Bird Flu Outbreak In Uk
A flock of 30,000 Christmas turkeys are being culled at a farm in East Anglia after an outbreak of bird flu. The outbreak is the latest in a string of cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of avian influenza to be reported in poultry flocks across the UK. The new case was confirmed to have been found on Friday in turkeys being...
Trump Announces 35% Tariff On Canadian Exports Amid Escalating Trade Tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney that a 35% tariff would be applied to Canadian exports to the United States beginning August 1. This marks the latest in a series of over 20 similar letters issued by Trump since Monday, as part of his continued push to reshape global trade terms. The...
No Official Russian-American Contacts On Ukraine – Maria Zakharova
Maria Zakharova said that the main reason for the lack of such contacts is the destructive policy of US President Joe Biden's administration, "which set the defeat of Russia in Ukraine as its goal" Moscow and Washington have no contacts on Ukraine, a...
New Zealand: ‘Suicide Kit’ Sales Caused Four Death
A New Zealand coroner has formally linked four deaths to the sale of “suicide kits” bought online from a former Canadian chef. Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame found that three students, aged 18 to 21, and one 40-year-old personal trainer killed themselves after buying kits from businesses linked to Canadian Kenneth Law. Canadian police believe Law sent as many as 1,200 “suicide kits” to...
Taliban Asks U.S Govt To Release Afghan Central Bank Assets
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have written an open letter to the United States Congress on the humanitarian and economic crisis unfolding in their country. In the letter signed by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqi, the Taliban government asked Washington to release Afghan central bank assets. “Currently, the fundamental challenge of our people is financial security and the roots of this concern lead back...
Six Package Of Anti-Russian Sanctions To Be Approved On June 1-2 – Michel
The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia, which comprises an embargo on tanker deliveries of Russian oil to EU member-states postponed for six months, can be finally approved on June 1-2, President of the European Council Charles Michel said ...
Botswana Swears In New President, Takes Oath In ‘New Dawn’
After his victory overthrew the party that had controlled Botswana for nearly 60 years, Duma Boko was sworn in as president on Friday. Boko, 54, took the oath in front of several thousand people in the national stadium in the capital. The ceremony was attended by the presidents of other southern African countries, including Madagascar, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. “I stand before...
UN Chief Mourns Ex-Pakistani Leader Musharraf
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his condolences on the death of Pakistan’s former President, Pervez Musharraf. According to a Pakistani military statement, Musharraf died in Dubai after a long illness at the Dubai American Hospital. He was 79 years old. Guterres expressed his heartfelt condolences to the former President’s family and the people of Pakistan in a statement issued by...
UK Doctors Commence Five-Day Strike Despite PM’s Appeal
Following the failure of last-minute talks with the Labour government to produce a new pay agreement, thousands of junior doctors in the UK went on strike for five days early Friday. Doctors were seen on picket lines outside hospitals across the country, resuming industrial action over what they describe as years of “pay erosion”. The strike follows the breakdown of...
Pope Weeps Praying For Ukraine
Pope Francis broke down and cried as he mentioned the travails of Ukrainians during a traditional prayer in central Rome on Thursday. The traditional prayer took place at Madonna, at the foot of a statue on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, during a national holiday in Italy. Reuters reported that the pope’s voice started trembling as he mentioned the Ukrainians...
