US Recession Not ‘Inevitable,’ Treasury Secretary Says
Washington: A recession in the United States is not "inevitable" but the economy is likely to slow, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday, days after the US Federal Reserve hiked…
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Pak Foreign Minister On Financing Watchdog ‘Grey List’: “Will Follow…”
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that his country was committed to follow international standards related to the counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering. The Paris-based global…
Russia To Intensify Fighting, Zelensky Warns As EU Decision On Ukraine Looms
Kyiv: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia was likely to intensify its "hostile activity" this week, as Kyiv awaits a historic decision from the European Union on its…
China’s Covid Mass Testing Mantra Is Building A Waste Mountain
Beijing: Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste that has become the environmental and economic levy of a…
The flaws in China’s nuclear power drive
Under Mao Zedong, China’s focus was fully on nuclear weapons. Buoyed by the success in nuclear weapon production, in 1970 Zhou Enlai proposed a turn to nuclear electricity generation. That…
Colombia Will Soon Have Its First Black Female Vice President. Will It Be Her?
CALI, Colombia — At a hotel in Cali, a major city near Colombia’s Pacific Coast, hundreds of people packed a ballroom for the woman at the center of the stage.…
Third Man Arrested in Amazon Slayings of Journalist and Activist
RIO DE JANEIRO — A third person was arrested on Saturday in connection with the killings of a British journalist and a Brazilian expert on Indigenous peoples who went missing…
Attack at Sikh Temple in Afghanistan Kills Several People
KABUL, Afghanistan — Militants stormed a Sikh temple in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday, leaving several people dead and others wounded, and stoking already heightened concerns among the country’s religious minorities…
WHO Drops Endemic Country Distinction For Monkeypox. What It Means
Monkeypox: WHO believes the actual number of Monkeypox cases is likely higher. Geneva: The World Health Organization says it has removed the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries in its data…
Therapist’s Notes Would Have Led To Different Verdict In Trial, Says Amber Heard
Johnny Depp's spokesperson has denied Amber Heard's allegations of physical abuse. Washington: Hollywood actor Amber Heard has stated during a recent interview that notes taken by her therapist, to whom she…