This Sept 6, 2022 photo shows the city view of Vladivostok, Russia. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO JR / XINHUA) MOSCOW — The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday it had initiated a criminal case against a US citizen over espionage. "The Russian Federal Security Service initiated a criminal case against a US citizen on the grounds […]
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Security, migration trump energy dispute at Biden Mexico summit
(From left) President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a news conference at the 10th North American Leaders' Summit at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan 10, 2023. (ANDREW HARNIK / AP) MEXICO CITY – US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart […]
Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe
Ski centre on mountain Jahorina is seen in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Jan 4, 2023. (KIRSTEN DONOVAN / REUTERS) LONDON/BRUSSELS — Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds […]
EU parliament removes Kaili from post over graft charges
In this handout photograph taken and released by European Parliament on Dec 7, 2022, Greek politician and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili speaks during the European Book Prize award ceremony in Brussels. (ERIC VIDAL / EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT / AFP) STRASBOURG – The European Parliament stripped Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post on […]
Key COVID-19 indicators surge again in US, straining hospitals
People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, US, Jan 10, 2022. (MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS) LOS ANGELES / ROME / MEXICO CITY / MOSCOW – Another COVID-19 winter surge is brewing in […]
BestChange Celebrates 15th Anniversary as a Leading Cryptocurrency Exchange with over 200 Trusted Exchanges
Dubai, UAE, December 12, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – BestChange (https://www.bestchange.com/) is proud to celebrate 15 years of operating a vetted exchange directory. This legacy provides increased customer security and safety; especially over the holidays when crypto scams are expected to increase. BestChange selects each exchanger for its reliability and range – providing hundreds of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC) via e-payment […]
French hand over their unlicensed weapons to police
People wait to surrender their weapons to the gendarmerie, in Ustaritz, southwestern France, Dec 1, 2022. (BOB EDME / AP) NICE, France – French gun owners were handing over their weapons at police collection points across the country this week as part of a campaign to round up unlicensed firearms, often heirlooms lying in attics […]
Welders wanted: France steps up recruitment amid nuke power crisis
This photo shows the Bugey nuclear plant in Saint-Vulbas, around Lyon, central France on Oct 13, 2022. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / AP) PARIS – French power giant EDF is looking to recruit a new generation of welders, pipe-fitters and boiler makers to fix its ageing nuclear reactors and build more of them, as Europe's energy crisis […]
France steps up recruitment drive as nuke power crisis deepens
This photo shows the Bugey nuclear plant in Saint-Vulbas, around Lyon, central France on Oct 13, 2022. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / AP) PARIS – French power giant EDF is looking to recruit a new generation of welders, pipe-fitters and boiler makers to fix its ageing nuclear reactors and build more of them, as Europe's energy crisis […]
Welders wanted: France steps up recruitment drive amid nuclear crisis
This photo shows the Bugey nuclear plant in Saint-Vulbas, around Lyon, central France on Oct 13, 2022. (LAURENT CIPRIANI / AP) PARIS – French power giant EDF is looking to recruit a new generation of welders, pipe-fitters and boiler makers to fix its ageing nuclear reactors and build more of them, as Europe's energy crisis […]
World’s longest-standing president seeks to extend rule
Equatorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang Nguema (center) attends the 33rd Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit, at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, on Feb 10, 2020. (MICHAEL TEWELDE / AFP) DAKAR – Equatorial Guinea votes on Sunday in a general election in which President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world's longest-standing president, is expected to […]
Russia says it will ‘examine’ Dutch court’s position on MH17
In this file photo taken on Aug 1, 2014, Australian and Dutch investigators examine a piece of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane, near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. (DMITRY LOVETSKY / AP) Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it would "examine" the opinion of a Dutch court which said that […]
6 killed after two WWII planes collide in midair at US air show
This handout file photo obtained from the twitter account @GollyItsMollie on Nov 12, 2022, shows smoke rising from the crash after two planes collided mid-air during the Wings Over Dallas Airshow at Dallas Executive Airport, in Dallas, Texas. (HANDOUT / @GOLLYITSMOLLIE / AFP) HOUSTON – Six people were killed after two World War II aircraft […]
US Congress control at stake as Arizona, Nevada count ballots
Voting precinct signs are stored at the Leon County Supervisor of Elections office prior to the midterm election in Tallahassee, Florida, US, Oct 5, 2022. (Colin Hackley / Reuters) PHOENIX – Two days after Americans went to the polls, the political world remained on tenterhooks on Thursday, with both chambers of the US Congress up […]
Europe warms more than any other continent in last 3 decades
A road sign reads "Extreme Heat, Plan your journey, Carry water", warning motorists about the heatwave forecast for July 18 and 19, on the M11 motorway north of London on July 17, 2022. (DAMIEN MEYER / AFP) LONDON – Europe has warmed more than twice as much as the rest of the world over the […]
Malta spends over 1.6 billion euros on COVID-19 measures
People queue outside tents set up for either COVID-19 positive or in quarantine voters to cast their vote in Zejtun on March 26, 2022 during Malta's general election. (PHOTO / AFP) VALLETTA / MOSCOW – Malta has spent more than 1.6 billion euros (US$1.58 billion) on support measures since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, […]
West criticized for downplaying pandemic amid virus warning
Medical workers treat patients in the COVID-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts on Jan 11, 2022. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP) BEIJING – Claims by some Western leaders that the COVID-19 pandemic "is over" has drawn criticism as the coronavirus continues to […]
Biden says ‘the pandemic is over’ even as death toll mounts
A 6 year-old child is comforted by her mother as she receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by a medical assistant at the Child Health Associates office in Novi, Michigan on Nov 3, 2021. (JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that […]
WHO chief: End of COVID pandemic is ‘in sight’
The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on Oct 24, 2017 in Geneva. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook […]
Biden touts crackdown on airlines over passenger treatment
US President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care services, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington DC, on July 8, 2022. (SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Monday his administration had cracked down on US airlines to improve treatment […]