Day: May 16, 2023

In this photo taken on Dec 10, 2015, chickens roam in an outdoor enclosure of a chicken farm in Vielle-Soubiran, southwestern France. (PHOTO / AFP) Brazil, the world's top chicken exporter, has for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases but only in wild birds, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. Two […]

A barrier to stop vehicles stands in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) WASHINGTON – The US Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able to pay the US government's bills only through June 1 without a debt limit increase, increasing pressure on congressional Republicans […]

In this file photo, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) as French President Emmanuel Macron smiles at the Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 16, 2022. Zelensky has reached agreements with the leaders of Italy, Germany, France and Britain on providing fresh defense aid for Kiev, Zelensky's […]

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference on June 7, 2022, in New York. In a civil complaint filed on Monday and seeking at least $10 million, Noelle Dunphy said Giuliani began abusing her almost immediately after hiring her as an off-the-books employee in January 2019. (PHOTO / AP) NEW […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses new members of the African National Congress during an election campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections, at the Nelson Mandela Community Youth Centre in Chatsworth township, north of Durban, on May 14, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) JOHANNESBURG – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Monday […]

A shopper shops at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States, March 19, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a recommendation against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) for weight control or for reducing the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The WHO guideline is based […]

Smoke billows in the distance in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals, on May 15, 2023. One month since Sudan's conflict erupted, its capital is a desolate war zone where terrorised families huddle in their homes as gun battles rage in the dusty, deserted streets outside. （PHOTO / AFP) KHARTOUM […]

A vessel in the second caravan of ships transporting grain from Ukraine passes through the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug 7, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths on Monday called for the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which allows the export of Ukrainian grain […]

Investigators work along a residential street following a deadly shooting, May 15, 2023, in Farmington, N.M. Authorities said an 18-year-old opened fire in the northwestern New Mexico community, killing multiple people and injuring others, before law enforcement fatally shot the suspect. (PHOTO / AP) An 18-year-old gunman shot three people to death and wounded six […]