In this Sept 30, 2019 file photo, former US national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. (PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / AP) WASHINGTON – John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security adviser, said on Tuesday that […]
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Ukraine joins NATO’s program of technological cooperation
Apartment buildings damaged during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces stand in Severodonetsk, in the territory which is under control of the Government of the Luhansk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine, July 12, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) KYIV – Ukraine has become an associate member of the Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP), which coordinates technological cooperation […]
Trump incited Jan 6 attack after White House meeting, panel told
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 in Orlando, Florida, on Feb 26, 2022. (CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) WASHINGTON – US lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in […]
Former senior US official admits to planning attempted foreign coups
In this Sept 30, 2019 file photo, former US national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. (PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / AP) WASHINGTON – John Bolton, a former US ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security adviser, said on Tuesday that […]
Eight candidates make cut in race to succeed UK PM Johnson
British Conservative Party Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak launches his campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in London on July 12, 2022. (ALBERTO PEZZALI / AP PHOTO) LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough nominations from their […]
WHO: COVID-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’
This picture taken on April 15, 2020 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (PHOTO / AFP) GENEVA – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over" as the number of new cases worldwide has risen by 30 percent in the […]
Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 jabs ‘infringe new Alnylam patent’
A healthcare professional prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine for health and social care workers at the Life Science Centre at the International Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne, northeast England, on Jan 9, 2021. (OWEN HUMPHREYS / POOL / AFP) WASHINGTON / PRAGUE – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc escalated its patent fight with Pfizer […]
OECD sees global corporate tax overhaul on course for 2024
OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann speaks during a ministerial meeting at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development at the OECD headquarters in Paris on June 9, 2022. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) PARIS – The biggest overhaul of cross-border tax rules in a generation is now on course to take effect in 2024, the […]
Jill Biden chided for saying Latinos as unique as ‘breakfast tacos’
First Lady Jill Biden watches as Marine One carrying US President Joe Biden lands on the South Lawn of the White House upon Biden's return to Washington, DC on June 30, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) US first lady Jill Biden's attempt to compliment Latinos flopped on Monday when she said they were as unique […]
Putin, Erdogan discuss Ukraine situation over phone
A handout photograph taken and released on Sept 29, 2021 by the Turkish Presidential Press service shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting at the Russian Official Residence of Presidency in Sochi. (MUSTAFA KAMACI / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) MOSCOW/ROME – Russian President Vladimir […]
Moderna to advance two Omicron vaccine candidates
This file photo taken on June 4, 2021 shows a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Paris, France. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) ROME / TUNIS – Moderna Inc said on Monday it was advancing two Omicron vaccine candidates for the fall, one designed against the BA.1 variant and another against […]
France’s PM Borne survives no-confidence vote in parliament
France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne speaks during a debate on a motion of censure filed by the New Popular Ecological and Social Union party at the French national assembly in Paris on July 11, 2022. (ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) PARIS – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday comfortably survived a motion of no-confidence brought […]
New UK PM to be announced on Sept 5, tax dominates contest
A Union Flag flies in front of the clock face on Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the bell Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster on Jan 5, 2022. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) LONDON – Britain's new prime minister will be announced on Sept 5, with the first votes to begin eliminating […]
UN: World population to reach 8 billion on Nov 15
Children wait to be vaccinated against polio in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on May 18, 2022. (HERMAN EMMANUEL / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on Nov 15, with India projected to surpass China as the most populous country in 2023, the United Nations said Monday, World Population […]
Hit by COVID-19, EU population shrinks for second year running
Dozens of people queue outside a pharmacy for a COVID-19 antigenic test on Jan 19, 2022 in Savenay, western France, as COVID-19 cases soar in Europe. (LOIC VENANCE / AFP) The European Union's population shrank for a second year running last year, the bloc's statistics office said on Monday, as the region reels from over […]
Ships get older and slower as emissions rules bite
Vessels are parked along the anchorage near Pasir Panjang terminal port in Singapore on June 6, 2022. (ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) LONDON – If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower. Faced with uncertainty about which fuels to use in the long term to cut greenhouse gas […]
Extreme weather wreaks havoc globally as climate-related risks rise
A view taken from a rescue helicopter of the Punta Rocca glacier near Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, two days after a huge chunk of the glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow, and rocks onto hikers. (LUCA BRUNO / AP PHOTO) It is hard to […]
Official: EU backs second COVID-19 booster for over-60s
A picture taken on June 16, 2021 in Brussels shows a passeport behind a mobile phone whose screen bears a EU Digital COVID-19 certificate. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) BRUSSELS/LONDON – European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone over 60, as well as medically vulnerable people, amid a new rise […]
British Foreign Secretary Truss enters prime minister race
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrives at 10 Downing Street, to attend Cabinet Meeting, in London, June 14, 2022. (ALBERTO PEZZALI / AP) LONDON – British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss entered the race to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister on Monday, taking the number of candidates in an increasingly bitter and unpredictable contest to […]
France Inc grapples with new political order
A photo of a TV screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking during televised address on June 22, 2022, in Paris. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France – France's business elite is grappling to live with a new, more hostile political order a month after far-right and hard-left parties robbed President Emmanuel Macron's government of […]