Croatia has switched to the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone – two important milestones for the country after joining the European Union (EU) nearly a decade ago. At midnight on Sunday, the Balkan nation bid farewell to its kuna currency and became the 20th member of the eurozone. It is now the 27th nation in the Schengen zone, the world’s largest passport-free travel area, which enables more than 400 million people to move freely around its members. “It is the season of new beginnings. And there is no place in Europe where this is more true than here in Croatia,” tweeted EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, as she […]
A lack of affordable housing is contributing to an increasingly visible homeless crisis in the United States, prompting cities like New York and Los Angeles to declare emergencies. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation known as Freddie Mac estimates the country needs an additional 3.8 million housing units. Homeless shelters overflow in many places and that means those with criminal records and mental health issues are more likely to end up on the streets. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from New York. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #NewYork #Homelesness #AffordableHousing […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an “exponential” increase in the production of nuclear warheads and ordered the development of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to counter the United States and South Korea. Kim’s statement was released on state media on Sunday, hours after North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast in a rare late-night New Year’s Day weapons test. During his comments at a key meeting of the ruling Worker’s Party, Kim accused Washington and Seoul of carrying out a “plot to isolate and stifle” North Korea, calling it “unparalleled in human history”, according to the official Korean Central News Agency […]
Guyana is undergoing an energy boom after huge oilfields were discovered off its Atlantic coast. Now it is using that newfound wealth to fund solar projects benefitting isolated, mainly Indigenous communities. Al Jazeera’s @JohnHendren reports from Georgetown, Guyana. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Guyana #Greenenergy
Russia says it is concerned by rising tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Kremlin says talks are taking place with the two former Soviet states. The latest flare-up is because of protests on the only road that links the Armenian-populated part of the enclave with Armenia. Al Jazeera’s @AndrewSimmons reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #NagornoKarabakh #Armenia #Azerbaijan
Hong Kong has scrapped most of it’s COVID-19 restrictions following a similar move by mainland China. The rules have threatened to negatively impact the country’s standing as an international finance centre. Many businesses operators have welcomed the move. Al Jazeera’s @FlorenceLooi reports from Hong Kong. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Japan #HongKong #COVID19
Global inflation has rocketed in 2022. Lebanon ranks second in a World Bank assessment of countries hit hardest by global food price inflation. That has been driven partly by the war in Ukraine. But even before this, Lebanon’s economy and currency were in freefall. Al Jazeera’s @ZeinaKhodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #inflation #economy
A new wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine has left at least three people injured in the capital Kyiv, the city’s mayor has said. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says more than 120 missiles had been fired at Ukraine. “We’re waiting for further proposals from ‘peacekeepers’ about (a) ‘peaceful settlement,’” he wrote on Twitter, referring to Russia’s calls for a solution to the war Moscow started with an invasion on February 24. “For the moment, there are three wounded in Kyiv, including a 14-year-old girl. They are all in hospital,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on social media. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford joins us live from Kyiv, Ukraine. Subscribe to […]
Ethiopian Airlines have resumed flights to northern Tigray, reuniting loved ones – after 18 months of conflict. The route from Addis Ababa to Mekelle was suspended, during the conflict between government forces and Tigrayan rebels – who signed a ceasefire in November. Al Jazeera’s Alexandra Byers reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Ethiopia #Tigray #Tigrayceasfire #EthiopianAirlines #EthiopiaPeaceDeal #Mekele
Venezuela’s economy is emerging from a deep recession, after years of political upheaval and US sanctions. Poverty has fallen 15 percent to 50.5 percent in the past year, though income equality continues to widen. And President Nicolas Maduro is capitalising on the situation to strengthen his grip on power. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Caracas, Venezuela. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Venezuela #VenezualaEconomicCrisis #NicolasMaduro #AljazeeraEnglish
