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Powerful quake rocks Solomon Islands, rattles Pacific nation with initial Tsunami warning

Nov 22, 2022 06:20

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the Solomon Islands, sending people out into the streets and knocking out power in the capital city of Honiara.
Study: Bacterial infections second leading cause of death worldwide

Nov 22, 2022 05:16

Bacterial infections are the second leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for one in eight of all deaths in 2019, the first global estimate of their lethality revealed on Tuesday.
Germany offers Patriot missile system to Poland amid Ukraine war

Nov 22, 2022 04:23

Germany has offered Warsaw the Patriot missile defense system to help it secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed and killed two people in Poland last week.
UK bypasses own sanctions on Russian oil: Sunday Times

Nov 22, 2022 04:18

Britain has been bypassing its own sanctions against Russia, according to a report, which says it managed to track dozens of shipments of Russian oil into the United Kingdom since March.
Russia says has not been after regime change in Ukraine

Nov 21, 2022 11:58

Russia says a power shift in Kiev was not the goal of the special operation it launched in Ukraine late February.
At least 46 dead as earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java island

Nov 21, 2022 11:45

A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 46 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java, officials say.
Rival parties in Malaysia race to form new government amid looming deadline

Nov 21, 2022 11:38

Talks to form a new government in Malaysia have gathered pace after King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah announced a deadline for parties to decide on their choice of alliance and prime minister.
In fresh blow to Kishida govt., another scandal-hit Japanese minister resigns

Nov 21, 2022 11:28

In a fresh blow to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, scandal-tainted minister for internal affairs and communications has tendered his resignation following reports of his involvement in a funds-related scandal.
McCarthy vows to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee for criticizing Israel

Nov 21, 2022 11:21

The US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has reiterated his pledge to remove Democrat Ilhan Omar (Minn.) over her condemnation of Israeli war crimes, if he becomes speaker of the House.
N. Korea slams UN chief as 'puppet of US' for rebuking latest missile launch

Nov 21, 2022 05:53

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has called the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "a puppet of the United States" for joining the US-led condemnation of the country's recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test.