March2022

William Hurt, an American actor best known for films including “The Big Chill” and “A History of Violence,” has died at the age of 71, according to US media. Will Hurt, Hurt’s son, wrote in a...

On Monday, the US Department of State announced new sanctions against 11 high-ranking Russian military and military-industrial figures, including Russian National Guard chief Viktor Zolotov, Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation head Dmitry Shugayev, Rosoboronexport CEO...

Multinational companies have halted some operations as China widens its Covid lockdowns – among its biggest since the start of the pandemic. Tens of millions of people across the country face restrictions, including the entire Jilin...

Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the population coping with emergency levels of hunger,...

A large throng attempted to attack the Sri Lankan president’s seafront office on Tuesday, enraged by the island’s greatest financial crisis in recent history, which has resulted in skyrocketing costs. Long lines at petrol stations and...

Eleven years since the crisis began in Syria, violence, displacement, and lack of access to essential services continue to put children’s lives at risk. Just yesterday, three children were reportedly killed by unexploded ordnance in Aleppo...

Some 1.4 million children have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24, meaning nearly one child a second has become a refugee, the UN said Tuesday. Fresh numbers from the International Organization...

Asian markets struggled again Tuesday, with Hong Kong tech firms leading another sharp equity selloff in the city following the Covid-19 shutdown of tech hub Shenzhen and worries over Russia’s military outreach to China. Concerns about...

Unemployment in China rose and youth unemployment spiked in the first months of the year, data showed Tuesday, as a surge of coronavirus cases rattled businesses and forced closures. The unemployment rate in cities edged up...

Hong Kong stocks plunged again Tuesday, extending the previous day’s tech-fuelled rout that came after China locked down the tech hub of Shenzhen. Traders are also fretting over possible sanctions if Beijing reacts to Russia’s plea...