NRP flood response transitions in Western Maryland as recovery begins
WESTERNPORT, Md. — The Maryland Natural Resources Police announced Saturday that their emergency operations in response to historic flooding in Western Maryland have ended, though support efforts continue in affected areas of…
Shooting on Western Hills Viaduct Leaves Man in Critical Condition
CINCINNATI, OH — A 26-year-old University of Cincinnati graduate student, was critically injured in a shooting on the Western Hills Viaduct early Thursday morning. Cincinnati District 1 police were dispatched to the…
Man Critically Wounded in Western Baltimore Shooting
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Early yesterday morning, a 41-year-old man sustained critical injuries from multiple gunshot wounds in Western Baltimore. Officers, while patrolling around 5:12 a.m., heard gunfire near McCulloh Street and Gold…
VIJAY JAYARAJ: Africa Doesn’t Need Western Elites’ Meaningless Climate Policies
VIJAY JAYARAJ: Africa Doesn’t Need Western Elites’ Meaningless Climate Policies Vijay Jayaraj on November 4, 2023 African priorities differ from those of Europe and North America. Among the Dark Continent’s most daunting…
Teen Arrested for Shooting 15-Year-Old In Western Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MD – In connection with an October 4th shooting incident in Western Baltimore, detectives have arrested 18-year-old Tony Hubbard. Hubbard is believed to have shot a 15-year-old male in the 900…
Kioxia has reached out to JIC to invest in merger with Western Digital – Bloomberg News
TOKYO (Reuters) – Kioxia Holdings has reached out to state-backed Japan Industrial Partners (JIC) to invest in a planned merger of its flash memory business with that of Western Digital, Bloomberg News…
Man Shot Numerous Times In Western Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A man is in stable condition after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in Western Baltimore yesterday afternoon. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at around 3:08 p.m. on the 1500…
EU urges reforms, single market in Western Balkans to boost membership bids
TIRANA (Reuters) – The European Union wants to bring six Western Balkan countries closer to membership of the bloc but wants them first to implement reform and create their own single market,…
Law Enforcement Agencies in Western Washington receive more than $3.6 million in U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funding
Seattle – More than a dozen law enforcement agencies in western Washington received U.S. DOJ Byrne grant funding to support local needs ranging from body-worn camera programs, to specialized equipment needs, to…
Man Found Shot In Western Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A 31-year-old man was shot early Friday morning in Western Baltimore. At around 1 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Clifton Avenue following a shooting…
Prosperity Life’s unit to buy insurer National Western in $1.9 billion deal
(Reuters) -A unit of insurer Prosperity Life Group has agreed to buy National Western Life Group in a deal valued at $1.9 billion, the companies said on Monday, sending shares of the…
Iran rights group says mother of hospitalized teenage girl arrested
By Parisa Hafezi and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian rights group said that security forces on Thursday arrested the mother of a teenage girl who was in a coma in hospital…
Kremlin sees U.S. budget setback for Ukraine as harbinger of Western war fatigue
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday it believed a decision by U.S. Congress to pass a stopgap funding bill that omitted aid for Ukraine was a temporary setback for Kyiv,…
Ukraine lures Western weapons makers to transform defence industry
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he wants to turn Ukraine’s defence industry into a “large military hub” by partnering with Western weapons manufacturers to increase…
Apple, China met to discuss Beijing’s crackdown on western apps- WSJ
(Reuters) -Apple staff met with Chinese officials in recent months to discuss concerns over new rules that will restrict the U.S. tech giant from offering many foreign apps currently available on its…
Guinea junta leader denounces Western democracy amid wave of coups
DAKAR (Reuters) – Guinea’s military leader Mamady Doumbouya told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the Western model of democracy does not work for Africa, as evidenced by a recent wave…
Ukrainian soldiers hope for Western arms to speed up counteroffensive
By Anna Voitenko NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) – Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their grinding counteroffensive against…
Bay Bridge Commuter Scoops Up $100,000 Lottery Win on Western Shore
BROOKLYN PARK, MD – A Queen Anne’s County man, known for his frequent travels across the Chesapeake Bay, won a $100,000 Maryland Lottery scratch-off prize, dwarfing his previous high win of $5,000.…
Western firms shift investment from China to India as worries mount
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. and European firms are shifting investment away from China to other developing markets, a report from Rhodium Group showed, with India receiving the vast majority…
China says its economy is ‘resilient’, rejects Western concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is resilient and has not collapsed, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, rejecting claims from the West that its economy is faltering and could cause wider…
Western sanctions to sustain surge in China auto exports to Russia-CAAM
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western sanctions against Russia are boosting demand for China-made cars, and this surge could continue as long as these sanctions remain in place, an executive with China’s auto association…
Western Midstream expands Powder River Basin footprint with $885 million deal
(Reuters) -Western Midstream Partners said on Tuesday it was acquiring Meritage Midstream Services II LLC for $885 million as the pipeline and oil & gas processing plant operator aims to expand its…
Western creditors and Cuba pledge to salvage debt deal
By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Representatives of 14 western creditor nations, grouped in the Paris Club, were in Cuba this week to salvage a debt agreement with the…
How Russia keeps its fleet of Western jets in the air
By David Gauthier-Villars and Gleb Stolyarov DUBAI (Reuters) – A Ural Airlines Airbus landed in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Nov. 14 last year. Then it remained grounded on the tarmac.…
China’s deflation a near-term positive for Western central banks – PIMCO
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Deflationary pressures in China could spill over into global markets, which is potentially near-term good news for Western central banks as they seek to curb inflation,…
Russia’s Shoigu says Ukraine depleted, war showing weakness of Western weapons
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defence minister told officials on Tuesday that Ukraine’s ability to fight had been “almost exhausted” and said the war had exposed vulnerabilities in Western weapons…
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