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Solomon Islands lawmakers choose Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

Solomon Islands lawmakers choose Jeremiah Manele as new...

Honiara [Solomon Islands], May 2: Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosing...

285 Dublin asylum seekers moved from Mount Street tents

285 Dublin asylum seekers moved from Mount Street...

Dublin [Ireland], May 2: Hundreds of asylum seekers who were living in tents in central Dublin have been moved to...

Rallies around the world in pictures

Rallies around the world in pictures

Washington [USA], May 2: People around the world have taken to the streets this May Day to campaign for improved...

Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban

Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban

Washington [USA], May 2: Arizona's Senate has voted to repeal an 1864 law banning abortion, the last major push in...

Georgia rocked by clashes over 'foreign agent' bill

Georgia rocked by clashes over 'foreign agent' bill

Tbilisi [Georgia], May 2: Riot police in Georgia fired tear gas and water cannons into crowds protesting a bill seen...

'Horrific' violence at UCLA after counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian camp

'Horrific' violence at UCLA after counter-protesters attack pro-Palestinian...

California [USA], May 2: Violence erupted at the University of California, Los Angeles after pro-Israeli counter-demonstrators attacked a pro-Palestinian campus...

Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles from occupied village to safety

Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles from occupied...

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 2: For 98-year-old Lidiia Lomikovska, Russia's invasion is worse than the Second World War, which she also...

FNC discusses Ministry of Interior's policy on combating drugs

FNC discusses Ministry of Interior's policy on combating...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 2: The Federal National Council held its tenth meeting of the first regular session of the...

Egypt, France reiterate rejection to any ground military operation in Rafah

Egypt, France reiterate rejection to any ground military...

Cairo [Egypt], May 2: Egypt and France have reaffirmed their complete rejection of any ground military operation in Rafah, Gaza...

AED1.1 bn Immersive Tower by DIFC breaks ground

AED1.1 bn Immersive Tower by DIFC breaks ground

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region,...

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2024 introduces digital payment system for book sales

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2024 introduces digital...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 2: In line with the UAE's ambitious vision for digital transformation and its commitment to utilising...

Zimbabwe needs 1.1 mln tons of grain for drought relief

Zimbabwe needs 1.1 mln tons of grain for...

Harare [Zimbabwe], May 1: Zimbabwe needs to import about 1.1 million tons of grain to cater for food-insecure people until...

Two nominees in race to be Solomon Islands' next prime minister: report

Two nominees in race to be Solomon Islands'...

Honiara [Solomon Islands], May 1: Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele and opposition leader Matthew Wale have emerged as contenders for the...

Thai king approves new foreign minister

Thai king approves new foreign minister

Bangkok [Thailand], May 1: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has approved the appointment of retired diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa as the Southeast...

Huge explosion kills at least 5 at Vietnam's wood company

Huge explosion kills at least 5 at Vietnam's...

Hanoi [Vietnam], May 1: At least five people died on Wednesday morning after a huge explosion at a wood manufacturing...

Russia says Ukraine attacking Crimea with long-range missiles from US

Russia says Ukraine attacking Crimea with long-range missiles...

Moscow [Russia], May 1: Ukraine has attacked Russian military bases in Crimea with US-supplied missiles, the Russian Defence Ministry said...

AI helps avalanche predictions in the Swiss Alps, study finds

AI helps avalanche predictions in the Swiss Alps,...

Geneva [Switzerland], May 1: The risk of avalanches can be predicted by artificial intelligence (AI) just as well as by...

Ten die of heatstroke as Bangladesh faces its longest heatwave

Ten die of heatstroke as Bangladesh faces its...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 1: At least 10 people died of heatstroke in Bangladesh during the past week as the South...

EU marks 20th anniversary of eastern expansion as Ukraine war rages

EU marks 20th anniversary of eastern expansion as...

Brussels [Belgium], May 1: The European Union marked the 20th anniversary of ten countries in Eastern Europe joining the bloc...

Netanyahu renews Rafah invasion threat amid Gaza ceasefire talks

Netanyahu renews Rafah invasion threat amid Gaza ceasefire...

Jerusalem [Israel], May 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his promise that Israel will launch a ground assault on...

Flood death toll over 300 in East Africa as rains set to continue

Flood death toll over 300 in East Africa...

Nairobi [Kenya], May 1: Far more than 300 people have been killed in flooding in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Uganda...

Mr. Trump 'revealed' details of what he would do if he was re-elected as US president

Mr. Trump 'revealed' details of what he would...

Washington [USA], May 1: The above revelations were in an interview conducted by Time magazine at Mr. Trump 's home...

131 cities and towns in the Philippines warned of natural disasters

131 cities and towns in the Philippines warned...

Manila [Philippines], May 1: According to Philstar on May 1, these areas include 7 provinces whose entire territory is in...

American University threatens to expel students protesting against the Gaza war

American University threatens to expel students protesting against...

New York [USA], May 1: On the night of April 29 and the morning of April 30, protesters broke windows...

10 medical staff pretended to be patients when government leaders visited the hospital

10 medical staff pretended to be patients when...

Sydney [Australia], May 1: Victoria State Health Authority leader Mary-Anne Thomas today announced the results of the agency's investigation into...

Formula of Chinese 'spy' arrested in Europe

Formula of Chinese 'spy' arrested in Europe

London [UK], May 1: The Guardian newspaper reported that Mr. Christopher Cash (29 years old) and Mr. Christopher Berry (32...

Human resources amid the wave of artificial intelligence

Human resources amid the wave of artificial intelligence

Geneva [Switzerland], May 1: Today, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a tool to boost humanity's effective productivity. The...