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Several killed and injured in a series of explosions outside Kabul school COMMENTS By AP  with Euronews  •  Updated: 19/04/2022 - 17:20 Taliban fighters stand guard on a blood-stained street at the site of the explosion.   -   Copyright  AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi SHARE THIS ARTICLE At least six people have died and several others injured after explosions were heard near a school in Kabul. Police said...

UK: Boris Johnson apologizes in Parliament for 'Partygate' fine The British prime minister insisted he did not knowingly breach pandemic lockdown rules. He is the first modern UK leader to receive a fine for breaking the law.      The prime minister is facing possible further fines for other parties held during lockdown Boris Johnson faced lawmakers in the UK Parliament on Tuesday for...

German consumers could see price hikes last 10 years, economist warns The head of the German Institute for Economic Research has said an increase in wages and government investment is "absolutely necessary" to soften the blow of rising prices from inflation.      Fratzscher said prices could continue to increase another ten years The head of a leading German economic think tank called for...

Opinion: Germany, scapegoat of the Ukraine war Germany is being criticized by Ukraine and other countries in Europe, but that is unfair says DW's Marco Müller, because Germany is doing more to help Kyiv than almost any other country.      German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces domestic and international criticism Demand. Snub. Demand. Snub — that seems to be the pattern Ukraine is currently...

Pakistan’s new PM picks coalition cabinet after Khan ousted By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 Members of Pakistan’s new cabinet take the oath in a ceremony in Islamabad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -New Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday appointed a multi-party coalition cabinet made up of what had previously been political rivals in opposition who united to oust...

Meta appeals against ban in Russia for “extremist” activity – Interfax By Daren Butler 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows Meta logo and Russian flag (Reuters) – Meta has filed an appeal against a Russian court ruling that banned it from operating in Russia on the grounds of “extremist activity”, Interfax news agency said on Tuesday. Meta’s Facebook and Instagram social networks...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued today Emiri Resolution No. (18) for the year 2022 to increase the pensions of retirees. ** To view Emiri Resolution No. 18 of 2022 to increase the pensions of retirees.. Click here The decision stipulated its implementation and enforcement from 1/4/2022, and to be published in the Official Gazette. This is...

European stocks decline, yen falls to 20-year low as U.S. hikes loom By Samuel Indyk and Elizabeth Howcroft 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A broker looks at financial information on computer screens on the IG Index the trading floor LONDON (Reuters) – European shares were lower on Tuesday, while yields on 10-year U.S. inflation-linked bonds were close to turning positive for the...

China likely to lower benchmark lending rates after RRR cut – Reuters poll By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Benchmark lending rates for China’s commercial banks are likely to be lowered at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters...

Russian offensive going ‘very cautiously’, Ukrainian presidential adviser says By Nidal al-Mughrabi 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region KYIV (Reuters) – Russia’s new offensive in eastern Ukraine is going “very cautiously” and will fail because Moscow’s forces lack the strength to break through Ukrainian defences, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Presidential adviser...

African startups drew record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year – industry group By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Man poses as he displays Flutterwave homepage on mobile phone screen in Abuja JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African start-ups attracted a record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year, bouncing back from a pandemic-induced dip in 2020 with a nearly five-fold increase...

China to keep 2022 crude steel output lower than last year’s level By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Workers load steel products for export to a cargo ship at a port in Lianyungang BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner will continue reduce its crude steel output this year and pledged an annual decline, after cutting around 30 million tonnes of production...

Russia is starting new phase of its Ukraine operation – foreign minister By Metro US 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Moscow (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was starting a new stage of what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine which he predicted would be...

As China’s travel chill deepens, tourist-starved regions struggle to get by By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo 0 comments Posted on April 19, 2022 FILE PHOTO: People visit the Volcano No. 6 of the Ulan Hada volcano group near Ulanqab BEIJING (Reuters) – As China’s domestic tourism unravels, desperate provinces are slashing ticket prices, offering tax breaks and even begging locals to help save plummeting tourist...