(AFP) — The UK on Thursday announced a security ban on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices, in line with action by the European Union and the United States. “We will do so with immediate effect,” Cabinet Office…
HONOLULU (Eagle News) – March 15 marks the 100th day in office for Josh Green, M.D. as Hawaii’s governor. He recently appeared on social media to highlight several events and achievements so far under his watch. On December 19, Green…
(AFP) — US consumer inflation edged down in February but remains elevated, according to government data released Tuesday, adding pressure to the Federal Reserve as it mulls further rate hikes to cool prices. The consumer price index (CPI) rose six…
By Cecil MorellaAgence France-Presse (AFP) — The Philippines and the United States will hold their largest ever joint military exercises next month, Philippine and US officials said Tuesday, as the longtime allies seek to counter China’s growing regional influence. A…
(AFP) — At least eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast of southern California, rescuers said Sunday. It was unclear exactly what caused the nighttime accident, in an area San Diego lifeguard chief James…
By Jack McBramsAgence France-Presse (AFP) — Fifteen people have died in Malawi and Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy hit the two countries with torrential rains and strong winds upon its return to southern Africa’s mainland, authorities said Monday. Police in Malawi…
By Michael Mathes, with Thomas Urbain in New YorkAgence France-Presse (AFP) — President Joe Biden sought to reassure Americans over the country’s banking system Monday, while insisting emergency measures would not be paid for by taxpayers as additional banks came…
By Claire LeeAgence France-Presse (AFP) — South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years on Monday, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a “declaration of war”. Washington and…
HONOLULU (Eagle News) – The State’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has been monitoring the spread of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), which was first discovered off the coast of Florida in 2014. The disease has now…
(AFP) — Iran has announced more than 100 arrests nationwide over the mystery poisonings of thousands of schoolgirls, charging that the unidentified alleged perpetrators may have links with “hostile” groups. In the wave of cases since late November, schoolgirls have…
