Philippines’s Marcos names new finance chief, central bank head
(UTV | PHILIPPINES) – Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced his picks for finance minister and central bank governor ahead of taking office next month....
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The cases of monkeypox are spreading worldwide
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The cases of monkeypox are surging globally with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirming 131 confirmed and 106 suspected cases...
Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization
(UTV | ERITREA) – First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was...
Eleven killed in late-night shootings in two bars in Mexico
(UTV | MEXICO) – Eleven people, eight of them women, were killed in simultaneous shooting attacks on two bars in north-central Mexico, authorities said Tuesday....
Monkeypox virus outbreaks are containable – WHO
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Monkeypox can be contained in countries outside of Africa where the virus is not usually detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) says....
North Korea says virus situation ‘under control’
(UTV | NORTH KOREA) – North Korea said on Tuesday it was witnessing a “stable” downward trend in its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak, reporting less than...
Fourteen bodies found washed up on Myanmar beach
(UTV | MYANMAR) – The bodies of 14 people have washed up on a beach in Myanmar, police told on Monday, with the UN Refugee Agency...
Australia’s new PM Anthony Albanese heads to Tokyo with climate message
(UTV | AUSTRALIA) – Australia’s new prime minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday, hours before flying to a Tokyo summit with a “message to the world”...
Severed head of missing Nigerian lawmaker found in park
(UTV | NIGERIA) – Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week in the southeastern state of...
Thunderstorm in Canada leaves eight people dead
(UTV | CANADA) – Quebec and Ontario power utilities are working to restore services to around 900,000 customers facing outages after thunderstorms caused severe damage...