Joe Biden calls on oil companies to produce more to ease fuel prices
Jun 16, 2022 06:08 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden has looked to address the increasing oil prices, which have worsened due to the war in Ukraine. Biden recently called on the major oil companies in the country to produce more oil in order to ease...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs more long-range weapons
Jun 15, 2022 10:59 am UTC| Politics
Ukraine has mostly succeeded in resisting Russias efforts to capture its territories as the war continues into its fourth month. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the military needs more long-range weapons to...
South China Sea: Taiwan says Taiwan Strait is an international waterway
Jun 15, 2022 10:20 am UTC| Politics
Ships passing through the Taiwan Strait have always drawn the ire of China, which claims the waterway as well as most of the seas in the region as part of its territory. The Taiwanese government, in a defiant rebuke of...
South Korea: Trucker union, government reach settlement, ending strike
Jun 15, 2022 10:07 am UTC| Politics
Unionized truckers in South Korea went on strike, protesting the rising prices of gas and the minimum pay. This week, the truckers and the government reached a settlement, effectively ending the strike. Reuters reports...
Myanmar coup: Junta tortured, killed children in crackdown, says UN expert
Jun 15, 2022 09:54 am UTC| Politics
The Myanmar military remains under fire from many countries, including the United Nations, for the recent coup by its generals to seize power from its elected government. A United Nations expert said Tuesday that in the...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: German defense minister says howitzers will be ready for use soon
Jun 15, 2022 09:10 am UTC| Politics
Ukraine has requested more long-range weapons as it continues to resist the attacks and bombardments of Russian forces in the country. Germanys defense minister gave an update as to when Ukrainian forces would be able to...
Joe Biden signs legislation to establish Asian Pacific history museum into law
Jun 15, 2022 09:09 am UTC| Politics
This week, US President Joe Biden signed legislation for the countrys Asian American Pacific Islander community. Biden signed the bill that would establish a museum for Asian Pacific history. In a ceremony at the White...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects