Mon 15 January 2024: Geopolitical strife and tight financing conditions will slow global economic growth, while artificial intelligence (AI) will increase inequality, according to leading economists. The survey, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday before its annual meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos, weighed the analysis of 60-plus chief economists from both the […]
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Mon 15 January 2024: – No one held US accountable for crimes it committed in Iraq as issue was not given necessary importance, Rensburg tells Anadolu – South African lawyer says people believe what is happening now in Palestine is ideal scenario for legal process as US continues to send money, resources to allow Israel […]
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A researcher takes samples from a bat’s mouth inside Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok. [FILE: Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo] Sun 14 January 2024: A recently identified bat virus that can infect humans has raised concerned about zoonotic transmission in Thailand. The controversial research group behind this discovery, EcoHealth Alliance, previously […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: A volcano located north of the Icelandic fishing community of Grindavik erupted early Sunday (Jan 14), barely hours after inhabitants in the region were evacuated, according to authorities. This is Iceland’s fifth volcanic explosion in roughly three years. The most recent occurred on December 18 in the same area southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that the eruption occurred at 8:00 a.m. (0800 GMT). “A crack has opened up on both sides of the dykes that have begun to be built north of Grindavik,” the Met Office wrote. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the lava was advancing towards the town and had reached a distance of approximately 450 meters […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: After voters rejected Beijing’s warnings and selected pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president, Taiwan on Sunday called China to “face reality” and accept the outcome of the election. Beijing’s repeated pleas for voters not to support Lai were met with a resounding victory for the man the country’s ruling Communist Party […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: In a late-night decision after holding a marathon hearing, the Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the Dec 22 decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) depriving the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) of its iconic poll symbol — ‘bat’. The decision was announced minutes before the expiry of the fifth extended deadline by the […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: Britain could strike Houthi targets in Yemen again if the rebel group continues to attack ships in the Red Sea, the UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, has indicated. The former Conservative prime minister warned that the Iran-linked militants could force up prices in Britain if they are allowed to block the passage of container ships […]
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Sun 14 January 2024: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has said that 180 women are giving birth in Gaza under “dangerous and inhumane conditions” every day. “Many of them are unable to reach hospitals due to being in besieged areas, with the Israeli forces preventing ambulances from reaching them,” the group said in a […]
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Sat 13 January 2024: President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States had delivered a private message to Iran about Iran-backed Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea, Reuters reports. “We delivered it privately and we’re confident we’re well-prepared,” Biden told reporters at the White House before departing to the Camp David […]
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Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate, says, ‘Taiwan must win this battle’. China’s military has promised to “crush” any efforts to promote Taiwan’s independence, a day before a crucial election on the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims is part of its territory. Hundreds of thousands of people […]
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