Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a parliament debate in Athens, Aug 26, 2020. (PHOTO / AP) ATHENS – A motion of censure against the Greek government over allegations of extensive wiretapping was outvoted on Friday, Greek national broadcaster ERT has reported. The motion was tabled by the main opposition party, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, over […]
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Haiti police block streets, break into airport over officer killings
A woman with her daughter walks past a barricade that was set up by members of the police as they protest bad police governance, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan 26, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country's main airport to protest the […]
CIA chief makes rare visit to Libya
This photo posted on the official Facebook page of Libya’s Government of National Unity on Jan 12, 2023 shows Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah shaking hands with CIA Director William Burns. (GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY, LIBYA VIA FACEBOOK) TRIPOLI – US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns made a rare trip to Libya on Thursday, […]
Hitachi Energy and Linxon support National Grid in achieving sustainability targets through pioneering 420 kV SF6-free gas- insulated switchgear technology
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy and Linxon are collaborating to strengthen London Power Tunnels (LPT), a key power infrastructure project that will ensure reliable, clean electricity supply for England’s capital city. To support National Grid in accelerating its net zero targets, Hitachi Energy will deliver EconiQ 420-kilovolt […]
Ramaphosa re-elected as leader of South Africa’s ruling party
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the nomination process of the top African National Congress (ANC) officials in the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec 18, 2022. (SUMAYA HISHAM / REUTERS) JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected […]
Mexican National Guard general killed in Zacatecas state
Soldiers from the Mexican Army and the National Guard perform security exercises during a presentation to the media at a training center in Santa Gertrudis, Chuihuahua state, Mexico, Oct 22, 2022. (MARCO UGARTE / AP) MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico's National Guard in the state of Zacatecas was killed on Thursday in a […]
EU with tougher emission reduction targets for member states
In this April 29, 2021 file photo, a coal-fired RWE power plant steams on a sunny day in Neurath, Germany. (MARTIN MEISSNER / AP) BRUSSELS — The Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday evening to tighten EU countries' greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets. Under […]
Spritzer Wins World Branding Awards 2022
KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Nov 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer is pleased to announce that the Company has won the national award under beverages, for the water category of the World Branding Awards – Brand of the Year 2022-2023, a premier award recognition programme organised, assessed, evaluated and judged by the […]
Handover of National Centre for Pandemic and Infection Diseases in Myanmar; Advanced Facility Built with Donation from AW Foundation
YANGON, Myanmar, Nov 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AW Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Asia World Group of Companies, handed over to the Ministry of Health the newly completed Wai Bar Gi New Wing – National Centre for Infectious Diseases on 3rd Nov, 2022. Dedicated to the treatment of infectious diseases and […]
Nigerian FG to Stop Importing Digital Products and Services says Digital Economy Minister
ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct 26, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With stakeholders in the Digital Economy, from within and outside Nigeria, gathered at Digital Nigeria 2022 to brainstorm on a sustainable digital economy for the nation, the Federal Government declared that it was no longer accepting importation of any digital technological product or service […]
NFA promotes healthy eating to reduce food waste
Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Oct 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The National Food Agency (NFA) has started a campaign to promote eating healthy and delicious food by providing recommendations for the composition of foods on the plate in order to reduce waste. Head of the National Food Agency (NFA), Arief Prasetyo (ANTARA/HO-NFA) […]
Colombian, Venezuelan legislators meet on normalizing ties
General view during a session at the National Assembly, in Caracas, on Sept 20, 2022. (FEDERICO PARRA / AFP) CARACAS – Legislative delegations from Venezuela's National Assembly and Colombia's Congress met on Friday to set up working commissions for normalizing bilateral ties, said Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez. State-owned Venezolana de Television reported that 36 Colombian […]
Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with high winds
This handout satellite image provided by CIRA/CSU & NOAA on Oct 8, 2022 and captured at 14:30 UTC on Oct 7 shows Tropical Storm Julia off the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia. (CIRA/CSU / NOAA / AFP) MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua on Sunday carrying top winds of up to 85 miles per […]
Potential New Therapeutic Approach for Pancreatic Cancer is proposed at 2022 Keystone Meeting: Blocking Obesity or Fatty Acid Oxidation
Seoul, Korea, September 08, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – In “the immunometabolism at the crossroads of obesity and cancer, Keystone Symposia (Sept. 5-9, 2022, Keystone, Co, USA)”, Dr. Soo-Youl Kim, Principal Scientist of the National Cancer Center of South Korea, showed that cancer obtains energy absolutely by burning fatty acids from blood as well as that obesity causes cancer […]
Maybank Indonesia Announces Winners of Maybank Marathon 2022
BALI, INDONESIA, Aug 28, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – PT Bank Maybank Indonesia, Tbk (Maybank Indonesia) announced the winners of the World Athletics’ ‘Elite’ road race, the Maybank Marathon 2022, as the contest concluded its 10th anniversary run in Bali today (8/28). With close to 10,000 runners from 50 countries, Maybank Marathon 2022 […]
Angolan voters head to polls in highly competitive election
A supporter of Angolan opposition party National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) holds a party flag during the UNITA final campaign rally ahead of general elections, in Luanda, on Aug 22, 2022. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP) LUANDA – Some 14.3 million Angolan voters are expected to cast ballots to elect the country's […]
Angola braces for highly competitive election
A supporter of Angolan opposition party National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) holds a party flag during the UNITA final campaign rally ahead of general elections, in Luanda, on Aug 22, 2022. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP) LUANDA – Some 14.3 million Angolan voters are expected to cast ballots to elect the country's […]
Justice dept: FBI seized top secret documents at Trump’s home
An aerial view of former US president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen, Aug 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. (STEVE HELBER/AP) FBI agents in this week's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the Justice Department said on Friday, while […]
Greek top prosecutor to probe surveillance of opposition leader
ATHENS – Greece's supreme court chief prosecutor on Friday evening announced that he will begin to probe into leaks regarding the intelligence service's phone surveillance activities. High court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos said that he will personally commence a preliminary investigation into what's termed as "leaks" affecting Greece's national security High court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos said […]
Kentucky floods kill at least 37 as more storms forecast
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 […]