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Electricity costs are soaring despite price controls and state aid, figures have shown  

Household energy bills in the Netherlands are up drastically from last year, despite government subsidies and a consumer price cap.

The average gas and electricity bill rocketed by 37% in June compared to the same mon

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address before a joint session of the Philippine congress on Monday.

Source: CGTN

(Nairobi) - Malian armed forces and foreign fighters apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group have summarily executed and forcibly disappeared several dozen civilians in Mali's central region since December 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. They also destroyed and looted civilian property and allegedly tortured detainees in an army camp.

On June 16, 2023, M

(Goma) - Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a displaced people's camp on June 12, 2023, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province, Human Rights Watch said today. The Cooperative for the Development of Congo (Cooperative pour le developpement du Congo, CODECO), a predominantly

(Nairobi) - Ethiopian authorities should immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily detained for around three years purely for their political role, Human Rights Watch said today. These cases underscore the urgent need for Ethiopia's government to reform the country's justice system.

Oromia police have held seven senior members of the oppositio

Police responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Scotland Street and Ferry Road, Roxburgh.

The crash was reported around 12:40pm.

One person was transported to hospital by helicopter in a moderate to serious condition.

The Serious Crash unit have been advised. 

The road is blocked and there are diversions in place on State Highway 8 at Hawick Street and Liddle Street.

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Azerbaijan's government is sounding more and more positive about the U.S.- and EU-brokered negotiations with Armenia and increasingly negative about Russia's mediation efforts. 

Those talks are taking place on a separate track, not coordinated with the Western mediators. Russia maintains a 2,000-strong peacekeeping contingent in Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated Nagorno-K

Emergency services responded to a one vehicle crash involving a truck on State Highway 3, near Croydon Road.

The crash was reported around 3:30am.

One person was transported to hospital in a moderate condition.

The road is closed in both directions and there are diversions in place.

Police advise motorists to allow extra time for travel.

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Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], July 23 (ANI): A hat-trick and five-wicket haul from Papua New Guinea quick Kabua Vagi-Morea helped Papua New Guinea to a second successive win at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 East-Asia Pacific qualifiers against Philippines, while Japan proved too strong for Vanuatu to also remain undefeated, as per ICC. Vagi-Morea needed no help in his efforts, with four bowled dismissals and an lbw to fin

TEHRAN -- Four Iranian traffic policemen were killed on Sunday in a "terrorist attack" while they were patrolling on an intercity road in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the official news agency IRNA reported.

The "terrorists" fled the scene after the attack and investigations were underway, the provincial police were quoted as saying in a statement. (Iran-Terrorist Attack-Casualty)

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Emergency services are responding to a building fire on Great South Road, Takanini, this morning.

The incident was reported to Police around 4am.

Motorists are advised a section of Great South Road, near the intersection of Taka St and Walter Strevens Drive, is currently closed in both directions while the scene is cleared.

At this stage, no injuries have been reported.

Diversions are in place,

MANILA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Philippine troops and suspected rebels clashed in Northern Samar province in the central Philippines on Saturday afternoon, killing two insurgents and injuring a soldier, the military said on Sunday.

The military said a 20-minute gunfight between the troops and New People's Army (NPA) rebels broke out before 1 p.m. local time on Saturday in a coastal town. The troops recovered two M16

22 July 2023, Quezon City. As our nation faces a myriad of societal problems, green groups associated with the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental network pushing for a zero waste and toxics-free society, are urging President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to tackle the adverse impacts of waste and plastic pollution and to work for safe and sustainable solutions.

The groups weighed in on what the chief executive

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], July 23 (ANI): Tournament favourites Papua New Guinea had a good start on day one of the East Asia Pacific Regional Final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Qualifiers, defeating Vanuatu while Japan also clinched a victory over Philippiness. The 19-year-old John Kariko started his T20I career on high, taking 3/6 in his four overs to send the crowd home happy at Amini Park on Saturday. He took w

 

An afternoon of rain

over clusters of trees

with leaves and flowers

peeling off from the boughs

to the grassy ground:

how it wafts a smell not earthy

but sweet, even sacred -

the incense of benediction

the candle flames at both sides of the altar,

the garden of roses on the marbled floor,

even the breath of the priest

prompting Tantum Ergo;<

 

NEW DELHI, 22nd July, 2023 (WAM) - The UAE is committed to playing an active role in the international efforts to shape a better future for societies and people around the world through creating job opportunities and enhancing human resources' contribution to a sustainable development cycle, Dr. Abd

Tokyo will suggest the idea to the International Energy Agency, the outlet has said  

Japan is planning to create a global strategic natural gas reserve to guard against energy crunches such as the one that hit the EU and its allies last year, Bloomberg reported this week.

Tokyo's plan will be presented t

(Photo credit: Cody Scanlan/Hollannd Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol broke a tournament record for alternate-shot play to grab a three-shot lead after three rounds of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Friday in Midland, Mich. Knight and Szokol teamed up to shoot an 8-under 62, the lowest round of alternate shot the event has seen in its four years of existence. That put them at 18

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. has lifted the state of public health emergency over COVID-19 in the Philippines, local media outlet ABS-CBN News reported on Saturday.

Source: CGTN

(Photo credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports) Spain sprinted ahead of Costa Rica with an own goal in the 21st minute and never looked back in a suffocating start to its Women's World Cup bid Friday in Wellington, New Zealand. Spain outshot Costa Rica 45-1 in the 3-0 win, netting all three goals in a rapid-fire six-minute stretch during its Group C clash. Aitana Bonmati scored two minutes after the own goal, and a defle