‘2 US Navy warships transit through Taiwan Strait’
BSS :Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills...
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Haiti pushes back school year start as economic crisis bites
BSS :Haitian authorities are postponing the start of the school year by one month, as the Caribbean nation grapples with an economic crisis that has...
Dust to downpour: US weather whiplash shows climate change
BSS :A series of “once-in-a-millennium” rainstorms have lashed the United States in recent weeks, flooding areas baked dry by long-term droughts, as human-caused climate change...
Cuba asks for US help to rebuild destroyed fuel depot
BSS :Cuba has asked the United States for help in restoring a major fuel storage plant devastated by a massive fire that left 16 people...
Mexico lures visitors on new age tourism trail
BSS :With restorative rituals, yoga retreats and psychedelic experiences, Mexico has become a magnet for spiritually minded tourists seeking an alternative vacation far from the...
Morocco recalls envoy from Tunisia over Polisario meeting
BSS :Morocco has recalled its ambassador in Tunis for consultations and cancelled its participation in a pan-African investment conference, it said Friday, after Tunisia’s president...
UN condemns air strike in Ethiopia that ‘hit kindergarten’
BSS :The UN children’s agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike that “hit a kindergarten” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, killing at least four people...
Malaysia reports 3,118 new Covid-19 infections, 6 more deaths
BSS :Malaysia reported 3,118 new COVID- 19 infections till Friday midnight, bringing the national total to 4,771,512, according to the health ministry. There are seven...
Europe electricity prices soar as tough winter looms
BSS :European electricity prices soared to new records on Friday, presaging a bitter winter as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine inflicts economic pain across the continent. The...
US strikes in Syria aimed at Iran-backed forces: Biden
BSS :US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that US air and artillery strikes that killed four militants in eastern Syria were ordered to protect...
Biden urges Democrats to defeat ‘semi-fascism’ in midterm elections
BSS :President Joe Biden told Democrats at a rally on Thursday that they needed to save the country from the “semi-fascism” of Donald Trump’s Republicans...
US warns Moscow not to divert power from Ukraine nuclear plant
BSS :Washington on Thursday warned Russia against diverting energy from a nuclear plant Kyiv says that it was cut off from its grid, as it...