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Blinken should reflect on US meddling worldwide: Russia reacts to Kazakhstan comment
Russia responded angrily on Saturday to a comment by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Kazakhstan might have a hard time getting rid of Russian troops, saying he should reflect instead on U.S. military meddling around the world.
8 January 2022, 14:43 PM
NATO prepared to respond forcefully to Russian aggression: Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following a NATO meeting on Friday said a diplomatic solution to the Russian military buildup on the Ukraine border is still possible and preferable, but that the alliance is prepared to respond forcefully to Russian aggression.
7 January 2022, 18:46 PM
First Oscar-winning Black actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement, has died at age 94, an official from the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
7 January 2022, 15:41 PM
Russia-led alliance to send peacekeepers to Kazakhstan amid protests
A Russia-led security alliance of ex-Soviet states will send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, Armenia's prime minister said on Thursday, after the Kazakh president appealed for their help in quelling violent and deadly protests.
6 January 2022, 07:09 AM
Six million need aid in drought-hit parts of Ethiopia: UN
More than six million people in drought-hit areas of eastern and southern Ethiopia will need “life-saving” assistance this year, the UN’s emergency response agency said in a new report.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Behead mannequins!
The Taliban have ordered shop owners in western Afghanistan city of Herat to cut off the heads of mannequins. A video clip showing men
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Trump cancels Jan 6 press meet
Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly gave up his plan to steal the limelight on the anniversary of the January 6th assault against Congress,
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Herd immunity?
With new versions forcing vaccine makers to re-test jabs, the virus that causes Covid-19 has proven highly unpredictable.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Ingredients for civil war’ there
Myanmar has “all the ingredients for civil war”, Cambodia, chair of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc, has warned ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Hun Sen to the crisis-wracked country.
5 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Bolsonaro will not undergo surgery: doctors
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need surgery, his doctors said yesterday, a day after the far-right leader was rushed to the hospital with a partially blocked intestine.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘No one can win nuke war’
China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin on Monday.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Haiti PM survives assassination attempt
Gunmen unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday commemorating the Caribbean country’s independence, his office said in a statement.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Canada court awards $83m to victim families of plane downed by Iran
A court in Ontario, Canada, has awarded C$107 million ($83.94 million), plus interest, to the families of six people who died when the Iranian Revolutionary Guards downed a Ukraine International Airlines plane near Tehran two years ago.
4 January 2022, 05:23 AM
Newborn found alive in plane’s toilet bin in Mauritius
A newborn baby was found in the toilet bin of a plane that had just landed in Mauritius on New Year's Day, the BBC reported yesterday.
4 January 2022, 03:56 AM
US cancels duty-free trade facilities for 3 African countries over alleged human rights abuses
The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations and recent coups.
2 January 2022, 13:50 PM
Colorado wildfire took hold ‘in blink of an eye’
A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns -- laying waste to entire neighborhoods “in the blink of an eye,” according to the governor -- had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Flashback 2021
On February 1, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is arrested in a coup that ends the country’s decade-long experiment with democracy. More
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM
World rings in New Year under Covid-19 cloud
The world began ushering in 2022 yesterday after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times ahead.
31 December 2021, 18:00 PM
45 journos murdered worldwide in 2021: RSF
A total of 45 journalists were killed worldwide in 2021, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday -- "one of the lowest death tolls" it has recorded for any year.
31 December 2021, 16:56 PM
New Zealand welcomes 2022 in muted celebrations
The New Year began its annual roll from East to West quietly - with no official firework display in Auckland, New Zealand, reports Reuters.
31 December 2021, 12:38 PM