Saturday, January 14, 2023

WHO appeals to China to release more Covid-19 information January 14, 2023 at 08:46PM

The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of Covid-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. The announcement Saturday was the first official death toll since the ruling Communist Party abruptly dropped anti-virus restrictions in December despite a surge in infections that flooded hospitals.

Britain to send 14 main battle tanks, more weaponry to Ukraine January 14, 2023 at 04:49PM

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's office said late on Saturday that Britain would send 14 of its main battle tanks along with additional artillery support to Ukraine, disregarding criticism from the Russian Embassy in London. A squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks will go into the country in the coming weeks and around 30 self-propelled AS90 guns, operated by five gunners, are expected to follow, the British prime minister's office said in a statement.

Russian strikes hit targets across Ukraine, at least 12 dead in Dnipro January 14, 2023 at 03:59PM

Russia unleashed a new wave of major attacks on Ukraine on Saturday, hitting energy infrastructure across the country and killing at least 12 people in a missile strike on a nine-storey apartment building in the city of Dnipro, officials said.

Prince Harry says he left most damaging claims out of memoir January 14, 2023 at 07:32AM

Lawyers found more classified documents at Joe Biden's home January 14, 2023 at 07:12AM

Pak consulate in China brings up 'freedom' of Uighurs,' Islamabad says account hacked January 14, 2023 at 02:58AM

Pakistan: TTP militants attack police station, 3 cops dead January 13, 2023 at 11:24PM