Blame Fed Chairman Powell, not Putin or ‘Greedy’ corporations for price hikes
Prices were surging long before Russian troops entered Ukraine. Furthermore, Putin did not stop exporting food and gas; it was the Biden…
- | Commentary, International
Nutrition campaign targets pregnant and nursing women in Palestine
Through community-based and online initiatives, the campaign will accelerate and support “a knowledge-sharing process”, according…
- | International
Experts issue statement on death of 280 prisoners in Ecuador
In a joint statement, the experts said they were “appalled and gravely concerned” by repeated riots that have resulted in the…
- | International
New COVID strain Omicron a ‘variant of concern’
According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), preliminary evidence also suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant of…
- | Health, International
COP26 ends with Glasgow Pact | Here's what happened to build "bridge" to transformative climate action
In the early afternoon, an informal session that was held to update participants on the outcome text saw some countries express…
- | International
Ghana-Caribbean Chamber of Commerce seeks to strengthen trade ties with US$300,000 hub
According to the Ghana-Caribbean Chamber of Commerce – an entity established in 2014 – US$300,000 has been budgeted to build out…
- | Business, International
Alarm over abductions of women and children in Haiti
According to UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jean Gough, "nowhere is safe for children in Haiti anymore.…
- | International
65 Jamaican farm workers placed in Covid-19 isolation in Canada
Last week 14 positive cases have been confirmed by the company based in Tecumseh, after some workers started to display symptoms of the…
- | News, International
Outcry, as Iran prepares to execute man for crime committed at 17
Arman Abdolali was moved to solitary confinement in Raja’i Shahr prison in Karaj in preparation for his execution on Wednesday 13…
- | International
Afghan girls must not be excluded from school - UNICEF
“We are deeply worried”, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement, “that many girls may not be allowed back at this…
- | International
WHO: COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’
“I think the Delta variant for me is the one that's most concerning because of the increased transmissibility,” said Dr.…
- | International
BBC presenter’s death due to covid vaccine
A coroner’s report revealed that the 44-year-old mother, who died in May, suffered blood clots in the brain. The …
- | International
EU Court of Human Rights upholds vaccine mandate
In a first major blow to anti-vaccine campaigners, a seven-judge chamber, ruled that the request from 672 full-time and voluntary members of…
- | International
Boy suffers cardiac arrest after taking covid-19 vaccine, receives US$166,000 from Singapore Government
The name of the child and his family are being withheld due to privacy laws, however, the Singaporean Government disclosed in a …
- | International
SVG union, nurses to strike in vaccine pushback
The decision comes in the wake of the Dr Ralph Gonsalves-led government’s amendment to the Public Health Act, local online-only daily…
- | International
Italy imposes ‘Green Pass’ on unvaccinated
The new measure was announced Thursday by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi as the country battle resurging Covid-19 cases.
It…
- | International