Shot grandmother, acted alone: police profile Texas gunman on May 25, 2022Uvalde, United States: Before he opened fire in a Texas elementary school killing 19 small children teenager Salvador Ramos first shot his grandmother, officials said. The 18-year-old, who died when police tried to arrest him, was a US citizen and a student in Uvalde, a small community near the Mexican border where […]
Tedros, from ‘child of war’ to two-term WHO chief on May 25, 2022Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the WHO, was re-elected on Tuesday, tearfully accepting a second term as he recalled his humble upbringing as “a child of war” and pleading for peace. His re-election was announced to thundering applause during the World Health Organization’s main annual assembly, after receiving more than two-thirds […]
Samsung commits $356 bn in investments with 80,000 new jobs on May 24, 2022Seoul: Samsung Group on Tuesday unveiled a massive $356 billion investment blueprint for the next five years aimed at making it a frontrunner in a wide range of sectors from semiconductors to biologics. The new figure is an increase of more than a third over its earlier plan announced last year. The tech giant is […]
US reopens embassy in Kyiv after closure forced by war on May 19, 2022Washington: The United States reopened its embassy in Kyiv Wednesday after closing it for three months due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the State Department said. “We stand proudly with, and continue to support, the government and people of Ukraine as they defend their country from the Kremlin’s aggression.” Late Wednesday evening, the US […]
Ivory Coast artist recasts old mobile phones into art on May 14, 2022Bingerville, Ivory Coast: Stitching together discarded mobile phone keyboards to make art, Ivorian artist Mounou Desire Koffi hopes to raise awareness about pollution. “I wanted to contribute something new,” said the artist, whose work is on display in Abidjan until July. In his studio in Bingerville, near the Ivorian business capital, the 28-year-old describes himself […]
Tensions high ahead of Al Jazeera journalist funeral in Jerusalem on May 13, 2022 Jerusalem: Israel bolstered security in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral on Friday of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, two days after she was killed during an Israeli army raid. Israel and the Palestinians have traded blame over the fatal shooting of the 51-year-old Palestinian-American during clashes in the Jenin refugee camp. The […]
US eyes trade deal-lite as Southeast Asian leaders gather on May 12, 2022Washington: The United States is preparing a scaled-back version of a trade pact as Southeast Asian nations gather in Washington, where President Joe Biden is seeking to show solid commitment in the face of a rising China. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet Biden for dinner Thursday at the start of […]
Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Trump on May 11, 2022San Francisco: Elon Musk on said Tuesday that as owner of Twitter he would lift the ban on Donald Trump, contending that kicking the former US president off the platform “alienated a large part of the country.” Musk’s endorsement of a Trump return to the global messaging platform triggered fears among activists that Musk would […]
Russians ‘pushed away from Kharkiv’ as Washington warns of long war on May 11, 2022Kyiv, Ukraine: Russian troops are being pushed away from Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, but sounded a note of caution as Washington said Vladimir Putin won’t stop with the east and is ready for a long war. Following that bleak prediction, and after President Joe Biden warned that Ukraine would likely run […]
Russian forces defending Motherland from ‘unacceptable threat’: Putin on May 9, 2022Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russian forces in Ukraine were defending the motherland from an “absolutely unacceptable threat,” as he opened the annual parade marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Putin told thousands of troops gathered in Moscow’s Red Square that Russian forces in Ukraine were continuing the battle against […]