North America

Mexico arrests son of notorious drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’

CULIACÁN, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican security forces on Thursday captured a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman,…

US in crisis amid once-in-a-century political standoff

by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US House of Representatives plunged deeper into crisis Thursday…

Flood watches in California as more storms forecast

by Huw GRIFFITH  Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Flood watches were in place over a swathe of…

State of emergency declared in storm-battered California

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Excessive rain, heavy snow and landslides are expected to wallop California through Thursday as a…

China insists Covid data ‘transparent’ after WHO criticism

  https://youtu.be/w6wN-OsE3G8 Beijing, China (AFP) by Jing Xuan TENG China on Thursday insisted it had been transparent with the international…

WHO: XBB.1.5 is “the most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet”

https://youtu.be/7N8VH2uTWLQ   Outside of China, many experts have their attention on the US and Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which has been…

Bomb cyclone smashes into California

by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A bomb cyclone smashed into California on Wednesday, bringing…

Amazon to cut more than 18,000 jobs, CEO says

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Amazon announced Wednesday it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing "the uncertain…

Biden to receive Japan’s PM Kishida on Jan. 13: White House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden will host Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on January 13, the White…

Chaos as US House adjourns without choosing speaker

by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The new US Congress was plunged into disarray Tuesday as…

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