CHOLERA OUTBREAK KILLS FIVE IN KENYA
Kenya’s government urged vigilance on Wednesday as it tackles a cholera outbreak that has killed at least five people, a health ministry official said. Cholera...
WORLD NEWS: US SAYS TO DENY IMMIGRANTS VISAS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic...
WORLD NEWS: TRUMP PAUSES TARIFFS FOR 90 DAYS BUT HITS CHINA HARDER
US President Donald Trump abruptly backed down Wednesday in his global trade war with a 90 day pause for most countries – but slapped even...
UK TEENS CONVICTED OF KILLING 80 YEAR OLD DOG WALKER
A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were found guilty Tuesday of killing an octogenarian grandfather, in one of several cases of youth violence that have...
TRUMP THREATENS ADDITIONAL 50% TARIFFS ON CHINA
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened huge additional tariffs on imports from China if Beijing did not withdraw its retaliation plans, adding that Washington...
WORLD NEWS: SAUDI STOCKS TAKE 5-YEAR RECORD FALL AFTER US TARIFFS
The Saudi stock exchange was down 6.78 percent on Sunday, the worst daily loss since the Covid-19 pandemic according to state media, after sweeping US...
HACKERS STEAL $500,000 IN PENSION SAVINGS FROM AUSTRALIAN RETIREES
Australia’s largest pension funds have been hit by a wave of coordinated cyberattacks, compromising more than 20,000 accounts and leading to significant financial losses for...
UK POLICE CHARGE COMEDIAN RUSSELL BRAND WITH RAPE
Agency Report British police charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and multiple counts of assault over a number of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a...
WORLD NEWS: US TARIFFS A ‘SIGNIFICANT RISK’ TO GLOBAL ECONOMY – IMF CHIEF
Agency Report New US tariffs "clearly represent a significant risk to the global outlook," said IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday, and she encouraged Washington...
JUST IN: CHINA ANNOUNCES 34% RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON US IMPORTS
China has announced it will impose additional tariffs of 34 per cent on imports from the US in retaliation for duties of the same amount...