In this file photo taken on Aug 7, 2022, a man takes a picture as the Glory bulk carrier makes its way from the port in Odesa, Ukraine. According to Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure, the ship under the Marshall Islands' flag is carrying 66 thousand tons of Ukrainian corn. (NINA LYASHONOK / AP) ODESA, Ukraine […]
In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the 12th East Asia Summit foreign ministers' meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Aug 5, 2022. (RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS VIA AP) Russia and the United States said on Friday they were ready to discuss a prisoner swap, a […]
TOKYO, Aug 4, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group has signed a sponsorship agreement with Muangthong United Football Club, a Thai League 1 professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand. This agreement, part of MHI Group’s social contribution program, will support the team’s activities and […]
Masked patrons wait to order at a food stand inside Grand Central Market on July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / AP) LOS ANGELES / BERLIN / WARSAW – The latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant has been driving another surge of infections in the United States as the country's total caseload topped […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks shrugged off early weakness and finished higher for a third straight session on Thursday (July 21) following strong Tesla results and a pullback in the US dollar. Tesla surged nearly 10 per cent after it reported better-than-expected profits despite a drag from lower output at a key China […]
A mural of Australia's Julian Assange is seen in a laneway in Melbourne on Jan 5, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON – WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has appealed to the High Court in London to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges, his brother said on Friday, the latest step in […]
The United Nations Security Council meets on threats to international peace and security, June 8, 2022 at United Nations headquarters. (MARY ALTAFFER / AP) UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Adopting resolution 2641 by a vote of 10 in favor […]