By Aluta News Sept 7, 2021 The summer of 2021 ended on a violent note in Chicago this Labor Day weekend, with close to 60 people having been shot between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. The weekend’s total of 58 shooting victims was the most since 2016, and seven moreContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 7, 2021 China will raise the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Tuesday, the country’s top economic planner has said. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that based on recent changes in international oil prices, the retail prices of gasoline and diesel wouldContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 7, 2021 Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported. Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 Six convicted Palestinian prisoners escaped from an Israeli prison late on Sunday, the military tweeted on Monday. The Israeli military, along with the country’s Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and police, are now searching for the escapees, it said. The prisoners escaped through aContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the summit of BRICS leaders on Thursday. The summit will focus on the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) and international developments, including the events in Afghanistan, the Kremlin said. “On Sept. 9, Russian Federation President Vladimir PutinContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 less than 200 people including 30 commanders surrendered to the Taliban in the Panjshir Province in Afghanistan, and their weapons and ammunition were seized by the militants, Taliban’s senior leader, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said on Monday. “In Panjshir, 200 people including 30 commanders surrenderedContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 Soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde summoned his ministers and top government officials to a meeting on Monday, a day after a coup that drew international condemnation. A spokesman for the army unit told state television that failure to attend the 1100 GMTContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 Canada has called for the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor 1,000 days after the two were arrested in China. Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, said the two Canadian men were arbitrarily detained as he condemned the lack of a transparent legal process inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 6, 2021 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the coup d’etat in Guinea and demanded the immediate release of President Alpha Condé. According to reports, the fate of Guinea’s President, Condé, is unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded by soldiers who said theyContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 4, 2021 A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening waterborne diseases, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. “The lives of thousands of earthquake-affected children and families are now at risk, just because theyContinue Reading