The South Korean Interior Ministry, on Thursday, announced a government reorganisation plan under which the gender ministry would be abolished. The ministry said that the veterans’ affairs agency would be elevated to the ministry level and a separate body for consular services would be newly established. The plan, announced by Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, requires […]
France is launching a televised electricity forecast as part of a national energy-saving plan that will be presented on Thursday, Le Parisien newspaper reported. After the weather report and between other programmes, information about the load on the power grid would be broadcast using green, yellow and red symbols to show how much power is […]
By Agency report No fewer than 18 people, seeking to migrate to Europe by crossing the Mediterranean, died in a pair of unrelated boating accidents late on Wednesday, according to Greek officials. One boat sank off the island of Lesbos after encountering strong winds. There were 40 people on board, reportedly all women. By Thursday […]
Elon Musk and Twitter Inc may reach an agreement to end their litigation as soon as Wednesday and clear the way for the world’s richest person to close his $44 billion deal for the social media platform, a source familiar with the litigation told Reuters. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, the judge on Delaware’s Court of Chancery, wrote: “The […]
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday announced the appointment of two Deputy Executive Directors for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Angeli Achrekar, who is currently Principal Deputy U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, PEPFAR, will be UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director for the Programme Branch while Christine Stegling, who is currently Executive Director […]
By Agency report The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has criticised North Korea for conducting a series of missile launches in recent days and called on the autocratic regime to engage in diplomacy on Tuesday. “I strongly condemn North Korea’s dangerous and destabilising missile tests,” the alliance’s leader Jens Stoltenberg said on Twitter. The missile […]
By Agency Report Oil prices jumped nearly $4 a barrel on Monday as OPEC+ considered reducing output by more than one million barrels per day (bpd) to buttress prices with what would be its biggest cut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent crude futures for December delivery rose $3.72 to $88.86 a barrel, […]
By Agency report The Russian lower house of parliament ratified the incorporation of four occupied Ukrainian regions on Monday and fast-tracked the relevant legislation as the West rallied further to Kiev’s aid. More than 400 deputies in the Russian Duma, in a move unrecognised by most of the international community, voted unanimously in favour of […]
New Zealand is preparing for the five-yearly national census in March 2023, the Statistics Department (Stats NZ), said on Wednesday. The next census will be held on March 7, 2023, Stats NZ said, adding the official count of population and dwelling gives the most complete picture of life in the country. Government Statistician and Chief […]
The British monarchy and their households are returning to official duties as the period of royal mourning in memory of the late queen ends. The visit will be the first visit since taking up their titles. After the death of the queen on Sept. 8, the royal family only carried out official duties where appropriate, […]