Sri Lanka in ‘final stage’ of IMF talks; budget deficit widens
COLOMBO, Aug 30,2022: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka unveiled fresh measures on Tuesday in an interim budget aimed at clinching a bailout ...
UN says six million Afghans are at risk of famine as crises grow
Aug 30,2022:The UN humanitarian chief has urged donors to restore funding for development in Afghanistan that was frozen when the ...
Angola’s governing party wins divisive election
Aug 29,2022:Angola’s electoral commission on Monday declared the ruling MPLA, in power for nearly five decades since ...
EU, NATO must back Western Balkan integration: Slovenia
SARAJEVO,Aug 29,2022:Slovenian President Borut Pahor said on Monday that countries in the Western Balkans were at risk of instability ...
Ukraine says it has begun counter-offensive to retake Russian-held south
KYIV,Aug29,2022: The Ukrainian military on Monday started a long-awaited counter-offensive against Russian forces in the ...
NASA postpones debut Artemis test flight of new moon rocket
Aug 29,2022:An engine problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least four days the debut launch of the colossal rocketship it ...
Shelling near Ukraine nuclear plant fuels disaster fears
Aug 29,2022:Russian forces have pounded Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, officials said, ...
Major destruction after Israel targets missile facility in Syria
Aug 28,2022:Satellite imagery shows massive destruction at a giant military facility in western Syria that was targeted by a recent ...
Pakistan declares national emergency as flood toll nears 1,000
Islamabad, Pakistan,Aug 27,2022:The Pakistan government has declared devastating floods a “national emergency” after nearly 1,000 ...
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine
Aug 27,2022:Moderna has sued Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 ...