Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices for the staple rise substantially | AP News

Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices for the staple rise substantially | AP News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government on Monday reassured the country there is sufficient rice in the market and urged people not to hoard locally produced rice after recent panic-buying led to empty shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide.Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said the government will increase distribution to rural

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Iraqi Christian religious leaders demand an international investigation into deadly wedding fire | AP News

Iraqi Christian religious leaders demand an international investigation into deadly wedding fire | AP News

BAGHDAD (AP) — Christian religious leaders in northern Iraq called for an international investigation Monday into a deadly wedding fire that killed more than 100 people last week and slammed the government’s probe, which had blamed the blaze on negligence and lack of precautionary measures.An Iraqi Syriac Catholic priest, meanwhile, said widespread corruption in the

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Jeremić: Potrebno je ujedinjenje svih patriotskih snaga na izborima

Jeremić: Potrebno je ujedinjenje svih patriotskih snaga na izborima

“Nacionalno okupljanje bi podrazumevalo zajednički nastup patriotskih parlamentarnih stranaka na izborima – Narodne stranke, Novog DSS-a, POKS-a, Dveri i Zavetnika, ali i nekih vanparlamentarnih orgaizacija, kao što je DJB”, rekao je Jeremić u Aranđelovcu gde je održana izborna skupština opštinskog odbora Narodne stranke na kojoj su izabrani rukovodstvo odbora i delegati za stranačku skupštinu.U saopštenju

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Na današnji dan 2. oktobar

Na današnji dan 2. oktobar

Dogodilo se | 02.10.2023 | access_time 08:30 Na današnji dan 2. oktobra 2000. godine tokom postizborne krize u Srbiji Slobodan Milošević je putem državne televizije poručio da mu je “savest potpuno mirna”, iako se talas nezadovoljstva njegovom višegodišnjom vladavinom širio zemljom. Generalni štrajk i blokade puteva paralisali su Srbiju, a štrajkovi i protesti počeli su

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Nobel Prize announcements are getting underway with the unveiling of the medicine prize | AP News

Nobel Prize announcements are getting underway with the unveiling of the medicine prize | AP News

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Six days of Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday with the unveiling of the winner of the medicine award.The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was won last year by Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA which provided key insights into our immune system

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The UAE holds an annual oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN COP28 climate talks in Dubai | AP News

The UAE holds an annual oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN COP28 climate talks in Dubai | AP News

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks called on oil and gas companies on Monday to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising global energy prices.The call by Sultan al-Jaber highlights the

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Tropical Storm Philippe threatens flash floods Monday in Leeward Islands, forecasters say | AP News

Tropical Storm Philippe threatens flash floods Monday in Leeward Islands, forecasters say | AP News

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flooding in the Leeward Islands on Monday before eventually recurving out into the central Atlantic where it could gain hurricane status around midweek, forecasters say.The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 2 a.m. Monday that Philippe was about 130

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Early voting begins in New Zealand’s general election and in Australia for Indigenous ‘Voice’ | AP News

Early voting begins in New Zealand’s general election and in Australia for Indigenous ‘Voice’ | AP News

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Early voting began on Monday in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election, with conservative contender Christopher Luxon casting his ballot. Early voting also began in some parts of Australia in a referendum that would enshrine in Australia’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on

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