CIA chief makes rare visit to Libya

This photo posted on the official Facebook page of Libya’s Government of National Unity on Jan 12, 2023 shows Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah shaking hands with CIA Director William Burns. (GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY, LIBYA VIA FACEBOOK) TRIPOLI – US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns made a rare...

Hitachi Energy and Linxon support National Grid in achieving sustainability targets through pioneering 420 kV SF6-free gas- insulated switchgear technology

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi Energy and Linxon are collaborating to strengthen London Power Tunnels (LPT), a key power infrastructure project that will ensure reliable, clean electricity supply for England's capital city. To support National Grid in accelerating its net zero targets, Hitachi...

South Africa’s ANC leadership contest enters final stretch

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the nomination process of the top African National Congress (ANC) officials in the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec 18, 2022. (SUMAYA HISHAM / REUTERS) JOHANNESBURG — Voting for the...

WTO ruling against US tariffs lauded

Experts: National security concept should not be generalized, abused in global trade A technician at a steel production line of Magang Group, which is part of China Baowu Steel Group, in Ma'anshan, Anhui province. (LUO JISHENG / FOR CHINA DAILY) The World Trade Organization's ruling against the United States' Section...

Spritzer Wins World Branding Awards 2022

KUALA LUMPUR & TAIPING, Nov 8, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Spritzer is pleased to announce that the Company has won the national award under beverages, for the water category of the World Branding Awards - Brand of the Year 2022-2023, a premier award recognition programme organised, assessed,...

NFA promotes healthy eating to reduce food waste

Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Oct 25, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - The National Food Agency (NFA) has started a campaign to promote eating healthy and delicious food by providing recommendations for the composition of foods on the plate in order to reduce waste.Head of the National Food Agency...

Colombian, Venezuelan legislators meet on normalizing ties

General view during a session at the National Assembly, in Caracas, on Sept 20, 2022. (FEDERICO PARRA / AFP) CARACAS – Legislative delegations from Venezuela's National Assembly and Colombia's Congress met on Friday to set up working commissions for normalizing bilateral ties, said Venezuelan lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez. State-owned Venezolana de...

Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with high winds

This handout satellite image provided by CIRA/CSU & NOAA on Oct 8, 2022 and captured at 14:30 UTC on Oct 7 shows Tropical Storm Julia off the Guajira Peninsula in Colombia. (CIRA/CSU / NOAA / AFP) MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua on Sunday carrying top winds of...

Potential New Therapeutic Approach for Pancreatic Cancer is proposed at 2022 Keystone Meeting: Blocking Obesity or Fatty Acid Oxidation

Seoul, Korea, September 08, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – In “the immunometabolism at the crossroads of obesity and cancer, Keystone Symposia (Sept. 5-9, 2022, Keystone, Co, USA)”, Dr. Soo-Youl Kim, Principal Scientist of the National Cancer Center of South Korea, showed that cancer obtains energy absolutely by burning fatty acids from blood as well...

Greek top prosecutor to probe surveillance of opposition leader

ATHENS - Greece's supreme court chief prosecutor on Friday evening announced that he will begin to probe into leaks regarding the intelligence service's phone surveillance activities. High court prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos said that he will personally commence a preliminary investigation into what's termed as "leaks" affecting Greece's national security High...

Kentucky floods kill at least 37 as more storms forecast

This handout photo taken and provided by the Kentucky National Guard on July 30, 2022, shows an aerial view of the flooded area as Kentucky National Guard Soliders and Airmen aid in flood relief efforts in response to a declared state of emergency in eastern Kentucky. (KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD /...