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Seaweed can help boost livelihoods, tackle climate change:...
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1: Seaweed, a versatile marine macroalgae, can immensely contribute to climate action, food security and gender equality,...

'Make-A-Wish Foundation UAE' fulfills wishes of nine sick...
Cairo [Egypt], May 1: Make A Wish Foundation UAE has fulfilled the wishes of nine children at Abu ElReesh Japanese...

Canadian university calls pro-Palestinian camp on campus illegal
Ottawa [Canada], April 30: Canada's McGill University on Monday declared a pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus illegal.

5.2-magnitude quake hits Chiapas, Mexico - GFZ
Beijing [China], April 30: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Chiapas, Mexico at 2342 GMT on Monday, the...

Over 100 arrested at UT-Austin amid pro-Palestinian protest
Houston [US], April 30: More than 100 people were arrested as police and pro-Palestinian protesters clashed on the campus of...

Sri Lanka to add 49 official tourism zones
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30: Sri Lankan government has planned to designate 49 additional locations as official tourism zones, State...

New Zealand properties have few overseas buyers
Wellington [New Zealand], April 30: Share of New Zealand home transfers to overseas buyers remains low due to restrictions for...

Lao gov't permits school closures amid soaring temperatures
Vientiane [Laos], April 30: Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports has told school administrators to consider temporarily suspending classes if...

3 dead, 17 injured in multi-vehicle crash in...
Manila [Philippines], April 30: A speeding bus crashed into several vehicles along a busy highway in the Philippine capital on...

6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque...
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30: Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by...

ADB leads financing of first private sector solar...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 30: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 121.55 million financing package with Dynamic U.S. dollars...

Hamas to deliver response to Israeli truce proposal...
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 30: Diplomatic efforts intensify to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as a Hamas delegation heads to...

Zelensky: Russia taking advantage of slow arms delivery
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 30: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons...

Columbia students defy deadline to disband pro-Palestinian encampment
New York [USA], April 30: New York City's Columbia University has begun suspending students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest on...

Three police officers shot dead, five wounded in...
North Carolina [USA], April 30: Three law enforcement officers have been fatally shot and five others were wounded while serving...

Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu...
Mai Mahiu [Kenya], April 30: About 50 people have died in Kenya in a deluge following heavy rains and flooding,...

Solomon Islands' pro-China leader Manasseh Sogavare withdraws from...
Honiara [Solomon Island], April 30: Solomon Islands' pro-China leader, Manasseh Sogavare, has withdrawn from the race to be the next...

US 'hopeful' Hamas will accept Israel's new ceasefire...
Gaza [Palestine], April 30: The US secretary of state hopes Hamas will accept what he has called Israel's "extraordinarily generous"...

Spain's prime minister averts crisis but political schism...
Madrid [Spain], April 30: On Monday morning, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced he would remain in office following several...

European Council adopts reform of fiscal rules
Brussels [Belgium], April 30: The European Council adopted three pieces of legislation that will reform the EU's economic and fiscal...

Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association elects new board of...
Sharjah [UAE], April 30: The Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA) convened its second ordinary general assembly meeting in Sharjah,...

Alef Group hands over 819 units at Al...
Sharjah [UAE], April 30: Alef Group, the leading real estate development company in the emirate of Sharjah, has announced the...

Iran unveils new 'kamikaze' drone
Tehran [Iran], April 29: The Iranian military on Sunday presented a new attack drone designed to fly into targets and...

Chile declares national mourning after three police officers...
Santiago [Chile], April 29: Armed assailants have ambushed and killed three police officers in southern Chile before setting their car...

Only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah:...
Ramallah [Palestine], April 29: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the...

US doctor describes pain, hunger and hopelessness of...
Chicago [USA], April 29: Sam Attar reckons he left part of his soul in Gaza. It was the part of...

Host Saudi tells global economic summit the world...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 29: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said: "The situation in Gaza obviously...