Zimbabwe president praises re-introduction of local currency

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday praised the re-introduction of the Zimbabwe dollar as the sole legal tender in the troubled country as a “return to normalcy.” Zimbabwe had for...

UNDERTONES OF GREEN – PAINTINGS BY JUNE YUN

Lipont Gallery presents   EXHIBITION UNDERTONES OF GREEN – PAINTINGS BY JUNE YUN   Lipont Gallery, Lipont Place, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond BC V6X2C3  ...

Beauty pageant winner accuses ex-Gambia president of rape

DAKAR, Senegal — A Gambian beauty pageant winner has accused the country’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh of raping her four years ago, the latest allegation of human rights...

Social Democrats in Denmark get support to form new govt

COPENHAGEN — Three left-wing parties in Denmark are backing the centre-left Social Democrats to form a one-party minority government. The deal would make the Social Democrats’ leader, 41-year-old...

Venezuela gov’t says it thwarted plot seeking to kill Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials said Wednesday they foiled a plot to overthrow the government that included assassinating President Nicolas Maduro and his closest political allies. Maduro spokesman...

Former Gilas Coach officially leading Team Indonesia for SEA Games

The Indonesian basketball national team will officially be led by former Gilas Pilipinas coach Rajko Toroman for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in November that will...

PRRD dares Western countries to help PH claim its territories

‘Speculative’ to say Chinese were fishing within PH EEZ: Palace

  MANILA — It is “speculative” to assume that Chinese nationals were fishing within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) when it allegedly rammed and abandoned a...