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Philippines' approved investment projects up 73 pct in 2023

Philippines' approved investment projects up 73 pct in...

Manila [Philippines], January 14: The approved investment projects in 2023 amounted to 1.26 trillion pesos (roughly 22.5 billion U.S. dollars)...

220 killed, 20 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture

220 killed, 20 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa...

Tokyo [Japan], January 14: The death toll rose to 220 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Sunday, after...

Sri Lankan navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen for poaching

Sri Lankan navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen for...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 14: The Sri Lankan navy apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers on Saturday night,...

British charity workers describe 'harrowing' scenes inside Gaza

British charity workers describe 'harrowing' scenes inside Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 14: UK charity workers have described the "harrowing" scenes inside the Gaza Strip.

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern weds long-time partner

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern weds long-time...

Wellington [New Zealand], January 14: Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern married her fiance Clarke Gayford in a highly...

At least 18 killed, 35 injured in Colombia landslides: Reports

At least 18 killed, 35 injured in Colombia...

Washington [US], January 14: At least 18 people were killed and 35 others injured in the Choco Department in western...

Pro-Palestine protests held around world as Gaza war nears 100 days

Pro-Palestine protests held around world as Gaza war...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 14: Hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets across the world to protest...

Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip rises to over 23,800: Gaza health ministry

Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 14: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when...

US launches second strike on Houthis in Yemen

US launches second strike on Houthis in Yemen

Washington [US], January 14: The US said it carried out a fresh attack against a Houthi target in Yemen on...

Taiwan voters rebuff China, ruling party gets third presidential term

Taiwan voters rebuff China, ruling party gets third...

Beijing [China], January 14: Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power on...

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's new president-elect, will face China's ire

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's new president-elect, will face China's...

Beijing [China], January 14: Taiwan's new president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is likely to face his toughest task yet when he takes...

U.S. does not support Taiwan independence, Biden says

U.S. does not support Taiwan independence, Biden says

Washington [US], January 14: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States does not support the independence of...

Israel pushes ahead with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war

Israel pushes ahead with Gaza offensive approaching 100...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 14: Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, vowing to press ahead with...

Wind-whipped snow sweeps Chicago area

Wind-whipped snow sweeps Chicago area

Chicago [US], January 13: Wind-whipped snow hit the Chicago area Friday morning, leaving thousands without power and leading to near...

Mexico slams anti-immigrant comments by U.S. governor

Mexico slams anti-immigrant comments by U.S. governor

Mexico City [Mexico], January 13: Mexico on Friday condemned the anti-immigrant comments made by the governor of the U.S. state...

Texas blocks U.S. border patrol, Biden gov't asks Supreme Court to intervene

Texas blocks U.S. border patrol, Biden gov't asks...

Houston [US], January 13: Texas has blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from a section of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to...

12 dead in bus accident in Nepal

12 dead in bus accident in Nepal

Kathmandu [Nepal], January 13: Twelve people died in Dang district of western Nepal when a bus plunged into a river...

6 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Australia's Sydney

6 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Australia's Sydney

Sydney [Australia], January 13: Eight vehicles crashed at Five Dock in Sydney on Friday afternoon with six people injured, said...

4-meter ground upheaval observed following powerful quake in Japan: research

4-meter ground upheaval observed following powerful quake in...

Tokyo [Japan], January 13: A recent research found the series of strong quakes of up to 7.6 magnitude that rocked...

Small plane crashes in east Thailand, killing 1 on board

Small plane crashes in east Thailand, killing 1...

Bangkok [Thailand], January 13: A small plane crashed in eastern Thailand on Saturday, killing one on board and injuring another,...

Spain nixes joining potential EU mission in Red Sea

Spain nixes joining potential EU mission in Red...

Madrid [Spain], January 13: Spain will not take part in a possible European Union naval mission to help protect Red...

Zelensky hails 'unprecedented' security deal with UK

Zelensky hails 'unprecedented' security deal with UK

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 13: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday hailed an "unprecedented" security deal with the UK reached as...

Salvini claims 'useful service' for Italy at migrant trial

Salvini claims 'useful service' for Italy at migrant...

Rome [Italy], January 13: A defiant Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime minister, defended his hard line against illegal migration...

Families of Ecuador hostages demand action

Families of Ecuador hostages demand action

Quito [Ecuador], January 13: Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa laid out plans for two new high-security prisons.

China is open to contact, talks with Canada

China is open to contact, talks with Canada

Beijing [China], January 13: China does not want a continuation of the "current difficult situation" in relations with Canada.

Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread

Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war...

Gaza [Palestine], January 13: It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread...

Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many states

Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many...

Washington [US], January 13: A massive winter storm has begun rolling across the US and is predicted to bring dangerously...