The United States economy added only 245,000 jobs in November, the US Department of Labor said on Friday, in the latest warning sign that the nation’s labour market recovery is slowing sharply and leaving millions of out-of-work Americans behind. The crucial snapshot of the US […]
London, United Kingdom – The UK’s approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use was greeted with glee this week by government ministers, public health experts and Britons. But in the days since, calls for caution against so-called vaccine nationalism have grown. “We will remember […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Before the sun peaks over the horizon, Margaret Wambui is hard at work, trudging over hills of rancid waste at the Dandora landfill on the eastern outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. She digs through freshly discarded refuse, meticulously segregating plastic bottles and […]
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has held a rare meeting with his Israeli counterpart to press for the restart of stalled negotiations between the Palestinians and the Jewish state. Thursday’s meeting came days after Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Jordan as part of an […]
Kuwait is set to hold parliamentary elections across the country on Saturday. The elections come at a time when the wealthy OPEC member state is facing a liquidity crisis caused by low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, and the government is trying to boost […]
California’s governor says he will impose some of the nation’s strictest stay-at-home orders in the coming days when intensive care units are expected to reach capacity, as the United States continues to set records for new infections and deaths. More than 200,000 new cases and […]
London, United Kingdom – Campaigners are calling on the United Kingdom to protect Fijian soldiers who served in the British Army after they lost a court battle to remain in the UK. The UK’s High Court on Tuesday rejected a request by eight Fijian soldiers, who […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he hopes France will soon get rid of President Emmanuel Macron, describing him as a burden on France which was enduring dangerous times. “Macron is a burden on France. Macron and France are going through a very […]
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Sabah says there have been “constructive and fruitful discussions” on efforts to achieve reconciliation in the Gulf crisis. The foreign minister said on Friday that there was progress in resolving the row that has seen Saudi Arabia and its […]
The United States economy added only 245,000 jobs in November, the US Department of Labor said on Friday, in the latest warning sign that the nation’s labour market recovery is slowing sharply and leaving millions of out-of-work Americans behind. The crucial snapshot of the US […]
