Biden cancels $1.2 bn more in student debt as vote nears
By AFP
July 19, 2024 | 10:44
US President Joe Biden said Thursday he was extending his student loan forgiveness program by canceling the loans of an additional 35,000 Americans as he seeks reelection.
Biden tells Americans to 'cool it down' after Trump assassination bid
By AFP
July 15, 2024 | 12:50
US President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation Sunday after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination bid, saying in a rare Oval Office address that it was time to lower the temperature of America's hostile politics.
'I'm supposed to be dead' Trump tells NYP after assassination bid
By AFP
July 15, 2024 | 12:46
Former US president Donald Trump on Sunday told the New York Post he was "supposed to be dead" after surviving an assassination attempt which he described as a "very surreal experience."
Boeing 777-9 granted FAA certification following test flight
By Nguyen Huong
July 14, 2024 | 09:00
The Boeing 777-9 has been granted Type Inspection Authorisation by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river
By AFP
July 12, 2024 | 15:34
At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said.
Canada pledges $35.1 bn for Indigenous child welfare
By AFP
July 12, 2024 | 12:00
The Canadian government on Thursday offered $35.1 billion (Can$47.8 billion) to repair the "broken" Indigenous child welfare system.
Germany to ban Chinese telecom giants from 5G network
By AFP
July 12, 2024 | 10:00
Germany said Thursday it will phase out the use of components from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks in the coming years due to national security concerns.
Ukraine says it seized cargo ship used for Crimea grain exports
By AFP
July 12, 2024 | 09:08
Kyiv said Thursday that it had seized a foreign cargo ship and detained its captain, alleging that the vessel had illegally exported Ukrainian grain from the annexed Crimean peninsula.
Indonesia landslide kills at least 23, leaves 35 missing
By VNA
July 10, 2024 | 11:06
A landslide at an illegal gold mine in Gorontalo province on central Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least 23 people as of July 9 while 35 others are still missing.
Napoleon's pistols sold in France for 1.7 mn euros: auctioneers
By AFP
July 08, 2024 | 16:12
Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for 1.69 million euros ($1.8 million), the auction house said, with the government insisting that they stay in the country as national treasures.
Gold mine leak 'poisons' 185 people in ICoast: officials
By AFP
July 03, 2024 | 10:00
Contaminated water from a gold mine in Ivory Coast that leaked into a river from a cracked valve "slightly poisoned" 185 people, officials said Tuesday.
Child missing after suspected crocodile attack in remote Australia
By AFP
July 03, 2024 | 09:01
A 12-year-old missing in remote northern Australia may have been "attacked by a crocodile", police said Wednesday as search teams combed a creek for signs of the child.
39 killed in Kenya anti-tax protests: rights body
By AFP
July 02, 2024 | 16:57
A total of 39 people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations in Kenya, the national rights watchdog said Monday, as activists geared up for a new round of protests this week.
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