In gas-rich Venezuela, next president faces problem of producing it
CARACAS/MARACAY – Griselda Ascanio keeps an improvised wood-burning stove ready in her backyard in Maracay, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Venezuela’s capital, for the frequent gas-supply interruptions that make it…
Russia allies North Korea, Belarus keen to boost ties, KCNA says
SEOUL – North Korea is keen to boost ties with Belarus to “open a new era”, state media KCNA quoted Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui as saying on Wednesday, a…
Russian drone strike hits Danube port of Izmail, wounds three, Ukraine says
KYIV – A Russian drone attack damaged port infrastructure and commercial and residential buildings early on Wednesday, wounding three people in the southern Ukrainian city of Izmail on the River…
Children at risk as mpox variant hits Congo displacement camps
GOMA – Scars from the mpox pustules are still visible on 7-year old Grace Kabuo’s face, as well as on a handful of her playmates at a camp for displaced…
Trump takes fight against Harris to North Carolina rally
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has so far watched from the sidelines as Vice President Kamala Harris galvanized and re-energized Democrats by stepping in as their likely presidential nominee. On Wednesday,…
‘Truly frightening’: Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals
Research suggests that high levels of exposure to forever chemicals weakens human immune systems. Read More
Blast at Jose Cuervo plant in Mexico’s Tequila kills at least five people
MEXICO CITY – An explosion at a Jose Cuervo tequila plant in central Mexico killed at least five company workers and forced the evacuation of tourists from the area in…
When it comes to food and politics, Kamala Harris is riffing on the recipe
From giving turkey-roasting advice to making dosa with Mindy Kaling, she has leaned into cooking in a way no other candidate has. Read More
Ukraine athletes worry about war back home as they compete
KYIV – Ukraine’s Olympians focused on performing their best in Paris bear an additional burden – worrying about what might happen back home in the war pitting their homeland against…
Six feared dead after fishing boat sinks off Falkland Islands, Guardian reports
Six people are feared to have died after a Saint Helena-flagged fishing vessel sank off the coast of the Falkland Islands, The Guardian reported. Read More