German transport minister under fire for weekend driving ban threat
BERLIN – German Transport Minister Volker Wissing attracted backlash on Friday after threatening to impose weekend driving bans in the summer to abide by the climate protection law, in the…
UN refugee chief says outflow of Gazans into Egypt would make conflict resolution impossible
GENEVA – The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from the border town of Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and…
Seven children die from bacterial infection at Trinidad hospital
HOUSTON – Seven children have died in four days from a bacterial infection at Trinidad’s Port of Spain General Hospital, said the island’s health authorities. Read More
‘Time running out’ in war-torn Sudan as access to aid restricted, WHO warns
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the crisis in Sudan could worsen in the coming months as the distribution of humanitarian aid and medical supplies…
Orban’s new challenger gets green light to run at European elections
BUDAPEST – A former ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar, registered a party late on Thursday to run in the European elections in June, setting out a…
Broadcasters announce early bird price of S$88 for Euro 2024 viewers in Singapore
This represents a slight increase from the last European football championship in 2021.Read More
Man gets jail for hiring maid he knew would be doing part-time cleaning for other households
The man initially disagreed with the plan but eventually gave in to help his wife’s friend.Read More
Russia expels Slovenian diplomat in retaliatory move
MOSCOW – Russia expelled a Slovenian diplomat in a tit-for-tat retaliatory move after Ljubljana ordered a Russian diplomat to leave, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Read More