Author: Harsha Josephine Antony

It might be easier to export grain from the country’s ports now that the Ukraine prime minister said on Saturday that merchant sailors would be allowed to leave the country if they received authorization from their regional military administrative authority. In addition to students who must finish their practical training onboard ships, he pointed out that the change would also apply to male crew members of the river and ocean-going vessels. Since most Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are forbidden from leaving the nation, a sort of martial law has been enacted while Ukraine confronts the…

By Harsha Josephine Antony | On Thurs 25 Aug 2022 | 8.20 pm IST | Photo credit: Reuters Since Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) discovered massive oil deposits off Guyana’s coastline in 2015, government leaders have pledged that “black gold” will transform the economy of one of South America’s poorest countries. Government officials have promised that black gold will change the fortunes of one of South America’s poorest nations ever since Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) discovered enormous oil deposits off Guyana’s coastline in 2015. The World Bank predicts that the economy will grow at the quickest rate this year alone, or 48%. The…

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has sent a summons to each district magistrate in the capital asking for details regarding the penalties imposed for local acid sales. According to DCW, the commission has frequently advocated for a complete ban on the retail selling of acid. All district magistrates in the capital have received notices from the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) requesting information about the fines levied against acid sales in the area. A complete prohibition on the retail sale of acid has often been suggested by the commission, according to DCW, who said that unrestricted acid sales are…

Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, began serving his 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after losing his final appeal in a corruption case involving the embezzlement of the 1MDB state fund. The supreme court, in unanimity, upheld his conviction and punishment. He was the first former prime minister to receive a prison sentence four years after being charged with corruption after losing an election. After losing his final appeal in a corruption case related to the theft of the 1MDB state fund, the former prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, started serving his 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday.…

The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Sunday, becoming the most recent American official to do so in defiance of Chinese pressure to forbid such visits. Governor Eric Holcomb tweeted that he would also be travelling to South Korea, despite Taiwan’s presidential office reporting that he would meet President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday morning. As the most recent American official to travel to Taiwan, the governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Sunday, defying Chinese pressure to prevent such trips. Since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s two-day trip to Taiwan earlier this month, China has been conducting war games…

Apparently, off the coast of southwest Japan, a cargo ship and a chemical tanker ship from Japan collided. The tanker Ryoshinmaru’s six Japanese crew members and its 14 Chinese crew members were unharmed, as were the 14 Chinese crew members of the cargo ship Xin Hai 99. According to the coast guard, a cargo ship and a Japanese chemical tanker ship collided off the coast of southwest Japan. The 14 Chinese crew members aboard the cargo ship Xin Hai 99, its 14 Chinese crew members, and six Japanese crew members aboard the tanker Ryoshinmaru were both unharmed. Investigations into the…

According to a provincial official and a village elder, a heavy flood caused by seasonal rains killed at least nine people swept away homes, and destroyed livestock and agricultural land in eastern Afghanistan overnight. According to a provincial official and a village elder, a heavy flood caused by seasonal rains in the eastern part of the country overnight killed at least nine people, swept away homes, and destroyed livestock and agricultural land. An Associated Press video showed villagers cleaning up after the flooding in the Khushi district of Logar province, south of the Afghan capital of Kabul, with their damaged…

Russia reported new Ukrainian drone attacks on Friday evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, clear demonstrations of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummelled Moscow’s assets far from the front lines. On Friday evening, Russia reported new Ukrainian drone attacks, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent displays of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummelled Moscow’s assets far from the front lines. Last week, the latest incidents came on the heels of massive explosions at a Russian-annexed Crimean air base. According to…

Corruption, mismanagement, and the COVID-19 pandemic have plagued Ukraine’s healthcare system for years. However, the war has exacerbated the situation, with facilities damaged or destroyed, medical personnel relocated to safer locations, and many drugs unavailable or in short supply. Doctors who have refused to evacuate or who have rushed in as volunteers, risking their lives, are providing care in the worst-affected areas. Dr. Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through a door frame that hangs from a crumbling wall into what used to be an administrative office of her hospital…

By Harsha Josephine Antony | On Thurs 18 Aug 2022 | 9.58 pm IST | Photo credit: Associated Press As a potential power broker, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will use his first visit to Ukraine since the war began nearly six months ago to seek ways to expand grain exports from Europe’s breadbasket to the world’s needy, while UN Secretary-General António Guterres will focus on containing the volatile situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting both men in Lviv, far from the front lines, where diplomatic efforts to end the war will be…