US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks in the Rayburn Room following the House vote on Fiscal Responsibility Act at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 31, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) WASHINGTON – US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday lauded the debt ceiling deal he negotiated with Democratic President Joe Biden, but a prominent House conservative warned that McCarthy has "credibility …
US, Saudi Arabia urge cease-fire in Sudan
People board a bus to leave Khartoum, Sudan, June 3, 2023, as fighting between the Sudanese Army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified. (PHOTO /AP) KHARTOUM / CAIRO – Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday urged the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to reach a new cease-fire to end hostilities. Sudan has been witnessing deadly armed clashes between the …
Prince Harry set for London court appearance
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex waves as he arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 28, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) LONDON – Prince Harry is expected to appear at London's High Court on Monday as he prepares to give evidence in his lawsuit against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mirror. Harry, King Charles' younger …
Surveillance still a concern 10 years after Snowden leaks
Revelations have deep impact on businesses, govts, tech industry Edward Snowden speaks from Russia during a Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg, France, in March 2019. (PHOTO / AFP) Ten years ago this month, Edward Snowden disclosed to the media United States government intelligence programs that used extensive internet and phone surveillance to collect data. The former contractor with the US National Security Agency leaked …
日清食品獲上調MSCI ESG評級至A
HONG KONG, Jun 5, 2023 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 日清食品有限公司 （「日清食品」或「本公司」，連同其附屬公司統稱「集團」；股份代號：1475）在MSCI最新的環境、社會及管治（「ESG」）評級中獲由「BBB」上調至「A」，以表彰其出色的ES…
The GBA Recognizes Blockchain Trailblazers
Washington, D.C., Jun 5, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) honored exceptional individuals and organizations for their groundbreaking use of blockchain technology in solving public sector challenges. The Annual Achievement Awards, presented on May 24, 2023, in Washington, DC, celebrated this year’s outstanding winners. – Rosemarie McClean, Chief Executive Officer, and Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio, Chief Information Officer received the …
Rovanpera increases lead with podium for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOKYO, Jun 5, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Kalle Rovanpera has added to his lead in the FIA World Rally Championship with a clever drive to the podium and a Power Stage victory on a tricky Rally Italia Sardegna. Car 69 (Kalle Rovanperä, Jonne Halttunen) Faced with sweeping loose gravel roads on Friday while running first …
YGG SEA Rebrands to W3GG to Reflect Community-Driven Focus
New York, NY, June 05, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – YGG team is thrilled to announce that YGG SEA, the exclusive official guild partner of Yield Guild Games in Southeast Asia, has officially changed its name to W3GG, pronounced as “WE GG”, effective immediately. This decision comes as a strategic move to carve out a unique brand identity for our guild, while minimising potential confusion with …
Maxity.io Supports UNFPA in Introducing Stronger Together: 8 Billion
Maxity.io Supports UNFPA in Introducing Stronger Together: 8 Billion, an AI- Generated NFT Collection to Celebrate A World of 8 Billion People New York, NY, June 04, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – Maxity.io is proud to announce that they have introduced the UNFPA’s ‘Stronger Together: 8 Billion‘ collections on their NFT market. UNFPA (the United Nation Population Fund) has listed their first-ever digital asset art collection, …
InfoComm Asia 2023 Closes on a High
The expanded Professional AudioVisual and Transformative Technology Solutions tradeshow attracted 7,298 business visitors and hosted close to 600 high-profile buyers. BANGKOK, Thailand, June 1, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The three-day InfoComm Asia 2023 came to a close on 26 May, marking another successful showing for the annual event. This year’s 38% larger InfoComm Asia – featuring 160 exhibiting companies from 18 countries, …
國際可持續發展協進會（ICSD）及世界綠色組織（WGO）發佈香港首個在職人士對ESG認知程度和教育需求調查，公佈全港首個認可ESG策劃師(CEP®️)課程
HONG KONG, Jun 4, 2023 – (亞太商訊 via SEAPRWire.com) – 近年ESG（環境保護、社會責任及公司治理）成為全球各界熱話。隨著港交所自2016年起加強上市公司在ESG資訊的披露要求，加上各地政府對碳排放量逐漸設立明確的減排目標，ESG成為各行各業必備的知…
Ugandan president: 54 peacekeepers killed in Somalia
In this photo dated June 4, 2021, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni gives a speech at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. (PHOTO / AFP) KAMPALA – Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni late Saturday said 54 of the country's peacekeeping troops were killed in a deadly attack last week in southwest Somalia. The soldiers were killed after al-Shabaab, a militant group, overran a military base manned by …
Russia to keep missile launch notifications under 1988 deal
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov delivers a speech during a session of the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on March 2, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) VLADIVOSTOK – Russia will continue to provide notifications of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) launches under the relevant 1988 agreement to avoid dangerous escalations, an official said on Saturday. "We have certainly taken note …
AU Commission calls for end to violence in Senegal
Senegalese Gendarmerie block a road after protests burned tires and blocked roads in Dakar, on June 3, 2023. This comes two days after a court in Senegal sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison on charges of "corrupting youth" but acquitted him of rape and issuing death threats. (PHOTO / AFP) ADDIS ABABA – Chairperson …
‘Security solutions not enough to address illegal immigration’
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on May 19, 2023 shows Tunisian President Kais Saied attending the Arab League Summit in Jeddah. (PHOTO / AFP) TUNIS – Tunisian President Kais Saied said security solutions are not enough to eliminate illegal immigration, according to a statement released by the presidency on Saturday. "Illegal immigration has become an incendiary issue that poisons relations …
Regional countries demand ceasefire in DRC, Sudan
M23 rebels guard the area during the meeting between the East African Regional Force (EACRF) officials and M23 rebels during the handover ceremony at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Jan 6, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) LUANDA – Countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Saturday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Democratic Republic …
Biden signs bill to raise US debt limit
US President Joe Biden leaves the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, June 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) NEW YORK – US President Joe Biden signed Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law Saturday afternoon so as to avoid a historic default on government debt. The bipartisan act suspends the public debt limit through Jan 1, 2025, and increases the …
UN Security Council urges Sudan factions to cease hostilities
People check the rubble of their destroyed home after strikes at Allamat district in Khartoum, Sudan, June 1, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) NEW YORK/KHARTOUM/CAIRO – The UN Security Council on Friday called on warring factions in Sudan to cease hostilities, as fighting continued in the capital Khartoum after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. A press statement agreed …
Canada wildfires spread to new areas, thousands more evacuated
Department of Natural Resources and Renewables firefighters work on a fire in Shelburne county, Nova Scotia on June 1, 2023. (PHOTO / COMMUNICATION NOVA SCOTIA / THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA AP) MONTREAL – Some 10,000 residents in coastal Quebec were forced to evacuate homes on Friday as wildfires engulf more Canadian provinces, in what is emerging as one of the worst starts to the forest …
Senegal protests: 9 dead after sentencing of opposition leader
A student walks past burned cars as he leaves the Cheikh Anta Diop University after authorities ordered its closure until further notice, in Dakar, Senegal, June 2, 2023. Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said on Friday. (PHOTO / AP) DAKAR – Nine people were killed during protests in Senegal, mainly in the capital …