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LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – The Princess of Wales is facing up to two weeks in hospital and several months’ recuperation after undergoing successful abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace announced on Wednesday. The 42-year-old wife of William, Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, was admitted to a private clinic in central London on Tuesday, a statement said. “The surgery was successful and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for ten […]
MOSCOW, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – Protesters and riot police were injured Wednesday when clashes erupted in a small town in Russia’s central Bashkortostan after an activist was sentenced to four years in prison. Street protests are a rarity in Russia, which has clamped down on dissent since launching its military offensive in Ukraine and has strict anti-demonstration laws. Crowds of men in the town of Baymak fought with riot police in temperatures hovering around […]
By Roland JACKSON LONDON, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – British annual inflation unexpectedly picked up in December, data showed Wednesday, dashing hopes of an early cut to UK interest rates and prolonging a cost-of-living squeeze before an election. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) accelerated slightly to 4.0 percent from 3.9 percent in November, the Office for National Statistics said, confounding expectations for a modest slowdown. The news dented hopes the Bank of England would cut […]
MALINDI, Kenya, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors two weeks to conduct mental health assessments of a cult leader and suspected accomplices before charging them with murder over the deaths of more than 400 followers. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death in order to “meet Jesus” in a case that shocked the world. Mackenzie was arrested last April after […]
(Eagle News)–Over 40% of Filipino families feel they are poor, results of a December Social Weather Stations survey showed. According to the SWS, the 47% translates to 13.0 million families, slightly lower than the 13.2 million families who rated themselves as poor in September 2023 (48%). The SWS said to arrive at the estimated numbers of self-rated poor households, the percentage of respondent households rating themselves as poor was applied to the Philippine Statistics Authority […]
By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Jan 16, 2024 (AFP) – American forces destroyed four anti-ship missiles in Yemen on Tuesday that threatened civilian and military vessels, the US military said, as attacks by Iran-backed Huthi rebels continue despite multiple strikes against them. It is at least the third time in less than a week that the United States has carried out strikes against the Huthis, who have repeatedly taken aim at merchant vessels in the vital […]
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – The World Trade Organization’s chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was “less optimistic” about world trade in 2024, pointing to tensions in the Red Sea. The head of the international trade body said weaker global economic growth, “worsening geopolitical tensions, the new disruptions we see in the Red Sea, on the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal” meant “we are less optimistic”. She was speaking to journalists at […]
By Emma CLARK ISLAMABAD, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called “anti-Iranian terrorist groups”. Pakistan denounced the strike, near the nations’ shared border late on Tuesday, as “completely unacceptable”, saying it was unprovoked. Iranian news agency Mehrnews said the “missile and drone response” targeted the Jaish al-Adl group’s […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16, 2024 (AFP) – Apple’s iPhone for the first time became the world’s biggest selling smartphone after rival Samsung’s 12-year run as leader, data showed. According to data from the International Data Corporation released on Monday, the iPhone stole Samsung’s crown in 2023 with 234.6 million units sold, compared to the South Korean firm’s 226.6 million units. The US tech giant commanded a 20.1 percent market share ahead of Samsung’s 19.4 percent, […]
BANGKOK, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) – Twenty-three people have died after an explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand on Wednesday, the provincial governor said. Images shared by the local rescue service showed metal debris littered on the ground, and a huge plume of black smoke. The blast occurred at around 3:00 pm (0800 GMT) near Sala Khao township, in central Suphan Buri province. “We received reports from EOD team that there were 23 […]
Allocation for their rice subsidies also greenlighted, chief executive says (Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, Jan. 17, announced that he has approved specific budget items that aim to further promote the well-being of uniformed personnel. During his meeting with security officials from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in Malacanang, the President said he has, in particular, approved an allocation for “rice subsidies and Tertiary Health Care […]
