WORLD

YANGON, Myanmar | Xinhua | At least 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the country on Friday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported. Myanmar’s State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the deaths included 96 from …

U.S. energy policy changes aimed at revitalizing energy projects and achieving energy dominance are boosting emerging natural gas hubs in Africa, as initiatives like Mozambique’s stalled natural gas project attract substantial investment. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  US President, Donald Trump’s series of rollbacks on restrictions to the country’s …

Countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, would suffer the most SYDNEY, Australia | Xinhua | An Australian medical institute warns in its latest study that international funding cuts for HIV programs could cause 10.75 million new infections and 2.93 million preventable deaths between 2025 and 2030. Published in …

* Negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, as well as between the U.S. and Ukraine, concluded in Saudi Arabia without an official joint statement. * Ukraine and Russia remain at odds over a potential agreement on Black Sea navigation and a ban on attacks on energy facilities, while the United …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said that he may “give a lot of countries breaks” on tariffs, as his April 2 deadline to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on U.S. trading partners draws closer. “I may give a lot of countries breaks, but it’s reciprocal,” Trump told …

The immediate effects of the tariffs are already evident. By imposing tariffs on goods from other countries, Trump’s policies have led to higher costs for businesses, which are often passed on to U.S. consumers in the form of increased prices for everyday goods like clothing, electronics and household items. COMMENT …

NUUK, Greenland | Xinhua |  “That day, the entire city of Nuuk stood united!” said Gustav Petersen, a member of Naleraq, the second-largest party in Greenland’s parliament, referring to the anti-U.S. protest held on March 15. “I never imagined that what would bring Greenlanders together was a protest against the …

ROME | CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ROME | Pope Francis has today made an appearance at the balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital, and waved to hundreds of faithful.  He soon after left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after more than five weeks of hospitalization. He was driven off in his little white Fiat, from …

Paradoxically, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish could catalyse greater international cooperation COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | Of all the geopolitical stunts Donald Trump has pulled since returning to the White House, the United States’ votes at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 4 stand …

  HARARE | Xinhua |  From winning her first gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 to becoming the first woman and the first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry has been an inspirational figure to Zimbabweans. Affectionately known as Zimbabwe’s “Golden Girl,” the 41-year-old …