BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday. Last year’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze … Read more
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ president on Friday obligated all government ministers to sign a declaration affirming a “zero-tolerance” policy on all sexist attitudes and behavior, as well as any form of sexual harassment among employees and anyone visiting a government office. Cyprus already has stringent legislation against sexual harassment and sexism in the workplace, but … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that Moscow would regard any move by Britain to deploy a military contingent to Ukraine as a declaration of war against Russia. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made the comments in response to a visit … Read more
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it would consider any interference with its satellite operations a declaration of war and would mobilise its war deterrence if any attack against its strategic assets were imminent. Pyongyang would respond to any U.S. interference in space by eliminating the viability of U.S. spy … Read more
Prince William risks enraging King Charles with bold declaration Prince William risked enraging King Charles with his bold declaration during his visit to Singapore, where he hosted the prestigious Earthshot Prize Awards. During the event, Prince William expressed his desire to outshine the royal family by taking his commitment to charitable causes a “step further” … Read more
Up to date September 10, 2023 at 7:51 a.m. EDT|Printed September 10, 2023 at 3:26 a.m. EDT Ukrainian International Minister Dmytro Kuleba greets his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, throughout a joint information convention Saturday in Kyiv. (Sergey Dolzhenko/Pool/Reuters) World leaders on the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi adopted a declaration that known as … Read more