China to step up patrols near Taiwan after deadly boat incident
BEIJING: China on Sunday (Feb 18) said it would step up law enforcement patrols in waters near Taiwan, after two…
China’s travel spending during Lunar New Year holidays beats pre-Covid levels
BEIJING: Tourism revenues in China during the Lunar New Year holidays that ended on Saturday (Feb 17) surged by 47.3%…
Ivory Coast seizes 100 tons of cocoa at the border with Guinea
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has helped the national police to seize three trucks loaded…
Cuba struggles to shore up subsidized milk supply for children
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba is struggling to secure enough milk for children, a minister said, in the latest shortage putting…
Senegal’s Sall promises to hold delayed presidential vote as soon as possible
DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday said he would fully abide by a court decision that overturned the…
Egypt aborts controversial pyramid renovation plan
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on the pyramid of Menkaure, the…
Russia labels businessman Tinkov as ‘foreign agent’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Justice Ministry has designated entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov a "foreign agent," the ministry said on Friday.
Russian emigres gather across Europe to mourn Navalny, denounce Putin
BERLIN/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters, many of them Russian emigres, gathered in cities across Europe and beyond on Friday to…
Tens of thousands rally against Hungary’s Orban after sex abuse pardon scandal
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest on Friday at the biggest rally against Prime Minister…