Category: Politics
How Wall Street banks made a killing on SPAC craze
Wall Street/Reuters NEW YORK — Investment banks have raked in billions of dollars by feeding the frenzy for blank-check companies, and they have done so…
Ukraine halts some Russian gas flows
A MODEL of the natural gas pipeline is placed on Russian rouble banknote and a flag in this illustration taken on March 23. — REUTERS…
President Biden says Fed targeting inflation, China tariffs under review
REUTERS WASHINGTON — United States President Joseph R. Biden, under pressure to tame high inflation, told Americans on Tuesday that he understands their plight and…
New Zealand to open int’l borders fully to visitors by end-July
Image via Anup Shah/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday the country will fully reopen its international borders from…
Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine -Western officials
NEWPORT, Wales – Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network that took tens of thousands of modems offline at the onset of Russia–Ukraine war, the United States, Britain, Canada, Estonia and…
As property market cools, New Zealand’s recent home buyers tighten belts
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Bernd Hildebrandt from Pixabay WELLINGTON – When Aarti and Gaurav Kathuria were saving for their first home, a three-bedroom townhouse in Auckland, they…
China says military warned US warship as it transited Taiwan Strait
https://bit.ly/3M35ndK SHANGHAI/TAIPEI – China‘s military said on Wednesday that it had monitored and warned a US warship that had sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that happened shortly after China carried out drills…
WHO chief says China’s zero-COVID policy not ‘sustainable’
World Health Organization Logo LONDON – The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public…
Why are food prices going up? Key questions answered
Global food prices started to rise in mid-2020 when businesses shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, straining supply chains. Farmers dumped out milk and let fruits and…
Missiles pound Odesa after Russia marks WW2 victory
A RUSSIAN FLAG flies with the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 27, 2019. — REUTERS KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine —…
TV binges, heated toilets targeted in Tokyo’s energy saving push
REUTERS THE DRIVE to conserve energy is coming for Tokyo residents’ living rooms, bathrooms and kitchens. With governments globally grappling with surging electricity prices as…
‘Our mountains are gone’: Grief as sacred New Mexico forests burn
A firefighter works to combat the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon wildfire, near Las Vegas, New Mexico, US, May 4. — REUTERS ANGOSTURA, N.M. —…
Yoon faces early North Korea, inflation tests
SEOUL — South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, will face two major problems as soon as he takes over on Tuesday, a belligerent North Korea…
S.Korea’s Yoon suggests ‘audacious’ economic plan if N.Korea abandons nukes
REUTERS SEOUL – South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, said on Tuesday that North Korea’s weapons programs pose a threat but that he is ready…
Japan to decide Russia oil embargo timing while weighing impact on economy
STOCK PHOTO | Image by Schmucki from Pixabay OKYO – Japan will decide the timing and method of a Russian oil embargo while considering the…
Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports and prevent global food crisis
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Flickr KYIV – Ukraine‘s president said on Monday that trade at the country’s ports was at a standstill and urged the…
Japan expects launch of U.S. Indo-Pacific economic plan during Biden visit
WASHINGTON/TOKYO – President Joe Biden‘s visit to Japan this month is expected to coincide with the formal launch of a new U.S. economic strategy for…
World determined to make sure Putin loses in Ukraine — Trudeau
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a news conference, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 8,…
China says it conducted exercises near Taiwan
REUTERS SHANGHAI — China’s armed forces carried out another round of exercises near Taiwan last week to improve joint combat operations, the People’s Liberation Army…
World determined to make sure Putin loses in Ukraine — Trudeau
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a news conference, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 8,…