This photograph taken on August 2, 2022 shows the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn, off shore of north-west Istanbul. (OZAN KOSE / AFP) ISTANBUL / KIEV – The first grain-laden cargo ship leaving a Ukrainian port under a UN-brokered deal anchored off Istanbul on the Black Sea on Tuesday, waiting […]
Contender to become the country's next Prime minister and leader of the Conservative party British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss cheers prior to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final football match between England and Germany at the Wembley stadium, in London, on July 31, 2022. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) LONDON – The frontrunner to become British […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York, July 13, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday spoke to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and apologized for Sunday's incident, where UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two residents in a […]
This file photo dated Dec 4, 2018 shows a mother watching her HIV-positive child for observation in the intensive care unit of the Bangui pediatric complex in the Central African Republic, while in the foreground, an HIV-positive child sleeps. (FLORENT VERGNES / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada – A new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children […]
An activist from the agricultural union ELB (Euskal Laborarien Batasuna-Union of Basque Farmers) holds a placard reading "Farmer common sense versus health nonsense" as ducks are going to be slaughtered due to the avian flu outbreak that began in late November at a farm in Lohitzun-Oyhercq, southwestern France on Jan 27, 2022. (GAIZKA IROZ / […]
This handout photo taken and provided by the Kentucky National Guard on July 30, 2022, shows an aerial view of the flooded area as Kentucky National Guard Soliders and Airmen aid in flood relief efforts in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky. (KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD / AFP) Floods unleashed by torrential […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 2022 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations in New York City on Aug 1, 2022. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – US President Joe Biden said on Monday he is ready to pursue a new […]
A woman casts her vote for legislative elections, at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal on July 31, 2022. (LEO CORREA / AP PHOTO) DAKAR – Senegalese President Macky Sall's ruling party and the opposition both claimed victory after legislative elections on Sunday, while awaiting the release of official results. Former prime minister Aminata Toure, […]
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken and released on July 30, 2022 shows the Olenivka prison in the Donetsk region of Ukraine where more than 50 people reportedly died following an attack and explosion at the prison the previous day. (SATELLITE IMAGE ©2022 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The United […]
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden continued to test positive for COVID-19 on Monday, White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said. More than a million people in the United States have died from COVID-19, and 91 million cases have been reported "This morning, as could be anticipated, his (Biden's) SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing remained positive," O'Connor […]
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on Dec 20, 2021. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) MONTREAL, Canada – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that overlapping crises of COVID-19, inflation and cuts to foreign aid by wealthy countries are accelerating […]
People wear face masks as they commute during the morning rush hour in Tokyo, July 22, 2022. (SHUJI KAJIYAMA / AP) LONDON/CHICAGO – As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of COVID-19. In the United States […]
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry Press Office, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni cargo ship, with 26,000 tonnes of the Ukrainian corn aboard, leaves the port in Odesa region, Ukraine, Aug 1, 2022. (UKRAINIAN INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTRY PRESS OFFICE VIA AP) KYIV – A ship carrying grain left Ukraine's Odesa port for foreign markets […]
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies released on July 30, 2022 shows the Olenivka prison in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on July 27, 2022. (AFP / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2022 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES) ODESSA – Russia has invited United Nations and Red Cross experts to investigate the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners, and […]
A firefighter tackles a wildfire at the village of Asseiceira Pequena in Mafra on July 31, 2022. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) MAFRA, Portugal – Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze raging in a Portuguese municipality near the capital Lisbon on Sunday as high temperatures and strong winds made it harder to put out […]
Leaders prepare for 'worst-case scenario' on fears of a total shut off Gasoline and diesel prices are displayed near a gas station in Rome, Italy, June 23, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Just one of five turbines is now whirring within the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, the chief artery that pumps gas from Russia to Europe. […]
A man casts his vote for legislative elections, at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal, Sunday, July 31, 2022. (LEO CORREA / AP PHOTO) "This gives us an unquestionable majority. Aminata Toure, Former prime minister DAKAR – Senegal President Macky Sall's ruling coalition said on Monday it has won 30 of the country's 46 administrative […]
US President Joe Biden coughs as he speaks about "The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022"inthe State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on July 28, 2022. (SUSAN WALSH / FILE / AP) WASHINGTON/ZURICH – US President Joe Biden remained positive for COVID-19 on Sunday but "continues to feel well," his physician said. White […]
This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of active fire lines of the Hermits Peak wildfire near Las Vegas, New Mexico, May 11, 2022. (TECHNOLOGIES / AFP) TIERRA MONTE, N.M. – After the US government started the largest wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history in April, it is asking victims to share […]
People stand in line outside a voting station in Ziguinchor on July 31, 2022. (MUHAMADOU BITTAYE / AFP) DAKAR – Senegal kicked off legislative elections at 8 am Sunday (local time and GMT) to elect 165 new deputies to the National Assembly for a five-year term across national territory and abroad. Some seven million Senegalese […]