Around the World
General news around the world.
Amid power shortage and property crises, China’s GDP growth disappoints
In the third quarter, China's economy grew at its weakest pace in a year, hampered by power shortages and real...
Be Warned: Bank of Ghana is not running any promotions
Ghana's Central Bank, the Bank of Ghana, has warned Ghanian citizens and the general public that the bank is not...
WHO honours Henrietta Lacks, black woman whose cells were used in vaccine research
Director-General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General’s award, a...
ICJ rules in Somalia’s favour in longstanding legal battle between Somalia and Kenya on maritime border
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled in favour of Somalia in a long court battle with Kenya over...
Set ambitious national climate commitments, WHO tells countries
The World Health Organization has said that the price for countries to pay to sustain a healthy and green recovery...
Sydney exits lockdown as Australia prepares to ‘live with’ COVID
Sydney, Australia’s biggest city exited lockdown today as residents came out en masse to celebrate the end of 106 days...
Trump asks US Judge to force Twitter to reinstate his account
Former US President, Donald Trump has requested a federal judge in Florida to order Twitter to reinstate his account, which...
Why the United Kingdom is giving visas for truck drivers
In what appears to be a national emergency, the British government has relaxed immigration rules by issuing temporary visas for...
China injects $18.6 billion into economy amidst Evergrande crisis
The Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank of China, boosted its gross injection of short-term cash into the financial system...
Singapore’s daily Covid cases exceeds 1,000, first time since April 2020
Singapore reported more than 1,000 Covid cases for two straight days. This is the first time infections have reached that...
