraine peace mission
REUTERS Indonesia’s president ended a trip to Ukraine and Russia saying he hoped for progress reintegrating global food and fertilizer supply lines disrupted by the…
Asia’s factories feeble despite China bounce, feeds global recession fears
REUTERS TOKYO — Asia’s manufacturing activity stalled in June as many companies were hit by supply disruptions caused by China’s strict coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…