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Czech party seeks referendum on leaving EU

PRAGUE, Czech Republic: The right-of-center Czech party, the SPD, which could be part of a new Czech government next month, is demanding the cabinet propose legislation that could lead to a referendum to leave the European Union (EU), its leader Tomio Okamura said on Wednesday. The populist pro-EU ANO party, led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis, is likely to win the largest share of the vote during the election on 8th and 9th October, but as its cu...

China to end exports of coal-fired power plants

Sep 26,2021

BEIJING, China: Last week, President Xi Jinping said China will stop building coal-fired power plants abroad, while pledging to help counter climate change during...

Industry expects US flood insurance to rise after 2021 hurricanes

NEW YORK CITY, New York: According to a study released by financial services provider LendingTree on Tuesday, updates to the main flood insurance program...

American pork industry monitoring outbreak of swine flu in Haiti

Sep 25,2021

WASHINGTON D.C.: The World Organization for Animal Health said the first outbreak of the African swine fever, a fatal pig virus, in Haiti in...

COVID-19 now killed as many Americans as 1918-19 flu pandemic

WASHINGTON D.C.: COVID-19 has now killed as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic, numbering some 675,000. However, the 1918 flu pandemic is...

Fed up with unruly air passengers, Senators call for prosecution

WASHINGTON D.C.: On Monday, Attorney-General Merrick Garland was urged by two senior U.S. Senate Democrats to investigate and prosecute unruly air passengers, in light...

Biden, Boris, Morrison – military strategists or arms dealers?

Sep 24,2021

On September 15, 2021, the heads of government of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the formation of AUKUS, “a new...

Salvadoran Supreme Court judges named to U.S. corruption list

WASHINGTON D.C.: In a move that highlighted the Biden administration’s frustration, the U.S. this week added Guatemala Attorney-General Consuelo Porras and five Salvadoran Supreme...

First eruption on Canary Islands in 50 years, population flees lava

LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands: Lava flowing from the first volcanic eruption in 50 years on Spain’s Canary Islands destroyed some 100 houses and forced...

After contracting Covid, tigers, lions recovering at National Zoo

WASHINGTON D.C.: Tigers and lions at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, which were infected last week with COVID-19, are now recovering. On Friday,...

Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution to go on auction block

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Auction house Sotheby’s announced that it will auction a rare first-edition printed copy of the U.S. Constitution in mid-November....

Philippine Boxer Pacquiao says he will run for president in 2022

Sep 23,2021

MANILA, Philippines: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has announced that he will run for president of the Philippines next year, criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte’s close...

Protests in Washington DC demand immigration reform

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Thousands of U.S. immigrants and their allies rallied Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to demand that Congress include a pathway to citizenship...

As Covid restrictions ease, Spanish students gather for illegal party

MADRID, Spain: Some 25,000 students took part in the largest illegal drinking party in Madrid since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was...

Forest rangers use aluminum wrap to protect giant trees from fire

MEYERS, California: Contractor Martin Diky said that he panicked when a wildfire began advancing toward his mountain house in Meyers, California, near Lake Tahoe....

As Covid restrictions ease, Spanish students gather for illegal partie

MADRID, Spain: Some 25,000 students took part in the largest illegal drinking party in Madrid since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was...

France backed by Europe over ditching by Australia for U.S. and UK

Sep 22,2021

France continues to fume over Australia’s decision to ditch a €60bn French contract to build 12 submarines for the Australian navy. Following little comment...

Greece opens migrant camp on island near Turkey

ATHENS, Greece: On Saturday, Greece announced it has opened a new migrant holding camp on the island of Samos close to Turkey, adding that...

Trudeau over the line but fails to gain majority

OTTAWA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — Canada’s Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau is to continue his third mandate as prime minister in his second minority...

Worried teachers leave Hong Kong fearing China’s new security law

Sep 21,2021

HONG KONG: Disillusioned school teachers, who feel threatened by Beijing’s strict national security law enacted in June 2020, are leaving Hong Kong. “I told...

Experts say increased childhood obesity due to Covid-19

ATLANTA, Georgia: A significant increase in obesity among American children and teenagers is a direct cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a newly...