G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund
AFP :G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4 billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc’s leaders gathering for...
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Myanmar’s coup is faltering: Activists want tougher ASEAN action
Al Jazeera :A day after his capture by Myanmar soldiers, Saw Tun Moe’s decapitated head was found impaled on the spiked gates to the smouldering...
Tropical storm Nicole lashes Florida, downing power lines and killing two
Reuters :Tropical storm Nicole swept across Florida on Thursday, weakening but still carrying a powerful punch with a mix of heavy rains and fierce winds...
Russian strike on residential building kills five in south Ukraine
AFP :Ukraine said Friday that at least five people were killed following a Russian strike on a residential building in the southern city of Mykolaiv,...
CO2 pollution from fossil fuels to hit all-time high in 2022: Scientists
AFP :Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise 1% in 2022 to reach an all-time...
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Indian SC orders premature release of all 6 convicts
Hindustan Times :The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered to set free all six convicts facing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.The...
Biden seeks to gauge US, China ‘red lines’ with Xi
AFP :US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping about his “red lines” to reduce the potential for conflict after...
Lebanese MPs fail for fifth time to elect president
Reuters :Lebanon’s divided parliament failed on Thursday to elect a new president for the fifth time, with the post vacant since the mandate of Michel...
Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali
AFP :Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia next week, Moscow’s embassy in Jakarta told AFP on Thursday.It was...
Man detained after egg thrown at King Charles
Reuters :A man was detained on Wednesday after eggs were thrown at King Charles and Camilla, his wife and queen consort, as they carried out...
Meta to cut more than 11,000 jobs in this year
Reuters :Meta Platforms Inc said on Wednesday it would cut more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, in one of the year’s biggest...
N Korea fires another missile as South salvages parts of Soviet-era weapon
Reuters :North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, as South Korea said it had identified debris from an earlier...