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Water begins receding in worst flood-hit south

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2022 | 12:07 AM

(AP): Floodwaters are receding in Pakistan’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, officials said Friday, a potentially bright sign in an ongoing crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in the impoverished South Asian country....

UN warns up to 345 million people marching towards starvation

Published:Saturday | September 17, 2022 | 12:07 AM

(AP): The U.N. food chief warned on Thursday that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude”, with up to 345 million people marching toward starvation — and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine....

Wait to see queen’s coffin extends to 24 hours

Published:Friday | September 16, 2022 | 11:25 AM

LONDON — The line organised by British authorities for people to view Queen Elizabeth II's coffin as she lies in state has reopened after being closed for more than seven hours due to a surge in numbers. But officials said Friday...

US warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug

Published:Friday | September 16, 2022 | 9:16 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — United States health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective. The Food and Drug Administration...

EU lawmakers: Hungary no longer a democracy

Published:Friday | September 16, 2022 | 12:10 AM

BRUSSELS (AP): European Union lawmakers on Thursday declared that Hungary has become “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” under the leadership of its nationalist government, and that its undermining of the bloc’s democratic values had taken...

Woman with toy gun grabs trapped savings from bank

Published:Friday | September 16, 2022 | 12:10 AM

BEIRUT (AP): A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch on Wednesday, taking US$13,000 from her trapped savings. Sali Hafez told the local Al-Jadeed TV that she needed the money...

A new space race? China adds urgency to US return to moon

Published:Friday | September 16, 2022 | 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull. Strategic rivalry with China’s ambitious space programme is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both...

Police blame gang for killing three officers

Published:Friday | September 16, 2022 | 12:09 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE(AP): Haiti’s National Police said it is investigating the recent slaying of three officers that it blamed on gang members. The agency said Wednesday that a gang called ‘Ti Makak’, which means Little Macaques, killed the officers on...

'Torment of hell': Ukraine medic describes Russian torture

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 6:34 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A volunteer Ukrainian medic detained in Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol told U.S. lawmakers today of comforting fellow detainees as many died during her three months of captivity, cradling and consoling them as...

Mexico arrests three soldiers for ties to missing students case

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 2:14 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three members of Mexico's army have been arrested for alleged connection to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, the government announced Thursday. Assistant Public Safety Secretary Ricardo Mejia...

Thailand court to rule if Prime Minister must quit

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 8:51 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court will rule on September 30 whether suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has already served eight years in office and must resign. Prayuth, then the Thai army commander, led a coup that...

Palace reveals details of queen’s state funeral on Monday

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 7:56 AM

LONDON (AP) — Two minutes of silence will be observed across the United Kingdom at the end of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday giving the public across the nation a chance to pay their respects to the...

EU wants to toughen cybersecurity rules for smart devices

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 7:11 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm proposed new legislation Thursday that would force manufacturers to ensure that devices connected to the Internet meet cybersecurity standards, making the 27-nation bloc less vulnerable...

Fuel price rise sets off street protests

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 12:10 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Haiti announced steep increases in fuel prices on Wednesday despite fears that the move would crush an already frail economy, push even more people to flee the country and unleash the sort of protests that have often paralysed...

Airstrikes kill 10 in Tigray capital, doctor says

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 12:09 AM

Two airstrikes hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Wednesday morning, killing 10 people, many of them first responders, the director of the city’s flagship Ayder Referral Hospital said, as Ethiopia’s government gave no sign of taking up...

Leaky pen and job cuts: King Charles under scrutiny

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 12:09 AM

LONDON (AP): Reports that up to 100 staff at King Charles III’s former residence could lose their jobs have drawn criticism of the British monarchy, within days of his accession to the throne. The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday that dozens...

Energy crisis: EU chief wants to tap excess producer profits

Published:Thursday | September 15, 2022 | 12:09 AM

BRUSSELS (AP): A top European Union official unveiled a plan on Wednesday to cap the revenue of electricity producers that are making extraordinary profits because of the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine and climate change, saying the proposal...

Leaky pen and staff job cuts: King Charles under scrutiny

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 1:54 PM

LONDON (AP) — Reports that up to 100 staff at King Charles III's former residence could lose their jobs have drawn criticism of the British monarchy, within days of his accession to the throne. The Guardian newspaper reported Tuesday that...

WHO: COVID end ‘in sight,’ deaths at lowest since March 2020

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 12:56 PM

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long...

Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after solemn procession

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 12:51 PM

LONDON (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined...

Energy crisis: EU chief wants to tap excess producer profits

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 10:15 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official unveiled a plan Wednesday to cap the revenue of electricity producers that are making extraordinary profits because of the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine and climate change,...

Pakistani premier promises compensation for flood victims

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 10:11 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister on Wednesday promised the country's homeless people that the government will ensure they are paid to rebuild and return to their lives after the country's worst-ever floods. With winter...

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 7:42 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritise stopping the virus in Africa. In July, the World Health Organization designated ...

Leaders avoid victory dance in Ukraine combat advances

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 12:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): US leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Instead, military officials are looking towards...

Two journalists killed while reporting on violence

Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2022 | 12:09 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Two Haitian reporters were fatally shot and their bodies set on fire while reporting in a slum controlled by gangs in the capital, the second such killing this year, according to a journalists’ association. The two men were...

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