This photo taken on Sept 11, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (PHOTO / AFP) MOSCOW – Russian officials and a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a new round of consultations in Moscow on Thursday on cooperation in ensuring the safety […]
President of the European Council Charles Michel (right), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands following a press conference after a round-table meeting as part of a EU summit in Brussels, on Feb 9, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]
This handout picture released on Sept 27, 2022 by the Danish Defence Command shows the gas leak at the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as it is seen from the Danish Defence's F-16 rejection response off the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm, south of Dueodde. (PHOTO / DANISH DEFENCE COMMAND/ AFP) MOSCOW – The Kremlin […]
A reveller takes part in the "Desliga da Justiça" street carnival group parade, which has superheroes as a theme, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb 4, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRASILIA — Brazil's former far-right president dismantled all government cultural programs and blocked funding for institutions and artists, the country's new Culture Minister Margareth […]
Members of the government and lawmakers of the ruling new democracy party applaud Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (left) after his speech on a vote of no confidence against the government in Athens on Jan 27, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) ATHENS – The Greek parliament paved the way for banning political parties whose leaders have […]
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus looks on during a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, on Dec 14, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON – The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 influenza – commonly known as bird flu – needs to be monitored, but the risk to humans remains low, the […]
A picture taken on Feb 1, 2023 shows the first tests of Alstom's Coradia ilint Hydrogen train between Reignac-sur-Indre and Loches, central France. (PHOTO / AFP) PARIS/MADRID/BRUSSELS – A new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of support from Berlin and Madrid for its […]
An illustration showing the frigid distant world Quaoar, orbiting in our solar system beyond Pluto, surrounded by its newly discovered ring, along with its moon Weywot. (PHOTO / REUTERS) WASHINGTON – The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it […]
A JetBlue plane lands at Logan International Airport, Jan 26, 2023, in Boston. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to end a requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions still in place. The vote was 227 to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Council for Science and Education via a video conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Feb 8, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL / AP) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that it is necessary to revise the country's current strategy for scientific and technological development. […]
A picture taken on Feb 1, 2023 shows the first tests of Alstom's Coradia ilint Hydrogen train between Reignac-sur-Indre and Loches, central France. (PHOTO / AFP) PARIS/MADRID/BRUSSELS – A new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of support from Berlin and Madrid for its […]
The lower house of Poland's parliament, or Sejm, filled with new lawmakers, and foreign diplomats as guests, during the gala inauguration of a new four-year term of the national parliamentin Warsaw, Poland, on Nov 12, 2019. (PHOTO / AP) WARSAW – Polish lawmakers gave final approval to a key judicial reform bill intended to unblock […]
Robert Habeck (right), German Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Finance, Economy, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, hold a joint press conference at Gallup in Washington, DC, on Feb 7, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON – France and Germany's economy ministers found a willingness […]
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz shake hands during a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on Feb 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) PARIS / BERLIN / LONDON- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stopped off in Paris Wednesday evening and met with French President […]
This file photo dated Aug 8, 2018 shows the Embassy of Russia in Washington D.C., the United States. (PHOTO / XINHUA) MOSCOW — Moscow strongly rejects claims made by the United States on Russia's alleged non-compliance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. "The Russian side categorically […]
This June 10, 2013 file photo shows the processing factory of Israel's Pharmaceutical Industries Teva Sante in Sens, south of Paris. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON – When Ignasi Biosca-Reig heard there were shortages of amoxicillin in Spain, he quickly added shifts at his drug company's factories to boost production of the popular antibiotic. But a […]
In this file photo dated Jan 21, 2022, Dr. Christa Sinclair-Mills (left) of House Calls, a mobile healthcare unit for homebound seniors, visits with Geraldine Anderson to administer her COVID-19 booster shot in her Toronto apartment in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (PHOTO / AFP) OTTAWA — Canada's federal government said Tuesday it will provide an additional […]
Wind turbines are pictured on the first French offshore wind farm off the coasts of La Turballe, western France on Sept 30, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) PARIS – A rise in wind and solar production, together with more nuclear electricity, will dominate growth in global power supply over the next three years, curbing the emissions […]
In this photo taken on May 18, 2016, a soldier of the army of Somalia's breakaway territory of Somaliland stands guard during an Independence day celebration parade in Hargeisa. (PHOTO / AFP) BOSASO, Somalia – At least 24 people were killed and another 53 injured in a second day of heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway […]
A file picture taken on Jan 1, 2022 shows the European Union flag under the Arc de Triomphe, on the Place de l'Etoile in Paris. The green transition and reinforcing the European Union (EU) single market were the focus of talks among EU competitiveness ministers on Feb 7, 2023 in Stockholm. (PHOTO / AFP) STOCKHOLM – The green […]