US is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash
Reuters : The United States is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, President Donald Trump’s envoy John Coale said on Saturday after two days of talks...
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Ukraine suffers major blackouts after Russian attack
Reuters : Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa and the surrounding region suffered major blackouts on Saturday after a large overnight Russian attack on the...
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $40m
The Guardian : A California jury on Friday awarded $40m to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was to blame for their...
16 dead as heavy rains batter territory in Gaza
AFP : Gaza’s civil defense agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died...
UK health service battles ‘super flu’ outbreak
Agencies : The UK is facing an “unprecedented wave of super flu”, a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced “reckless”...
Trump’s ‘historic’ peace deal for DR Congo shattered
BBC : The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa’s Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a...
Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border
Agencies : Germany has said it will send a group of soldiers to Poland to help with a project to fortify the country’s eastern border...
Thai PM dissolves parliament
Agencies : Thailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament on Friday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbor...
Series of Israeli strikes hit Lebanon
Agencies : A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah...
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
BBC : US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.“We want to...
Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan
Al Jazeera : The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has lifted a tsunami advisory for northern Japan’s Pacific coast that had been issued after an earthquake...
US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives
AFP : The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s relatives as well as six companies shipping the South...