New Zealand halves public transport fares as petrol prices soar amid Russia-Ukraine war
Fare cut among measures Jacinda Ardern’s party has introduced to ease cost-of-living pressures Latest updates in the Russia-Ukraine war What we know on day 18...
Month : March 2022
China shuts down city of 17.5m people in bid to halt Covid outbreak
Authorities adopt a zero tolerance policy in Shenzhen, imposing a lockdown and testing every resident three times China’s government has responded to a sharp rise...
Ardern’s Labour party slips to second in New Zealand polling for first time since pandemic began
Jacinda Ardern remains preferred prime minister but her party records worst polling since 2017 amid Covid surge and rising living costs For the first time...
‘Devastated’: gender equality hopes on hold as ‘anti-feminist’ voted South Korea’s president
Election of Yoon Suk-yeol, who has blamed feminism for low birthrates, seen as a ‘pivotal moment’ for public discussion of women’s issues The election of...
China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in Shanghai See all our coronavirus coverage here...
At least 19 migrants missing after boat capsizes off coast of Libya
Missing are presumed dead after three migrants rescued and one body retrieved, Libyan coast guard says A boat carrying about two dozen migrants capsized in...
Ethiopia says it will act after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive
Incident took place in the western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, a site of frequent ethnic violence Ethiopia’s government said on Saturday it would act against the...
El Salvador court orders arrest of former president over 1989 priest massacre
Alfredo Cristiani, who left the country in 2021, is accused of knowing of military plans to massacre six Jesuit priests A court in El Salvador...
At least 19 people die amid fresh fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region
Janjaweed militias accused of attacking villages as violence continues to rise in a region once ravaged by civil war At least 19 people have been...
Venezuela releases two Americans in effort to improve relations amid energy crisis
Citgo’s Gustavo Cárdenas and Jorge Fernández released Tuesday while US representatives visited Caracas over the weekend Venezuela has released two jailed Americans as the two...
