‘Perfect storm’ of disease ahead with vaccines delayed and measles cases up, WHO and UNICEF say
“Almost 17,338 measles cases were reported worldwide in January and February 2022, compared to 9,665…
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China’s Xi calls for ‘all-out’ infrastructure splurge to rescue economy
President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior economic officials Tuesday that “all out efforts”…
Singapore executes intellectually disabled man for drug trafficking after rejecting appeal
Anti-death penalty group Reprieve said Dharmalingam’s “name will go down in history as the victim…
Chinese drone maker DJI halts business in Russia and Ukraine
The move marks a rare exit from Russia by a prominent Chinese company since the…
Russia’s threat to retaliate against US-Japan naval exercises shows it’s getting jumpy, analysts say
The threat is just the latest salvo from Moscow, which has been angered by Japan’s…
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi handed five year jail term for corruption
The Nobel laureate, who led Myanmar for five years before being forced from power in…
Chinese teachers among 4 killed in Pakistan university blast
The four were in a van near the University of Karachi’s Confucius Institute when the…
Two dead in new Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
The country declared “The disease has had a two-week head start and we are now…
Tigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
Fighting in northern Ethiopia has eased since the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire last…
Kim Jong Un vows full speed ahead for North Korea’s nuclear program, as he flaunts ICBM missiles
The country would “strengthen and develop” its nuclear forces at the “highest possible” speed, Kim…
Giant sculpture made from 350 trees to stand outside Buckingham Palace
Written by Hafsa Khalil, CNNLondonWhen Britain marks Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne…
Beijing tests 20 million residents amid ‘fast and furious’ Omicron outbreak
The Chinese capital started testing all residents of Chaoyang, a bustling district home to the…
Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala sentenced to life over Gezi Park protests
Kavala was sentenced in connection with the 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey, which began over…
UK officials focus on possible adenovirus link to cases of hepatitis in children
Since the beginning of the year, at least 111 children have been identified in the…
Greenpeace activists tried to block a Russian oil tanker heading to Norway
The Ust Luga — loaded with Russian jet fuel worth $116 million — was on…
Nine people found from missing Japanese sightseeing boat, coast guard says
They were found near the tip of Cape Shiretoko on the Japanese island of Hokkaido,…
At least 168 killed in western Darfur violence, aid group says
The violence is the latest in an uptick of such incidents in the war-weary region.Western…
Nine people found from missing Japanese sightseeing boat, coast guard says
They were found near the tip of Cape Shiretoko on the Japanese island of Hokkaido,…
Slovenia’s populist PM loses election to environmentalist party
Janša, who had hoped to win a fourth term in office, conceded that he had…
Americans have rushed to rescue Ukrainian orphans. One mission led to a child trafficking probe
The 9-year-old boy who Scooter Brown and his wife, Vicki, had started the process of…
