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Voting begins in Philippine elections

2 years ago

MANILA, May 9: Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. A total of 37,211 polling centers...

Ukraine war: 60 people killed after bomb hits school, Zelensky says

2 years ago

MAY 9: Earlier, the governor of Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, said 90 people had been sheltering in the building in Bilohorivka, and 30 were rescued. Mr Haidai said a...

Ukraine war: Dozens feared dead after bomb hits school

2 years ago

MAY 8: Luhansk region's governor, Serhiy Haidai, confirmed two deaths, saying 60 people were feared dead under the rubble of the school in Bilohorivka. About 90 people had bee...

North Korea in new missile launch, say neighbours

2 years ago

MAY 8: If confirmed, it would be the latest in a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. It comes just days before the inauguration of South Korea's new president,...

Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal ends

2 years ago

BEIJING, May 8: The following are the latest developments regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine: The humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal ste ...

Mariupol fighting: More evacuations from besieged city on Friday, UN says

2 years ago

MAY 6: About 200 civilians are also believed to be hiding in bunkers in the plant. UN chief Antonio Guterres said everything should be done to "get people out...

Covid: World’s true pandemic death toll nearly 15 million, says WHO

2 years ago

MAY 6: The Covid pandemic has caused the deaths of nearly 15 million people around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. That is 13% more deaths than norm...

Wealthy Russians flee to Dubai to avoid sanctions

2 years ago

MAY 5: Russian billionaires and entrepreneurs have been arriving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in unprecedented numbers, business leaders told the BBC. Property purchases in D ...

India reports 3,275 more COVID-19 cases

2 years ago

NEW DELHI, May 5: India has registered 3,275 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 tally to 43,091,393, the health ministry's latest data showed Thursday. ...

Oil prices jump as EU aims for Russian oil ban

2 years ago

NEW YORK, May 5: Oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday after the European Union (EU) unveiled a plan to phase out Russian oil, triggering concerns over tight supplies. The...

India central bank hikes interest rates after two years

2 years ago

MAY 5: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the repo rate - at which it lends money to commercial banks - by 40 basis points to 4.4%. The...

What sanctions are being imposed on Russia over Ukraine invasion?

2 years ago

MAY 5: These are the latest in a series of financial measures by Western countries in response to the invasion of Ukraine. They are designed to damage Russia's economy...

Ukraine war: Russia denies it plans to declare war on 9 May

2 years ago

MAY 5: Moscow has up until now denied it is at war, instead referring to the invasion as a "special military operation". But Western officials have speculated that Presi...

EU to ban Russian oil - but no consensus on gas

2 years ago

MAY 4: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has just laid out details of another package of sanctions against Russia to be agreed by EU countries in the coming...

Ukraine gets 4.5 bln euros in int'l aid since start of conflict

2 years ago

KIEV, May 4: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that Ukraine has received 4.5 billion euros (about 4.73 billion U.S. dollars) in financial international aid since the start...

Oil prices have soared. Why won't Opec bring them down?

2 years ago

MAY 4: The world's major oil exporters meet on 5 May, amid calls from across the globe to bring down prices. But members of oil producers' group Opec+ -...