The demise of banking giant Credit Suisse sent shock waves through financial markets and appears to have dealt a blow to Switzerland’s reputation for stability, with one executive suggesting investors will now look at the mountainous central European country as “a … Read More
KAMPALA, March 21 (Reuters) – Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already … Read More
ACCRA, Ghana: Amid the spread of extremist violence in West Africa’s Sahel region, the US military has launched its annual military training exercise, entitled Flintlock, aimed at helping armies contain the region’s jihadi threats. The US stated it aims to … Read More
The announcement was made after US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended a summit meeting in San Diego on Monday. The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have announced a … Read More
NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S.-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India – Russia’s top outlet for seaborne crude – have been settled in other currencies. … Read More
Manila, Mar 6 (EFE).- Philippines authorities fear that the oil spill from a tanker that sunk last week, and which has already reached several islands in the center of the archipelago, may reach the island of Boracay, the country’s most … Read More
SHANGHAI, March 6 (Reuters) – The United States is working to expand its restrictions on the export of chipmaking equipment to China by securing cooperation with the Netherlands and Japan, forcing Chinese chipmakers to turn to domestic suppliers such as those listed … Read More
From artificial intelligence to robotics, China is beating Western democracies in research output on 37 out of 44 technological areas deemed critical for economic growth and military power over the coming decades, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said in … Read More
The death toll rose to at least 43 and a railroad worker was arrested Wednesday after the fiery head-on collision of passenger and freight trains near the town of Tempe in northern Greece. More than 80 people were injured, and the Greek … Read More
Top government panel recommends assisted suicides for ‘mature minors’ Law could change as soon as this year; critics slam a ‘reckless’ proposal Canada already has the world’s most expansive program of assisted dying Campaigners have slammed as ‘reckless’ and … Read More