[ad_1] Swiss building-materials firm Holcim Ltd. agreed to sell its Indian operations to local billionaire Gautam Adani, currently the richest person in Asia, another step in Chief Executive Officer Jan…
Australia PM defends housing pitch as election looms | Housing
[ad_1] Government plans would allow first home buyers to dip into their retirement savings for a deposit. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday defended his election pitch to allow…
Kim slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys army
[ad_1] Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since…
Can Africa replace Russian gas supplies to Europe?
[ad_1] An employee works at the Tunisian Sergaz company, that controls the Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy, in El-Haouaria,…
North Korea reports 8 deaths as Kim laments virus response
[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday reported eight new deaths and 392,920 more people with fever symptoms amid a growing COVID-19 outbreak as leader Kim Jong…
N Korean leader sends in military to help tackle COVID outbreak | Coronavirus pandemic News
[ad_1] Kim Jong Un orders the military to stabilize the supply of medicines in Pyongyang amid the outbreak of COVID-19, KCNA reports. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered…
Deadly shooting at a church in California, police say | Gun Violence News
[ad_1] At least one killed and 4 others critically wounded in a shooting in southern California, a day after a white gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in…
Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president | News
[ad_1] Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next president, following a long-overdue election on Sunday in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Hassan Sheikh…
UN rights leader condemns ‘shocking’ attack on mourners of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
[ad_1] The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Saturday condemned the attack on mourners at the East Jerusalem funeral procession of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. In notes…
Turkey sets demands, not opposed to Finland, Sweden NATO bid | NATO News
[ad_1] NATO expects the Nordic countries’ membership bid will not be hindered by Ankara, whose concerns will be addressed. NATO and the United States say they are confident Turkey will…