PORT SUDAN, Sudan– Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhoea have "killed hundreds" in war-torn Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of "catastrophic spreads" that could overwhelm the country's decimated health system. In a statement, the Sudanese doctors' union warned...
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an event with the Ukrainian-Canadian community and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, not pictured, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 22, 2023. Canada's prime minister said on September 25, 2023, the singling out of a Ukrainian...
By NAM HYUN-WOO South Korea and China are exploring ways to thaw chilled relations as Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his intention to make a long-anticipated visit to Seoul, a move seen as Bejing's attempt to mend bilateral ties after Seoul bolstered its partnerships with Washington and...
Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, center, attends the ASEAN Plus Three foreign ministers' meeting in Jakarta along with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Wang Yi, left, and Yoshimasa Hayashi, respectively, July 13. Yonhap Korea, China and Japan are set to hold a series of meetings in...
UNITED NATIONS, United States– With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity cannot just recycle its way out of the mess, and she called for a total rethink about the way we use plastics. "There are...
Model Kendall Jenner and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour (R) attend the Gucci fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 on September 22, 2023 in Milan. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) MILAN, Italy– Gucci's new creative director made his long-awaited...
FRANKFURT, Germany– The head of Adidas has apologised after speculating that Kanye West did not "mean what he said" with anti-Semitic remarks that put an end to his collaboration with the German sportswear brand. Bjorn Gulden, who joined Adidas at the beginning of 2023 after the scandal...
MARSEILLE, France– Pope Francis on Friday said European governments have a duty to rescue asylum-seekers who take to sea to escape conflict, warning against a "paralysis of fear, on the first day of a visit to the French Mediterranean city of Marseille. Streets and monuments were decked...
PARIS, France– A new diabetes drug leads to more weight loss and lower blood sugar than its blockbuster rival semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, a review of research said on Saturday. Tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro by US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, is currently...
Buildings are seen in the haze caused by air pollution in Jakarta on August 25, 2023. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA/ AFP) PARIS, France– People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and fields around...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) BERLIN, Germany– Germany is considering a ban on parts made by Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE in its 5G...
NEW YORK, United States -- Joe Biden, America's oldest ever president, said Monday he understood a focus on his age but that he was running for re-election because Donald Trump wanted to "destroy" US democracy. US President Joe Biden (AFP) The 80-year-old usually avoids the age issue but addressed...
