Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on Friday, officials confirm
Unclear whether another date has been set or if election has been cancelled altogether A Libyan parliamentary committee has said it has become “impossible” to...
Month : December 2021
Food shortages hitting Britons more than many in EU, poll finds
Survey suggests UK residents more likely to have faced shortages than those in France, Germany and Spain Britons are many times more likely to have...
Dozens feared missing after refugee boat sinks off Greek island
Search and rescue operation under way near Folegandros as boat carrying as many as 50 people sinks Greece’s coastguard says dozens of people are believed...
‘Miscarriage of justice’: outcry after Colorado trucker given 110 years for fatal accident
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was convicted of vehicular homicide and received a lengthy sentence that sparked calls for leniency The case of a young Colorado truck driver...
Oscar Wilde’s former street named the most expensive in England
The average house price on Tite Street in Chelsea is £28.9m, says mortgage lender Halifax It was once home to literary and artistic greats including...
EU working to amend genocide denial law that is blamed for Bosnia crisis
Officials privately accept legislation to counter Serb efforts to deny scope of 1995 Srebrenica massacre risks reigniting regional conflict Senior EU officials are working behind...
Myanmar: dozens feared missing after landslide at jade mine
At least one person has died and up to 100 more could have been swept into a lake in the latest incident to strike the...
McDonald’s rations fries in Japan due to potato shortage
Covid-19 and floods in Canada force fast-food company to sell only small-sized fries A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with...
Philippine surfing paradise Siargao wiped out by typhoon just as tourists return
Super Typhoon Rai destroyed the popular tourist island, that was about to welcome visitors again after domestic Covid restrictions eased Resort and bar owners on...
Madagascar: minister swims 12 hours to safety after helicopter crash
Police minister Serge Gelle was one of two survivors to make the marathon swim to shore after ejecting from the stricken helicopter A Madagascan minister...
