WHO emphasized Saudi Arabia’s achievements in infection prevention, especially in drastically lowering central catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), in a report posted on its official website. The Kingdom achieved a 48.8 percent annual reduction in central line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in intensive care units from 2021 to 2024, a figure that is four times the […]
Cyclone Chido caused major damage to Mayotte’s airport and cut off electricity, water, and communication links when it barrelled down on France’s poorest territory on Saturday. Perfect Francois-Xavier Bieuville expects the final death toll will reach “close to a thousand or even several thousand”, he told broadcaster Mayotte la Premiere. The mayor of Mayotte’s capital […]
Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus — appointed the country’s “chief adviser” after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August — to set a date. The 84-year-old microfinance pioneer is leading a temporary administration to tackle what he has called the “extremely tough” challenge of restoring democratic institutions […]
Yoon was removed by South Korea’s parliament on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to suspend civilian rule, which plunged the country into its worst political turmoil in years. The Constitutional Court has around six months to determine whether to uphold the impeachment. Fresh elections must be held within two months if he is removed. Prime […]
Falls were limited however by concerns of supply disruptions in the event of more US sanctions on major suppliers Russia and Iran. Brent crude futures fell 21 cents, or 0.3%, to $74.28 a barrel by 0110 GMT after settling at their highest level since Nov. 22 on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 30 […]
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, hit a high of $106,533 and last traded at $105,688. Smaller crypto ether rose nearly 3% to 4,014. “We’re in blue sky territory here,” said Tony Sycamore, an analyst at IG. “The next figure the market will be looking for is $110,000. The pullback that a lot of […]
Geir Pedersen, the UN’s special envoy for Syria, also backed a “credible and inclusive” political process to form the next government as he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “We need to make sure that state institutions do not collapse, and that we get in humanitarian assistance as quickly as possible,” Pedersen said. “If […]
Out of 300 lawmakers, 204 voted to impeach the president on allegations of insurrection while 85 voted against it. Three abstained, with eight votes nullified. Yoon is now suspended from office while South Korea’s Constitutional Court deliberates whether to uphold his removal. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo steps in as the interim president. The court now […]
“It’s crazy what’s taking place. It’s crazy. I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that? We’re just escalating this war and making it worse. That should not have been allowed to be done,” Trump said in an interview to mark his being named Time’s Person of […]
Syrians celebrated the day they called the “Friday of victory” with fireworks heralding the fall of the Assad dynasty. Assad’s fall has also led to fast-moving diplomatic developments, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken among envoys set to discuss Syria on Saturday in the Jordanian city of Aqaba. Turkey, meanwhile, will reopen its embassy […]
