Sunak tells unions to halt strikes after public sector pay offer
London [UK], July 14: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged unions to call off strike action after accepting recommendations for pay rises for millions...
Putin says Russia ready to quit grain deal unless demands met
Moscow [Russia], July 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin said any extension of a soon-to-expire deal that allows critical grain supplies to be exported from Ukrainian...
America bucks before extreme weather
Washington [US], July 14: A prolonged heatwave is covering a large swath of the southern US, stretching from California to southern Florida, with temperatures in...
ChatGPT has 2 more competitors in just a few days
Washington [US], July 14: Reuters on July 13 reported that US billionaire Elon Musk has just launched an artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI to compete...
Russia reacts to NATO conference
Moscow [Russia], July 14: Speaking at a press conference after the NATO Summit, taking place in the capital Vilnius (Lithuania) from July 11 to 12,...
US Secret Service stops investigating cocaine discovery in White House because of...
Washington [US], July 14: The US Secret Service has closed its investigation into the discovery of cocaine in the White House, although it has not...
Risk of avian influenza infection in humans
Geneva [Switzerland], July 14: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned about the human health risk of avian influenza and called for the cooperation of...
Ukraine received US cluster munitions, Russia issued a new statement
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 14: Ukraine's armed forces have received cluster munitions that the US promises will help bolster Kyiv's counter-offensive, according to the two countries'...
Teacher strikes likely to end in England
England [UK], July 14: Teacher strikes are likely to end in England after union leaders came out in support of a new pay offer.
UN uncovers 87 bodies
New York [US], July 14: The head of a United Nations agency has called for an investigation into the killing of at least 87 people...
Thai democracy; parliament fails to elect new prime minister
Bangkok [Thailand], July 14: The sole nominee to be the next prime minister of Thailand failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to form a government.
US resists calls by Trump to postpone trial
Washington [US], July 14: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of Donald Trump for his retention of classified...
Chopped fingertip mailed to French president's residence
Paris [France], July 14: A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence of the French president, according...
US House debates 'culture wars' amendments to must-pass defense bill
Washington [US], July 14: The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday debated proposed amendments to its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA,...
Pacific Islands Forum chair confident in safety of Japan's release into ocean
Tokyo [Japan], July 14: The Pacific Islands Forum chair Mark Brown says the planned release of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean cannot be...
Russian general says top military brass betrayed soldiers fighting in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], July 14: A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at...
US govt tells vaccine makers to price updated COVID shots reasonably
Washington [US], July 14: COVID vaccine makers should price their updated shots for the fall at a reasonable rate that would reflect the benefits they...
Elon Musk launches AI startup
San Francisco [US], July 13: Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday he is launching an artificial intelligence (AI) startup called xAI to...
Oil prices pick up on U.S. inflation slowdown
New Yprk [US], July 13: Crude oil futures prices extended gains on Wednesday thanks to optimism from cooling down in U.S. inflation and less worries...
Gold rises as U.S. inflation slows
Chicago [US], July 13: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday as U.S. inflation slowed.
U.S. crude supplies up, other petroleum data mixed
Houston [US], July 13: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending July 7, 630,000 b/d more...
Australian flu vaccine uptake falls in winter amid cost-of-living pressures
Canberra [Australia], July 13: Influenza vaccine uptake in Australia has dropped in the current winter months as a result of fatigue from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Eastern bettongs return to Aussie state after century-long absence
Sydney [Australia], July 13: The environment department in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced on Thursday that eastern bettongs, which are small,...
UN Council condemns Quran burning; the West votes against resolution
Geneva [Switzerland], July 13: The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution condemning the Quran burning incident in Sweden as a provocative act that...
Global hunger toll stands at 735 million people: Report
Rome [Italy], July 13: Nearly three-quarters of a billion people suffer from hunger or malnutrition worldwide, according to a report released by several UN organisations...
US Congress and Blinken call on Havana to release political prisoners
Miami [US], July 13: US Congress and the United States' top American diplomat called on the Cuban government on Tuesday to release all political prisoners,...
G7 aims to boost Ukraine's air, naval forces to repel Russia
Vilnius [Lithunia], July 13: G7 countries plan to provide Kiev with modern equipment for its air and naval forces to repel Russia's aggression as part...