London, UK | Xinhua | The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) concluded on Monday a new post-Brexit trade arrangement for Northern Ireland. The agreement — dubbed the “Windsor Framework” — was struck over the Northern Ireland Protocol, aiming to ease the trading issues created by the Protocol. After …
Read More »UK PM, EU chief to meet over post-Brexit deals
London, UK | Xinhua | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Rishi Sunak is to meet President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in the UK on Monday over post-Brexit deals, a joint statement said on Sunday. Von der Leyen and Sunak “agreed to continue their work in …
Read More »Man United win first trophy of Ten Hag era
Newcastle 0 Man United 2 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Erik ten Hag has won the first trophy available to him as Manchester United manager, secured with a 2-0 win against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, as the Reds recorded a sixth success in the …
Read More »Türkiye debates whether to postpone elections after catastrophic quakes
Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | Türkiye is debating whether elections planned for June should be postponed or not in the aftermath of two major earthquakes that shook the nation to the bone with massive human and material losses. On Feb. 6, the twin earthquakes struck southern Türkiye and northern Syria, killing more than …
Read More »UN tourism body hails reopening of China for tourism
Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Thursday hailed the importance of the reopening of China for tourism, given the country’s huge importance to the global tourism market. “The reopening of China represents the ‘missing piece’ in the recovery of world tourism after the worst crisis in its …
Read More »One year of war in Ukraine
How all sides to this conflict made strategic miscalculations that will reshape the world order THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Today (February 24th) marks one year since Russian tanks crossed into Ukraine in what President Vladmir Putin called a “special military operation.” Since then, the war has only proved …
Read More »A woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth every two minutes
Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth – meaning that a woman dies around every two minutes COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during …
Read More »NATO urged to quit groundless smears against China on Ukraine issue
Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Wednesday urged NATO to quit groundless speculation and smears against it on the Ukraine issue, grow out of the Cold War mentality of zero-sum game and bloc confrontation, and actually do something conducive to European and global peace and stability. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson …
Read More »WORLD REPORT: Every 2 minutes, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth
New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Maternal health setbacks in many parts of the world have contributed to the worrying finding that a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth every two minutes, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies on Thursday. The …
Read More »Trump visits Ohio derailment site to highlight Biden’s absence: CNN
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday visited the site of a train derailment, criticizing President Joe Biden’s administration’s handling of the railway disaster that spewed toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, 19 days earlier, CNN reported Wednesday. “His trip to one of the most …
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