South Korea’s intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, announced on the 19th that a North Korean defector who fled from North Korea earlier this month was the reason for the decision to escape due to the country’s strict new coronavirus restrictions. South Korean TV reporting the spread of corona in North Korea, taken in May … Read more
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief deputy managing director Gita Gopinath on Monday urged central banks to keep monetary policy tight, saying there was a high risk of inflation remaining high or accelerating in many emerging markets. FILE PHOTO: April 14, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz [ワシントン １７日 ロイター] – International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief deputy managing director … Read more
The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned on Wednesday that it faces a “significant risk” of default as early as early June if the federal debt ceiling is not raised. FILE PHOTO: April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz [ワシントン １２日 ロイター] – The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned on Thursday that it faces a “significant … Read more
BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rising gold prices are bad news for the Amazon rainforest. Demand for gold will heat up and illegal mining will increase, leading to deforestation and violence against indigenous communities. Rising gold prices are bad news for the Amazon rainforest. Pictured is an illegal gold mine in Itaituba, Brazil. … Read more
Director of National Intelligence Haynes, the top US intelligence agency, said that if the US were to default on its debts, China would be expected to use it as an opportunity. FILE PHOTO: Washington, D.C., April 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque [ワシントン ４日 ロイター] – Director of National Intelligence Haynes, the top US intelligence agency, said … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities announced Wednesday that the country has finally developed its own vaccine against COVID-19, more than two years after vaccines from the United States, Europe and China were released. It was not clear how they would put the vaccine, called “Patria,” which was implemented in a joint effort between the … Read more
Gordon Lightfoot, the iconic Canadian folk singer-songwriter who gave us timeless classics such as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown,” has passed away at the age of 84. With a career spanning over five decades, Lightfoot was an acclaimed and decorated artist who recorded 20 studio albums and penned hundreds of songs, including … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who went missing three years ago after posting videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. . Fang Bin and other people known as citizen journalists published details of the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday opening the way for residents of Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship. Photo taken in April 2022 (2023 REUTERS/Lisi Niesner) [モスクワ ２８日 ロイター] – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the 28th, opening the way for residents of Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine … Read more
Bam Margera, the famous “Jackass” star, surrendered to the Pennsylvania State Police after allegedly punching his brother during an altercation at their home in the Philadelphia suburbs, according to reports. Margera pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and was released on $50,000 unsecured bail, with conditions banning him from contacting his brother, father, or two … Read more