The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Tuesday for fighting to be halted in a security zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, saying its experts had found extensive damage at the plant on the front in the Ukraine war. A long-awaited report did not ascribe blame for damage to the Zaporozhzhia nuclear power… Read More IAEA calls for security zone around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
German airline Lufthansa and pilots’ union VC said on Tuesday they had reached a deal in a wage dispute, averting a second strike that had been planned for later this week. The agreement comes after a strike at Lufthansa last week forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights, further plaguing a summer of travel chaos.… Read More Lufthansa pilots call off strike following resolution of wages dispute
Peruvian lawmakers on Monday ousted Lady Camones, the head of Congress, just a day after the country’s prime minister publicly demanded her removal over leaked audio that showed her discussing how to use the legislature to benefit her party. Camones had been in the role for less than two months and her ouster underscores how… Read More Peruvian lawmakers ousts Congress head Lady Camones
China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Sunday that its recently developed COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the country’s drug regulator for emergency use as a booster, potentially benefiting its business. The inhaled version of Cansino’s adenovirus-vectored COVID-19 vaccine has obtained the green light from the National Medical Products Administration, the company said in a… Read More China approves CanSino’s inhaled coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
India will start talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, aiming to finalize it when the South Asian nation graduates to become a developing country by 2026. Bangladesh is India’s largest development partner and the largest regional trade partner, Modi said after talks with… Read More India, Bangladesh to begin economic partnership talks
The death of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc’s chief financial officer, who fell from New York’s Tribeca skyscraper known as the “Jenga” tower on Friday afternoon, has been ruled a suicide, the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office said on Monday. Gustavo Arnal, 52, died from “multiple” blunt force trauma, the office said. The suicide… Read More U.S. authorities rule death of Bed Bath & Beyond’s CFO Gustavo Arnal as suicide
Canadian police on Monday found one of the suspects in a mass stabbing spree dead while the other suspect, his brother, was still on the run and may be injured, officials said. The brothers Damien and Myles Sanderson are suspected of murdering 10 people and wounding 18 in a stabbing rampage that devastated an indigenous… Read More Canadian police finds suspect in mass stabbings dead, another still on the run
Two earthquakes shook Afghanistan on Tuesday, with one killing six people in the northeast of the country, officials said. The temblor early in the morning in northeastern Kunar province also injured nine people, according to Mohammad Nassim Haqqani, spokesperson for Afghanistan’s disaster ministry. The United States Geological Survey recorded a quake of magnitude 4.3 in… Read More At least six dead as two earthquakes hits northeastern Afghanistan
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