‘Spare Tigrayan civilians from harm,’ Ethiopia urged
ADDIS ABABA – Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Ethiopia to protect civilians living in Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, as government troops advance...
Bodies of man, his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii
ROME – Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the...
Nigerian economy slips into recession
ABUJA – Nigeria has slipped into recession, with the latest growth figures showing the economy contracted 2.06 percent between April and June.
The country has...
Dutch to ban cigarette sales in supermarkets from 2024
AMSTERDAM – The Netherlands will ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in supermarkets from 2024 in a drive to get more...
WHO rejects antiviral drug remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment
THE World Health Organization on Thursday recommended against using the antiviral remdesivir, a drug that had generated intense interest as a treatment for COVID-19.
An...
‘Eyes will be plucked out’ over HK, China warns
BEIJING – China has strongly rebuked the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada after being accused of a concerted effort to silence...
Trump’s vaccine team won’t brief Biden admin, senators say
WASHINGTON – Officials from President Donald Trump’s vaccine distribution effort have not briefed anyone on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, and have no plans...
Brazil to receive first doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Butantan Institute biomedical center will receive the first doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 this week, institute director Dimas Covas...
Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump fired the nation’s top election security official, a widely respected member of his administration who had dared to refute...
UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 in green ‘revolution’
LONDON – Britain will ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030 as part of a 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” to...