US to sanction Putin’s two adult daughters

The U.S. yesterday announced that it is sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters as part of a new batch of penalties on the country’s political and

Jon Batiste tops Grammys; Silk Sonic soars, Rodrigo crowned

Olivia Rodrigo made an impressive Grammy debut, Silk Sonic claimed two major awards and Jon Batiste had the most stunning victory of the night winning the

Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. Smith

PMI: China manufacturing weakens as anti-virus controls tighten

China’s manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March after most of Shanghai and two other industrial centers were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, a survey

Ukraine says peace deal vote requires pullback

An adviser to Ukraine’s president says that a vote sealing a prospective agreement with Russia could only be held after Russian troops pull back. Mykhailo Podolyak said

Coppola, Pacino, De Niro say ‘Viva Ukraine!’ at Oscars night during ‘The Godfather’ homage

The Godfather’ film trilogy director, Francis Ford Coppola and stars Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro went on stage at the 2022 Oscars this week to celebrate the award-winning classic’s

Tesla seeks 2nd stock split in less than two years

Shares of Tesla jumped at the opening bell yesterday after the electric car maker announced its second stock split in less than two years. The company said

EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement

A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran yesterday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement to restore Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers

Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria

Like brother, like sister. A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting his attempt to become the youngest person to

Russian paper says hack led to publication of casualty figures: report

A Russian newspaper claimed its website was hacked after it published casualty figures running into thousands, BBC reported. The story on tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda’s website, citing a

Indonesia set to lift quarantine rules for overseas tourists

Indonesia will lift all quarantine requirements for overseas visitors entering the country, its tourism minister said yesterday, two years after it imposed border restrictions due to COVID-19.

Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara

Egypt this weekend displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs were unearthed earlier this month and

Japanese PM to visit India to build Indo-Pacific partnership

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to strengthen their partnership in the Indo-Pacific and beyond in view of China’s growing footprint

Japan to fully lift Covid-19 restrictions as infections slow

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. The

UN chief warns war is hurting poor countries

The United Nations chief warned yesterday that Russia’s war on Ukraine is holding “a sword of Damocles” over the global economy, especially poor developing countries that face

Talks to resume as Russia pressures Ukrainian capital Kyiv

Russia’s military forces kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine›s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv›s suburbs yesterday after an airstrike on a military base near the

Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck yesterday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for

FREE Ukraine: World Bank approves major emergency support for country under siege

The World Bank says it has approved more than $700 in emergency support for Ukraine. Dubbed FREE Ukraine, it includes nearly $500 million in loans and guarantees

China seeing new surge in cases despite ‘zero tolerance’

China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to dealing with outbreaks. The mainland yesterday reported

China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to USD229 billion

China this weekend announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to USD229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging

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