South Korea’s Moon warns of ‘crisis’ if N Korea restarts long-range missile tests on February 10, 2022Seoul: South Korea’s leader warned Thursday the peninsula could slide back into a “state of crisis” if Pyongyang follows through on threats to resume testing long-range missiles. Pyongyang conducted an unprecedented seven weapons tests in January, including its most powerful missile since 2017 when leader Kim Jong Un baited then-US President Donald Trump with a […]
In violence-shattered central Mali, victims recount their lives on February 10, 2022Moti, Mali: Some are men of arms, who have taken up a gun out of need or for a cause. Others are just ordinary civilians, struggling to survive from one day to the next and make sense of the mayhem. These are the people of central Mali, which in 2015 spiraled into violence, ethnic feuds, […]
Aeromexico announces plans to use new Mexico City airport on February 10, 2022Mexico City: Mexico’s flagship carrier Aeromexico announced plans Wednesday to operate out of a brand new airport near the capital, the construction of which has been a priority for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The airline, which will still operate most flights out of Mexico City’s current hub, had previously planned to wait for the […]
Hopes rise as efforts intensify to defuse Ukraine tensions on February 10, 2022Berlin: Hopes are rising that efforts to stop Russia from invading Ukraine may be starting to pay off, as the diplomatic push picks up Thursday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Baltic leaders in Berlin and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson heading to NATO and Poland. In the face of the worst stand-off between […]
At least 11 dead in Colombia mudslide on February 9, 2022Dosquebradas, Colombia: At least 11 people died and 35 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Colombia on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said. The early morning rains touched off a landslide on a mountain in central-western Risaralda province, burying several homes in the impoverished municipality of Dosquebradas. “There are 35 people […]
WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan on February 9, 2022Geneva: The WHO Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid-19 by contributing $16 billion as a matter of The World Health Organization said the rapid cash injection into its Access to Covid Tools Accelerator could finish off Covid as a global health emergency […]
Toyota quarterly net profit beats estimates despite chip shortage on February 9, 2022Tokyo: Toyota on Wednesday logged a forecast-beating net profit of $6.8 billion for the three months to December, even as a global chip crunch and a pandemic-driven parts shortage forced production cuts. The Japanese auto giant, which kept its crown as the world’s top-selling carmaker in 2021, left its annual net profit forecast unchanged but […]
Iran nuclear deal ‘in sight’ as talks resume on February 9, 2022Vienna: Talks to revive a deal with Iran on its contested nuclear programme resumed on Tuesday in Vienna after officials signalled an agreement was “insight”. The negotiations — attended by Britain, China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia and indirectly the United States — were halted at the end of last month for diplomats to return to […]
Alleged associate of ex-Honduran president gets life in US jail for drug trafficking on February 9, 2022New York: An alleged associate of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was on Tuesday sentenced by a New York judge to life in prison for drug trafficking. Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was also ordered to pay almost $152 million for smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States and for weapons possession. Fuentes was found […]
Germany backs US threat to Russia on Nord Stream pipeline on February 9, 2022Washington: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured a group of US senators the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would not go ahead if Russia invades Ukraine, the top Republican said Tuesday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he and a group of colleagues had been given assurances at a dinner with Scholz, who was […]