Kevin McCarthy, reacts after losing the 14th vote in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Jan 6, 2023. (ALEX BRANDON / AP) WASHINGTON – Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered yet another embarrassing defeat as he failed late on Friday by […]
Demonstrators block the Desaguadero Border Crossing Point between Bolivia and Peru during a protest following the ouster of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo, in Desaguadero, Peru, Jan 6, 2023. (CLAUDIA MORALES / REUTERS) LIMA – Dozens of protesters attempted to take over an airport near Peru's border with Bolivia Friday as part of anti-government protests, […]
JAKARTA, Jan 7, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has secured two collaboration agreements with global partners. The signings were held with the inauguration of the PIS branch office in Dubai, UAE (PIS ME) on December 23, 2022. PIS signs MoC with Elite Tankship, signed by the CEO of […]
Singapore, January 07, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Asia Capital Strategy Fund, leading international financial center based in the Cayman Islands that is committed to promoting the development of venture capital funds has formally entered into strategic partnership with SPC Token, an event that been supported by many stakeholders across the industry and has grown stronger confidence in the […]
Kiril Petkov and Assen Vassilev, leaders of the centrist "We Continue The Change" (PP) party, speak to the media after the first exit polls during a general election, in Sofia, Bulgaria Oct 2, 2022. (SPASIYANA SERGIEVA / REUTERS) SOFIA — Bulgaria's second largest party, the anti-corruption We Continue the Change (PP), gave up plans on […]
People raise a new Venezuelan flag on the dome of the Federal Legislative Palace before a session for the installation of the National Parliament for the legislative period 2023-2024 at the Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, on Jan 5, 2023. (FEDERICO PARRA / AFP) CARACAS — Venezuela's splintered opposition, which appointed new leadership this week, […]
Mexicans soldiers stand guard near burning vehicles on a street during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Ovidio Guzman, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, on Jan 5, 2023. (JUAN CARLOS CRUZ / AFP) MEXICO CITY – Mexican security forces captured on Thursday drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of […]
A M23 rebels stand with their weapons during a ceremony to mark the withdrawal from their positions in the town of Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, on Dec 23, 2022. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) KINSHASA – United Nations intelligence analysts have spotted suspected movements by M23 rebels in parts of eastern […]