Jim Yong Kim resigns as head of World Bank
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His resignation...
Philippines church bomb attack kills 20
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The first blast happened...
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US aims for humans on Moon in five years
(BBC) US Vice-President Mike Pence has said he wants Nasa to return astronauts to the Moon within five years.
Referencing China's recent successful robotic mission...
Venezuela crisis: Opposition lawmakers take refuge in embassies
(BBC) Three Venezuelan opposition members of parliament have taken shelter in foreign embassies after losing their congressional immunity.
They are among 10 lawmakers stripped of...
India women’s head shaved after resisting rape
(BBC) Two people have been arrested in India's Bihar state after a group of men shaved the heads of two women as "punishment" for...
Venezuela admits months of secret talks with US
(BBC) Venezuela's embattled President Nicolás Maduro said he had been in talks with the Trump administration for months, even as the US ramped up...
India air pollution at ‘unbearable levels’, Delhi minister says
(BBC) Air pollution in the north of India has "reached unbearable levels," the capital Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says.
In many areas of Delhi...
UK Foreign Secretary urges Granger to preserve the principle of free, fair and credible...
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab in a statement urged President David Granger to preserve the principles of free, fair and credible elections.
Full statement:
The...
US to halt funding to WHO over coronavirus
US President Donald Trump says he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).
He said the WHO had...
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Fellow Guyanese,
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