Gridlock in Nigeria amid fuel shortages
ABUJA – Nigerians have been hit by a double whammy of chronic fuel shortages and a hike in prices by the state-owned oil company.
The...
Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ on trial for mountains of waste
STOCKHOLM – A businesswoman who styled herself as the “Queen of Trash” has gone on trial in Sweden accused of illegally dumping mountains of...
US to accuse Russia of election interference
WASHINGTON – The United States is to accuse Russia of a sustained campaign to interfere in the November presidential election, US media has reported.
The...
‘Very serious’ mosquito virus prompts US towns to close parks
WASHINGTON – A rare but potentially lethal mosquito-borne virus has prompted nearly a dozen towns in the US to close public parks at night...
Thailand wages war against ‘alien’ tilapia fish
BANGKOK – Can Thailand win its war against an invasive tilapia species?
It has been described as the "most invasive species" to ever hit Thailand...
Swift Vienna concert plotters planned to kill ‘a huge number’
VIENNA – The United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says the suspects in the foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna,...
Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for polio vaccine drive
TEL AVIV -- Israel has agreed to a series of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow for the vaccination of children against polio, the...
Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan
TOKYO – Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country’s police...
Mpox jabs arrive on African soil after red-tape delays
ABUJA – Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of a vaccine to combat mpox, making it the first African country to receive a batch amid...
Brazil suspects criminals set record São Paulo fires
SAO PAOLO – Government officials in Brazil say they suspect “criminals” are behind a record number of fires which have devastated large swathes of...