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