Thu 14 July 2022: South Korea‘s COVID-19 cases have been rising again due to a highly contagious new omicron subvariant in the East Asian country, local media said on Thursday. During the past 24 hours, South Korea registered 39,196 new infections, the highest daily figure in a week, bringing the caseload to over 18.64 million, Yonhap News Agency reported. […]
Continue Reading
Thu 14 July 2022: Turkiye claimed that it had been successful in negotiating a deal with Ukraine, Russia, and the UN to allow the export of Ukrainian grains, which had been halted by Russia following the invasion. The decision is expected to provide significant relief to economies around the world whose grain imports were largely […]
Continue Reading
Thu 14 July 2022: A former CIA software engineer was convicted on Wednesday of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks from the spy agency, in one of the biggest such thefts in CIA history. Jurors in Manhattan federal court convicted Joshua Schulte, 33, on eight espionage charges and one obstruction charge over the so-called Vault 7 […]
Continue Reading
Thu 14 July 2022: The New Zealand Health Ministry reported on Thursday that COVID-19 cases surged again as the country battles the second wave of omicron infections, Anandolu Agency reported. During the past 24 hours, New Zealand registered 11,282 new infections, bringing the caseload to over 1.47 million, according to the ministry. With 23 more […]
Continue Reading
Thu 14 July 2022: Washington: The US inflation rate increased to 9.1% in June, driven up by increases in the cost of food, housing, and oil. Since the end of November 1981, the 12-month increase in the inflation rate was the biggest. The US Bureau of Labour Statistics said: “Over the last 12 months, the […]
Continue Reading
Wed 13 July 2022: Ethiopia has repatriated 50,337 nationals from Saudi Arabia in the last 45 days, the Ethiopia Ministry of Women and Social Affairs said on Wednesday. The returnees, flown home aboard 137 flights, are part of 102,000 Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia scheduled to be returned in a seven to 11 months, starting […]
Continue Reading
Wed 13 July 2022: Former US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has admitted that he helped Washington plan coups in foreign countries, seeming to confirm an unspoken practice which many have long accused the US of conducting. In an interview with the CNN anchor, James Tapper, Bolton addressed accusations that former President Donald Trump orchestrated a planned […]
Continue Reading
Wed 13 July 2022: The BBC reported on Wednesday that the British government will hold a vote of confidence in itself on Monday after blocking an effort to bring one by the opposition Labour Party after ministers objected to its wording. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will step down once the Conservative Party […]
Continue Reading
Wed 13 July 2022: A French court on Tuesday sentenced a former Rwandan official to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of complicity in the 1994 genocide in the African country. The Paris Assize Court held Laurent Bucyibaruta, 78, the former prefect of Gikongoro province, guilty of acts of genocide and complicity in […]
Continue Reading
Wed 13 July 2022: The Kremlin expressed its hope on Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia wouldn’t be used to try to promote anti-Russian relations, at the same time that the US is trying to persuade Riyadh to increase oil output in the face of rising prices. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for […]
Continue Reading
