ALGIERS, ALGERIA — More than 10% of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an expert told AFP on Saturday.The figure cited by Rafik Baba Ahmed, former director o…
Day: August 20, 2022
UN: US Buying Big Ukraine Grain Shipment for Hungry Regions
The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has told The Associated Press.The fin…
Finland, Sweden Offer NATO an Edge as Rivalry Warms Up North
The first surprise, for the Finnish conscripts and officers taking part in a NATO-hosted military exercise in the Arctic this spring: the sudden roar of a U.S. Marine helicopter assault force, touching down in a field right next to the Finns’ well-hidd…