New Zealand plans to phase out tobacco sales
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced plans Thursday to effectively ban smoking by progressively lifting the age at…
4 years ago
Virus turns Indonesia holiday island into desert of abandoned resorts
by Haeril HALIM Indonesia (AFP) -- Chef Ilhani used to serve up Japanese cuisine to holidaymakers every night, now he…
4 years ago
China grants emergency approval for its first Covid drug
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's drug authority has granted emergency approval for the country's first specialized treatment against Covid-19, found…
4 years ago
Father, son charged with starting huge California forest fire
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A father and son have been arrested on charges of starting a huge forest…
4 years ago
Rockets shoot down Nets, Bulls and NBA champion Bucks fall
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The Houston Rockets pushed their NBA winning streak to seven games on Wednesday with…
4 years ago
SC says Anti-Terrorism Act constitutional, except for two parts
(Eagle News) -- The Supreme Court has declared the Anti-Terrorism Law as constitutional except for two parts. In an advisory,…
4 years ago
Colombian Amazon: casualty of peace
by David SALAZAR Agence France-Presse San José del Guaviare, Colombia (AFP) - In just a few minutes, an enormous century-year-old…
4 years ago
Biden convenes more than 100 nations for world ‘democracy’ summit
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden, who took office amid the biggest US political crisis…
4 years ago
Biden calls for carbon neutral federal government by 2050
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden is to sign an order Wednesday to make the federal government…
4 years ago
US boss apologizes after laying off 900 employees over Zoom
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The CEO who last week laid off 900 employees in a single Zoom call…
4 years ago