Rengeruk becomes the latest Kenyan athlete to be banned from doping
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk at the Tokyo Olympics last year
PARIS (AFP) - Kenyan athlete Lilian Kasait Rengeruk was placed on Wednesday by the Athletics Safety...
Biden pledges solidarity with Iranian women as protests spread
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden pledged solidarity with Iranian women Wednesday as eight people were reported killed in growing...
Japan to lift COVID restrictions on foreign tourists from October
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2-L) poses with John Tuttle (R), Vice Chairman of the NYSE Group, before the closing bell at the New...
Canada launches review to legalize cannabis after four years
Canada has launched a review of its cannabis law, four years after it legalized its recreational use - celebrated by thousands including this man...
Meloni motivates his supporters as the right looks to Italy for a historic victory
Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi and Georgia Meloni appear poised to win Sunday's election in Italy as part of a right-wing coalition
Rome (AFP) - Georgia...
Global Fund raises $14.25 billion to end HIV, tuberculosis and malaria
(From left to Right) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and US President...
Swiss vote on factory farm bans and pension reform
In 2020, women in Switzerland, on average, received approximately 35% lower pensions than men
GENEVA (AFP) - Switzerland voted Sunday on a number of issues,...
Looking to victory, Italy’s right rallies before the vote
The Italian brothers, led by Giorgia Meloni, were leading in the opinion polls two weeks before Election Day
Rome (AFP) - Italy's right-wing parties are...
Oprah’s ‘Sidney’ shows how Poitier redefined Hollywood
The late Sidney Poitier forever changed the concept of what a black man could be on the world stage, Oprah Winfrey and Reginald Hudlin...
US stocks drop, dollar gains as Federal Reserve unveils latest major interest rate hike
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed to do what it takes to control inflation as the central bank raised interest rates again
New York (AFP)...
US Federal Reserve raises key interest rate as recession fears escalate
The US Federal Reserve announced its interest rate decision as concerns grow that aggressive measures could push the economy into recession next year.
Washington (AFP)...
William Burns as Director of the CIA
CIA Director William Burns (pictured in April 2021) says his life is nothing like James Bond or Jason Bourne, in the first broadcast of...
Russia begins mobilizing forces to fight Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, or surrendered, urging Russians to resist Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow began a mandatory troop recall...
Facebook whistleblower launched a non-profit organization to deal with big tech
The first project of a new non-profit organization launched by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will be to create an open source database of the...
Markets are falling as central banks raise interest rates
The Bank of England said the British economy had entered a recession as it raised interest rates again to combat inflation
New York (AFP) -...
Russian forces “besieged” near the main town of Ukraine in the annexed area
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a grand ceremony in the Kremlin
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine announced Saturday that it has cordoned off several thousand...
UK government lifts ban on gas fracking in England
Protesters set up a fake gas fracking platform in front of both houses of the British Parliament in 2012
London (AFP) - Britain on Thursday...
The European Union cuts energy use and taxation of energy companies
The European Union plans to cut energy use by "at least five percent" during peak hours, according to a commission document seen by AFP.
Brussels...
African Union condemns recent coup in Burkina Faso
Troops are still guarding the National Television Center after Burkina Faso's second coup this year
Ouagadougou (AFP) - The African Union on Saturday condemned the...
After destroying Florida, Hurricane Ian began to recede
An aerial photograph taken on September 30, 2022 shows destroyed homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
FORT MYERS (United...
Iran vows ‘decisive action’ in wave of women-led protests
Iranian female protesters remove their headscarves during a demonstration in the city of Savah, in an image taken from an online video made available...
UN raises death toll from Kabul classroom bombing to 35 as women protest ‘genocide’
The death toll of the United Nations mission in the attack on the Kaj Higher Education Center is much higher than the death toll...
Military coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow the leader of the junta
In Ouagadougou, protesters demanded the departure of junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaugo Damiba.
Ouagadougou (AFP) - Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles for the fourth time this week
South Korean and US officials have warned for months that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing to conduct another nuclear test
Seoul (AFP)...
Street boats, cars at sea: Fort Myers beach hit by Ian
Hurricane Ian left parts of Fort Myers Beach, Florida completely devastated
FORT MYERS BEACH (United States) (AFP) - As Pete Belinda and his wife walked...
The UK housing market has been affected by the budget fallout
Analysts expect UK house prices to lead into prolonged stagnation
London (AFP) - Britain's housing market has been battered by the British government's extravagant budget,...
A strong US dollar is an unstoppable force that puts other currencies at risk
The US dollar made amazing gains against other currencies amid rising interest rates, bringing back memories of the Asian financial crisis
New York (AFP) -...
Leclerc fastest in final wet road training for Singapore Grand Prix
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during final training for the Singapore Grand Prix
Singapore (AFP) Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was the fastest in training for a shorter final...
Mixed day for stocks as European inflation rises
A woman holds a torch during a demonstration against rising energy prices and the increasing cost of living during a national demonstration in Brussels...
No Terminator: Musk provokes ‘helpful’ robots
Elon Musk says Tesla's human-developed Optimus robot could cost less than $20,000 and end up doing most of the work while people reap the...
Cows Slaughtered Without Stunning: Measures Ordered to Address Shortcomings at Bigard...
Cows Slaughtered Without Stunning in Bigard Slaughterhouse in Venarey-les-Laumes: Measures Ordered to Address Shortcomings
After the broadcast of shocking images of animal abuse within the...
Cows Slaughtered Without Stunning: Measures Ordered to Address Shortcomings at Bigard...
Cows Slaughtered Without Stunning in Bigard Slaughterhouse in Venarey-les-Laumes: Measures Ordered to Address Shortcomings
After the broadcast of shocking images of animal abuse within the...
