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WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in…
GENEVA (AP) — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report issued Thursday by the World…
MOFA thanks allies, like-minded partners for…
The backing of the global community for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the International Criminal Police Organization is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the…
First PM of colour, Sunak, faces major economic…
LONDON (AP): Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s first prime minister of colour after being chosen on Monday to lead a governing Conservative Party desperate for a safe pair…
RISHI Sunak will be Britain’s next Prime…
Rishi Sunak is the country's new Prime Minister. Mr. Sunak was previously Chancellor of the Exchequer from February 2020 to July 2022 and ran in the previous leadership race, losing out to Liz Truss.…
Sunak in driver’s seat as Johnson backs out of UK…
LONDON (AP): Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending a short-lived attempt to return to the prime minister’s job he was…
Boris Johnson pulls out of leadership race:…
In the last few days, I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who suggested that I should once again contest the Conservative Party leadership, both among the public and among friends and…
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost…
Pfizer will charge US$110 to US$130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the US government stops buying the shots, but the drug maker says it expects many people will continue receiving it for…
Roland Butcher receives Freedom of the City of…
Former England cricketer Roland Butcher received the Freedom of the City of London award yesterday in Guildhall, London. The Barbadian-born Butcher made history in 1980-81 when he became the first…
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister becoming…
Liz Truss has confirmed she is resigning as prime minister after 45 days in office, becoming the shortest-serving PM in UK history. Truss has faced calls to quit over the disastrous fallout from her…
Support Taiwan’s participation in INTERPOL as an…
Globalization has facilitated cross-border flows of people, information, capital, and goods. It has also helped the spread of COVID-19, as well as transnational crimes. With transnational crimes…
Netball World cup qualifiers underway
The Netball World Cup Qualifiers Americas, for Cape Town 2023, is currently underway in Kingston, Jamaica from the 16th-21st October 2022. The last two teams to qualify for the 2023 World Cup will be…
UN: 75% of six million migrants go unfed, unhoused
(AP) : The United Nations said on Wednesday that almost three-quarters of the six million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America do not have adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care.…
International Press Group for Double Tenth…
Taipei, Taiwan, October 14, 2022 (SKNIS)–The Republic of China (Taiwan) prides itself on its democratic way of life, and one of the pillars of democracy is the freedom of the press. It is for this…
Florida Democrat introduces legislation on Haiti
WASHINGTON (CMC): Florida Democrat, Val Demings, has introduced the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2022 to the House of Representatives which would require the US Department of State to…
President Tsai Ing-Wen Promises a Better Taiwan…
Taipei, Taiwan, October 12, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ longest and most faithful diplomatic ally of nearly four decades, the Republic of China (Taiwan) celebrated its National Day otherwise…