Category: Politics
Taiwan sees more Chinese intimidation in Xi’s next term
Chinese President Xi Jinping. — WIKIPEDIA.ORG TAIPEI — Taiwan expects China to increase its coercion and intimidation to achieve its goal of bringing the island…
Plenty of ‘fire’ but less ‘fury’ as tensions with North Korea rise again
REUTERS SEOUL/WASHINGTON — Between long-range missile launches and the looming prospect of new nuclear tests, this year has seen North Korea return to weapons activities…
Soaring egg prices force French food industry to change recipes
PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS PARIS — A more than doubling in egg prices in France due to soaring feed and energy costs and a lack…
Rash of child deaths in Gambia linked to cough syrups made in India — WHO
VECTORPOUCH-FREEPIK THE DEATHS of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by…
OPEC+ agrees deep oil production cuts, Biden calls it shortsighted
REUTERS VIENNA/LONDON — OPEC+ (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus) agreed to steep oil production cuts on Wednesday, curbing supply in an already tight…
Gas crisis set to worsen after Europe burns through winter stocks
UNSPLASH HELSINKI/BRUSSELS — Europe may face an even more acute energy crunch next year after draining its natural gas tanks to get through the cold…
Hotel prices to rise at lower rate in 2023 in major business events cities — report
JOÃO BARBOSA/UNSPLASH MADRID — Hotel prices will keep increasing in 2023 in most of the key cities for business events worldwide as demand for in-person…
World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met
PHILSTAR WASHINGTON — Shocks related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a…
WTO warns ‘darkened’ trade outlook could deteriorate further
REUTERS GENEVA — The World Trade Organization (WTO) forecast a slowdown of global trade growth next year as sharply higher energy and food prices and…
South Korea, US fire missiles into the sea to protest NK tests
SEOUL — South Korea and the US military conducted missile drills in response to North Korea’s (NK) launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as…
Biden promises to give Ukraine more rocket launchers
PRESIDENT.GOV.UA WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden promised a new $625-million security assistance package to Ukraine on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Moscow that…
China has ‘destroyed’ tacit agreement on Taiwan Strait
REUTERS TAIPEI — China has destroyed a tacit agreement on military movements in the Taiwan Strait by crossing an unofficial “median line” running down the…
Divided European aviation sector seeks cure to travel chaos
PIXABAY BRUSSELS – European airlines and airports, reeling from delays that caused widespread disruption as demand roared back after COVID-19, are counting the cost of…
Bangladesh plunged into darkness by national grid failure
STOCK PHOTO | Image by 41330 from Pixabay DHAKA – Large swathes of Bangladesh were left without electricity on Tuesday after a grid failure, a…
From stubs to soft toys, an Indian factory reprocesses cigarette ends
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Hans from Pixabay NEW DELHI – Sitting on the floor of a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, women…
Exxon signals strong Q3 earnings on natural gas pricing
HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday signaled strong third quarter operating profits on the heels of the prior quarter’s all-time high as earnings from…
N. Korea conducts longest-range ballistic missile test yet over Japan
KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL/TOKYO — Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a…
Ukraine estimates $35B in environment damage from Russia invasion
MAX KUKURUDZIAK-UNSPLASH BRUSSELS — Environmental damage in Ukraine caused by Russia’s invasion was estimated at around 36 billion euros ($35.3 billion), with millions of hectares…
Diageo boss warns on Scottish water shortage
JACEK DYLAG-UNSPLASH LONDON — Diageo PLC’s Chief Executive Ivan Menezes believes Scotland could face a water shortage due to climate change unless businesses and lawmakers…
UN pushes for cut in global fertilizer prices to avoid ‘future crisis’
JONATHAN ANSEL MOY DE VITRY-UNSPLASH GENEVA — The United Nations is pushing to cut the price of fertilizers to avoid a “future crisis” of availability,…