Italy's government on Monday, May 2, adopted a decree that eliminates excise taxes on some forms of natural gas and methane to help tackle surging energy prices due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The International Organization for Migration is fixing up many damaged and unused buildings to house nearly a million Ukrainians forced to flee their homes in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
BEIJING -- The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday, April 30.
VILNIUS -- Lithuania ended the COVID-related "extreme situation" on Sunday, May 1, changing the pandemic's management strategy, according to the Ministry of Health.
QUITO -- Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency for 60 days starting from Friday in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Esmeraldas and Manabi, which have been plagued by delinquency and criminality related to drug trafficking.
BAGHDAD -- Two Katyusha rockets hit an air base housing U.S. military experts and agencies in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Saturday, the Iraqi military said.
