Yearly Archives: 2024
Trump names Lebanese-American Boulos as Middle East advisor
WASHINGTON (AFP) – United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump named Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs,...
Eight dead in Mexico shooting
CELAYA (AFP) - Gunmen shot up stores in a mall in Mexico, killing eight people, authorities said.
The attack in the central state of Guanajuato...
Over 200 detained in Georgia during protests
TBILISI (AP) - More than 200 people have been detained after four nights of protests in the Georgian capital following the government’s decision to...
UK sets 2029 deadline for building fire safety measures
LONDON (AFP) - The United Kingdom (UK) government yesterday set a new 2029 deadline to speed up the removal of combustible cladding from high-rise...
Belgium loses case against women taken from mothers in colonial era
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The Belgian state was ordered yesterday to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly placed in an orphanage 70...
UN chief says situation in Gaza ‘appalling and apocalyptic’
AFP - The United Nations (UN) chief said yesterday the situation in war-torn Gaza was “appalling and apocalyptic”, warning conditions faced by Palestinians in...
Safer, happier, smarter
BERNAMA-DPA - Banning smartphones in schools significantly enhances students’ social well-being, according to a recent meta-analysis of five international studies.
“The children feel happier and...
Vietnam’s manufacturing sector hindered by weak exports in November
HANOI (XINHUA) - Vietnam’s manufacturing sector reported slower rises in output and new orders which were hindered by weak exports in November, according to...
Ringgit slightly higher against US dollar in early trade
KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) - The ringgit opened slightly higher against the United States (US) dollar in early trade yesterday despite the cautious sentiment following...
India’s big push for solar power
KHAVDA (AFP) - Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India’s western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind...