In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Aug 8, 2023, a Russian howitzer fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location. (PHOTO / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS VIA AP) MOSCOW/KYIV – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that it had thwarted Ukraine's attempts to carry out attacks […]
People transport wood used for heating at a refugee camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in Belarus, Nov 14, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) WARSAW – The government of Poland will deploy 2,000 troops to the country's border with Belarus to maintain stability, Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wasik told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) on Wednesday. The […]
A medical staff works in an air-inflated testing lab in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 5, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a "variant of interest" but said it did not seem to pose more of a […]
People take cover after shots were fired at the end of a rally of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito, on August 9, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) QUITO – A suspect in the killing of Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has died from injuries sustained during a shootout, the attorney general's office said on […]
A person holds the biometric imaging device, the Orb, of the identity and financial public utility Worldcoin, which aims to create a World ID digital passport, with a tradeable cryptocurrency, in Berlin, Germany, on Aug 1, 2023. (PHOTO / REUTERS) MEXICO CITY – Eager early adopters recently descended upon a Mexico City cafe where their […]
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Aug 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (PHOTO / THE MAUI NEWS VIA AP) KAHULUI, Hawaii – Wildfires fanned by winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and devastated much of Hawaii's […]
Firefighters try to contain the blaze at a vacation home in the town of Wintzenheim, north-eastern France, Aug 9, 2023. A fire ripped through a vacation home for adults with disabilities in eastern France on Wednesday, the head of rescue operations said. (PHOTO / AP) WINTZENHEIM – Eleven people died in a fire that tore through […]
In this picture taken from a video distributed on Aug 6, 2023 by the Italian Alpine Rescue squads, a migrant stranded on a rocky reef on the tiny Italian southern island of Lampedusa, Sicily is pluck to safety by helicopter. (PHOTO / ITALIAN ALPINE RESCUE VIA AP) ROME – Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck […]
View of the historic centre San Cristóbal in Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, on May 19, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BEIJING – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Chiapas, Mexico at 0933 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 123.5 km, was initially determined […]
The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their extraordinary meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Aug 4, 2023, to discuss the situation in Niger. (PHOTO / AP) ABUJA – Nigeria announced on Tuesday sanctions on organizations, groups […]
This photograph shows a dead Rhizostoma jellyfish washed up on the shore of Pinedo beach in Valencia, on July 30, 2023, as the Mediterranean Sea is reaching record temperatures. (PHOTO / AFP) LISBON/MADRID – Millions of people in parts of Portugal and Spain opted to stay inside on Tuesday on the second day of a […]
This file photo dated Oct 28, 2021 shows the White House in Washington, DC, the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) More than 37.9 million people in the United States live in poverty, as many struggle to afford basic necessities such as food, healthcare and a permanent place to live, figures show, despite the country being […]
Firefighters stand next to a damaged building after a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, Aug 1, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) MOSCOW / KIEV – Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday that two combat drones flying toward Moscow were shot down by Russian air defense forces. At the time of the shootdown, one was […]
The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their extraordinary meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Aug 4, 2023, to discuss the situation in Niger. (PHOTO / AP) ABUJA – Nigeria announced on Tuesday sanctions on organizations, groups […]
This file photo shows people wearing face masks seen in central Warsaw, Poland on Nov 7, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA) WARSAW – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday that he has accepted the resignation of Health Minister Adam Niedzielski who provoked outrage by disclosing sensitive information about a doctor. On Thursday, Poland's private […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Aug 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday to suspend certain provisions within double taxation agreements with 38 unfriendly countries. A Double Tax Agreement is a bilateral agreement between two countries that seeks […]
South American nations attend the Amazon Summit at the Hangar Convention Center in Belem, Brazil, Aug 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) BELEM – Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil on Tuesday, but failed to agree on a […]
A man pours cold water onto his head to cool off on a sweltering hot day in the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) BRUSSELS – Global temperatures broke multiple records in July, making it the hottest month since records began in 1940, the European Union's (EU) Copernicus Climate Change […]
This January 2017 photo shows sea ice on the ocean surrounding Antarctica during an expedition to the Ross Sea. (PHOTO / AP) SINGAPORE – Sea ice in the Antarctic region has fallen to a record low this year as a result of rising global temperatures and there is no quick fix to reverse the damage […]
General view of the Amazon rainforest as seen from the city of Canaa dos Carajas, Para state, Brazil on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BELEM — Leaders of the eight Amazon rainforest countries are gathering on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years, with plans to reach a broad agreement on issues from […]
