Monthly Archives: May, 2022

Droughts: UN warns of acute starvation in Horn of Africa 

The United Nations and humanitarian organizations warned on Tuesday that millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing catastrophic famine as the...

As food shortage continues in Sri Lanka, farmers asked to plant more rice

Sri Lanka wants farmers to grow more rice as part of measures to avoid a major food shortage, according to a top official, as...

UK gearing up to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

This week, the United Kingdom will commemorate Queen Elizabeth's unprecedented 70 years on the throne with four days of festivities ranging from military parades...

All 22 on board in Nepal flight dies of crash

Nepali search and rescue personnel retrieved the corpse of the last of 22 persons onboard a tiny plane that crashed two days ago in...

Germany to amend constitution to allow $110 billion defense fund

The German finance ministry stated on Sunday that Germany has agreed to amend its constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of...

California woman sentenced 15 months prison for punching flight attendant

A California woman was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in the face during a trip,...

Victoria’s Secret pays $8.3m to settle sacking Thai workers

An unprecedented $8.3 million settlement has been reached for over a thousand dismissed Thai garment workers who sewed bras for a factory that supplies...

Nepal plane with 22 passengers on board, including 4 Indians, loses contact

According to media reports quoting airport officials, a Tara Air's 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 22 people - four Indians and three Japanese nationals...

In China, global automakers lagging behind expanding EV market

Global automakers may be in for a rude awakening if they believe they can prolong their supremacy in China into the electric future. General Motors...

Lithuanians collect $4.7 million to give drone to Ukraine

Hundreds of Lithuanians banded together to purchase a sophisticated military drone for Ukraine's fight against Russia, as a gesture of solidarity with a fellow...

Airline easyJet cancels over 200 flights

Due to airport delays and other constraints, low-cost carrier easyJet will cancel more than 200 flights over the next ten days, affecting travel over...

Russia files case against Google over data storage

Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications regulator, announced on Friday that it has initiated administrative procedures against Google (GOOGL.O) of Alphabet Inc. and six other international technology...

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Increase in oil, gas activities cast shadow on Paris climate goals

The United States leads this surge in activity, which contradicts the International Energy Agency's (IEA) previous assertion that to prevent exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius...

Oxford English Dictionary adds 23 new Japanese words

The inclusion of 23 Japanese words into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) marks a significant acknowledgment of the deep cultural exchanges between Japan and...

Two bodies recovered in Baltimore bridge collapse

The recovery of two men from beneath the Baltimore bridge, following its collapse due to a container ship collision early Tuesday, was confirmed on...

Olympics exhibition sets in Paris; heroes displayed

From the propaganda displays at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to the poignant protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City...