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...
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met in Tokyo on Tuesday with Japan's top diplomat to push efforts to fight climate change ahead of a United Nations conference in November. Kerry arrived in Japan on Monday and will fly out on Tuesday evening to China for more climate talks -- his second trip to the country during the Biden administration. Kerry has called on global leaders to work together and accelerate actions needed to curb rising temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. He urged China to join the U.S. in urgently cutting carbon emissions. "China is...
Australian drug regulators have approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization has advised the federal government that the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 12 to 15. The drug regulators have insisted that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for children of that age range far outweigh the potential risks, including myocarditis, where the heart muscle is inflamed. Australia's federal health minister, Greg Hunt, says he hopes most injections will be given by the end...
China is taking dramatic steps to prevent teenagers from becoming addicted to video games. In new rules published Monday by China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), which oversees the nation's gaming market, teens under 18 will be limited to playing games three hours per week. It's not just how much time can be spent gaming that will be limited. According to state run media, players can only play from 8 p.m. Until 9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Play will also be allowed, but only for one hour, during public holidays. China had already restricted the amount...
Pakar penyakit menular terkemuka AS mengatakan kepada CNN hari Minggu bahwa akan ada hingga satu juta kematian terkait COVID-19 pada akhir tahun. Meskipun "dapat sepenuhnya diprediksi," situasi tersebut juga "sepenuhnya dapat dicegah," lanjutnya. Dr. Anthony Fauci mengatakan AS telah memiliki "perlengkapan" untuk menghindari terwujudnya prediksi itu, tetapi masalahnya adalah 80 juta orang di AS yang tidak divaksinasi. "Kita dapat mengubah hal ini dan kita dapat melakukannya secara efisien dan cepat jika kita dapat membuat orang-orang itu divaksinasi," kata Fauci. "Penting sekali bagi...
Hurricane Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it is still packing a powerful punch to New Orleans and nearby regions. The National Hurricane Center says Ida is responsible for "dangerous storm surge, damaging winds, and flash flooding" over southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Entergy, the power company that provides electricity to New Orleans said in a statement Sunday: "As a result of Hurricane Ida's catastrophic intensity, all eight transmission lines that deliver power into the New Orleans area are currently out of service. . . Power will not be restored this...
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...
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...
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,...