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Wednesday, 28 June 2023 17:23 WIB

The United States on Tuesday accused companies in the United Arab Emirates, the Central African Republic and Russia of engaging in illicit gold deals to help fund the mercenary fighters of Russia's Wagner Group. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it has sanctioned four companies linked to Wagner and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, that it alleged were used to help pay the paramilitary's forces fighting in Ukraine and undertaking operations to support Russian interests in Africa. "The Wagner Group funds its brutal operations in part by exploiting natural resources in countries...

RECENT NEWS
South Korea to Ramp Up Boosters After COVID Spike
Thursday, 18 November 2021 17:45 WIB | Global

Officials in South Korea Wednesday reported 3,187 new COVID-19 cases, only the second time the daily rate has topped 3,000, less than three weeks after easing social distancing measures nationwide. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency also reported a record 522 people hospitalized with moderate to severe cases, breaking the record set just one day before. The country's death toll is now 3,158, after 21 deaths were reported on Wednesday, the 16th consecutive day of double-digit fatalities, including a record 32 on Saturday. The latest surge comes just 17 days after the...

Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says
Thursday, 18 November 2021 11:51 WIB | Global

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between May 2020 and April 2021 -- a nearly 30% increase over the previous year. While not an official count, the CDC says it can confirm 98,000 deaths so far during the period and estimates the total number will likely be around 100,300 after causes of death are made official. It can take months to investigate and finalize drug fatalities. Experts say the increased availability of the deadly opioids, particularly fentanyl, is a major driver, accounting for 64% of overdose...

Polish Forces Use Water Cannons on Migrants Who Threw Stones
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 23:48 WIB | Global

Polish border forces on Wednesday said they were attacked with stones by migrants at the border with Belarus and responded by using water cannons against them. The Border Guard agency posted video on Twitter showing a water cannon being directed across the border at a group of migrants in a makeshift camp in freezing temperatures. Polish police said one officer was seriously injured. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital and it is likely his skull was fractured after being hit by an object. The situation marks an escalation in a tense migration and political border crisis where the...

Biden Announces His Infrastructure Plan for New Hampshire
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 20:25 WIB | Amerika Global

US President Joe Biden returned to the White House to visit the state of New Hampshire Tuesday as part of a domestic visit to learn about the benefits of his newly signed infrastructure grand plan. Biden, who is struggling to cope with the sudden level of support in opinion polls, was at the White House Tuesday night without answering any questions. Earlier on Tuesday, he used a rusty bridge in New Hampshire as an imprecise backdrop for talking about the infrastructure deal and what the benefits of the funds in the deal would be for the American people. "Right now, there are 215 bridges...

Michelle Wu Sworn in as Boston's First Woman Elected Mayor
Wednesday, 17 November 2021 12:28 WIB | Global

Michelle Wu was sworn in Tuesday as Boston's first woman and first person of color elected mayor in the city's long history. The swearing-in of the city's first Asian American mayor came two weeks after Wu won the city's mayoral election. Before Wu, Boston had elected only white men as mayor. "City government is special. We are the level closest to the people, so we must do the big and the small. Every streetlight, every pothole, every park and classroom, lays the foundation for greater change," Wu said after taking the oath of office. "After all, Boston was founded on a revolutionary...

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POLITICS
North and South Korea Restore Hotline After A Year
Tuesday, 27 July 2021 11:46 WIB

North and South Korea have restored a communication hotline that was cut off by Pyongyang last June. According to the South's presidential office, the leaders of both countries have agreed to...

SECURITIES
Drone Strikes Hit Critical Infrastructure Facilities in Kyiv Region
Thursday, 13 October 2022 14:20 WIB

Critical infrastructure facilities were hit by drone strikes early on Thursday, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the Volodymyr Zelenskiy's presidential office said on Thursday. "Another attack...

MISCELLANEOUS
Deputi Direktur FBI Mundur dari Jabatan
Tuesday, 30 January 2018 11:27 WIB

Andrew McCabe, pejabat FBI No. 2 yang secara umum dikritik Presiden Donald Trump atas dugaan bias politik, mundur dari biro tersebut hari Senin waktu AS, beberapa minggu sebelum masa pensiunnya,...