Ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital, in London, Tuesday Dec. 29, 2020. England Health Service figures show hospitals now have more Covid-19 patients than during April’s first-wave peak, with fears of increased figures because of a Christmas social spread. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) The British government has stopped the recruitment of jobless nurses from Kenya

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the Gulf nation of Qatar has

The then-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with Boris Johnson in Jeddah, in January 2018 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Dania Akkad In wake of Pegasus hacking, supporting Gulf countries with cyber security aid may ‘pose a serious threat to our national security’, MPs tell Boris Johnson The UK government should cut off Saudi Arabia, the

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking By Reuters The U.S. dollar edged higher on Friday and is on track for its biggest weekly rise in five months since a surprisingly strong U.S. inflation print shocked markets and prompted

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference following the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue talks at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP) By Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to three African countries next week, the State Department said

By Anadolu Agency Formation includes members of former Council along with new representatives Sudan’s army head Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan issued a decree Thursday to form a new transitional Sovereign Council, appointing himself its chairman. Al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hameti, kept their positions they had in the previous Council. The

Subaru Corp. President and CEO Tomomi Nakamura stands next to the first all-electric vehicle (EV) Solterra during an unveiling event in Tokyo, Japan November 11, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS By Reuters Japan’s Subaru Corp on Thursday unveiled its first all-electric vehicle (EV), the Solterra, the result of a

A pilot gets off a “Volocopter 2X” drone taxi during an Urban Air Mobility Airport Demo event at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran By Reuters South Korea demonstrated a system for controlling urban air mobility vehicles (UAM) on Thursday, which it hopes will serve as taxis between major airports

An atrium is seen at the World Bank headquarters building in Washington, Credit to Photo/Reuters The World Bank has blacklisted a Kenyan consultancy firm that has undertaken several multi-million shilling projects for top government agencies over fraud. According to Business Daily Africa reported. The multilateral lender said an investigation conducted by the it’s corruption-fighting unit

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo By Reuters The Asia-Pacific region must not return to the tensions of the Cold War era, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday,