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Yandex founder slams Russia's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine

Yandex founder slams Russia's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], August 11:ArkadyVolozh, a co-founder of Russia's technology giant Yandex, has described Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric".

Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says

Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest,...

Tehran [Iran], August 11: Iran has released five US-Iranian dual nationals into house arrest, US officials say.

Abdullah bin Zayed, Armenian counterpart discuss bilateral relations

Abdullah bin Zayed, Armenian counterpart discuss bilateral relations

Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 11: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed over the phone with...

Bangladesh's dengue death toll passes 350, with 101 new deaths in August

Bangladesh's dengue death toll passes 350, with 101...

Dhaka [Bangladesh],August 10:Bangladesh reported 12 dengue deaths on Wednesday, down from 13 a day earlier, bringing the total number of...

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 10: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology and...

Ukraine opens border crossing with Russia for refugee return

Ukraine opens border crossing with Russia for refugee...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10: Ukraine has opened a border crossing with Russia that was closed since the war began so...

At least 56 injured in blast on factory premises near Moscow

At least 56 injured in blast on factory...

Moscow [Russia], August 10:The injury toll in a violent explosion that rocked a pyrotechnics warehouse in the town of SergiyevPosad,...

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to...

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 10:The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint...

Migrant shipwreck off Italy leaves 41 dead

Migrant shipwreck off Italy leaves 41 dead

Rome [Italy], August 10: At least 41 people are dead after a boat accident involving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea,...

11 killed in France holiday home blaze

11 killed in France holiday home blaze

Paris [France], August 10: Eleven people were killed in eastern France on Wednesday when a fire tore through a holiday...

Saudi embassy resumes work in Iran after 7 years

Saudi embassy resumes work in Iran after 7...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 10:Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran has resumed operations, state media in Iran reported Wednesday, following a...

Norwegian river dam partly collapses

Norwegian river dam partly collapses

Oslo [Norway], August 10: A dam on a Norwegian river partly collapsed, sending water gushing through a gaping hole in...

US obtained search warrant for Trump's Twitter

US obtained search warrant for Trump's Twitter

Washington [US], August 9: The U.S. special counsel investigating Donald Trump obtained a search warrant for the former president's Twitter...

Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan

Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan

Tokyo [Japan], August 10: Flights were cancelled and trains halted on Wednesday as heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern...

Six people killed in Maui wildfire as survivors flee into the ocean

Six people killed in Maui wildfire as survivors...

Washington, [US], August 10:Wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and caused extensive...

Two killed in clash between Lebanon's Hezbollah, Christian villagers-sources

Two killed in clash between Lebanon's Hezbollah, Christian...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 10: Two people were killed in Lebanon on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah members...

WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

Geneva (Switzerland), August 10:The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and...

COP28 President-Designate stands with Brazil's President in call for protecting and investing in nature to deliver ambitious, just and equitable climate progress

COP28 President-Designate stands with Brazil's President in call...

Brasilia [Brazil], August 10: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, gave...

July 2023 hottest month on record

July 2023 hottest month on record

Brussels [Belgium], August 9: July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both...

Iran to continue nuclear talks with "dignity": president

Iran to continue nuclear talks with "dignity": president

Tehran [Iran], August 9:Iran's President EbrahimRaisi stated on Tuesday that while the country will continue discussing the revival of the...

21 million USD stolen via phishing scams in Japan in H1

21 million USD stolen via phishing scams in...

Tokyo [Japan], August 9: Phishing scams in Japan in the first half (H1) of 2023 resulted in unauthorized money transfers...

Dengue cases in Laos spike amid continuous rainfall

Dengue cases in Laos spike amid continuous rainfall

Vientiane [Laos], August 9: Health authorities in Laos have reported a significant increase in dengue fever cases across the country,...

New British sanctions target foreign military supplies to Russia

New British sanctions target foreign military supplies to...

London [UK], August 9:Britain said it is targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's access to foreign military supplies by imposing 25...

A quarter of the Greek region of Attica burned in six years

A quarter of the Greek region of Attica...

Athens [Greece], August 9: Almost a quarter of Greece's most populous region, Attica, which is home to Athens, has been...

Georgian premier marks 15-year anniversary of brief war with Russia

Georgian premier marks 15-year anniversary of brief war...

Tbilisi [Georgia],August 9:Georgian Prime Minister IrakliGaribashvili commemorated on Tuesday the victims of a brief war with Russia 15 years ago...

US slams Zionist 'terror'; home of Palestinian razed

US slams Zionist 'terror'; home of Palestinian razed

Washington [US], August 9: The United States said Monday that West Bank settlers' killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian was "terror",...

World must 'wake up' to Taiwan security threats: Japan ex-PM

World must 'wake up' to Taiwan security threats:...

Taipei [Taiwan], August 9: Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso warned a Taipei security forum Tuesday that the international community...