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Saudi Arabia, U.S. sign MoU to establish Asia-Europe green transit corridors

Saudi Arabia, U.S. sign MoU to establish Asia-Europe...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 10: Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the...

New York State declares Lunar New Year public school holiday

New York State declares Lunar New Year public...

New York [US], September 10: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to declare the Lunar New Year...

6.0-magnitude quake hits 101 km north of Palu, Indonesia: USGS

6.0-magnitude quake hits 101 km north of Palu,...

Hong Kong, September 10: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 101 km north of Palu, Indonesia, at 14:43:24...

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia, no tsunami alert...

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 10: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked off Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia on Saturday, but did not trigger...

Maldives' presidential election sees no candidate securing majority: local media

Maldives' presidential election sees no candidate securing majority:...

Male [Maldives], September 10: None of the eight candidates in the presidential election of the Maldives has so far secured...

The head of Ukrainian intelligence talks about attacks on Russian soil

The head of Ukrainian intelligence talks about attacks...

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 10: On September 9, Ukrainian military intelligence leaders revealed the goals of attacks on Russian territory and...

Blocking the highway, 2,400 environmental activists were detained in the Netherlands

Blocking the highway, 2,400 environmental activists were detained...

Nieuwegein [Netherlands], September 10: About 2,400 people were detained after environmental protesters blocked a key highway in the Netherlands.

Hurricane Lee expected to move north of Puerto Rico

Hurricane Lee expected to move north of Puerto...

Guanica [Puerto Rico], September 10: Hurricane Lee, a powerful Category 3 storm, was expected to move well north of Puerto...

Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep outdoors

Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors...

Rabat [Morocco], September 10: Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on...

British heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so far

British heatwave brings hottest day of 2023 so...

London [UK], September 10: Britain recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far on Saturday, with provisional data showing a...

G20 summit avoids condemning Russia for Ukraine war, calls for peace

G20 summit avoids condemning Russia for Ukraine war,...

New Delhi [India], September 10: The Group of 20 adopted a consensus declaration at a summit on Saturday that avoided...

Morocco earthquake kills over 1,000 people, rescuers dig for survivors

Morocco earthquake kills over 1,000 people, rescuers dig...

Rabat [Morocco], September 10: Rescuers dug through rubble for survivors in collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco on...

Biden to meet with Indonesia's president in Washington in November

Biden to meet with Indonesia's president in Washington...

Washington [US], September 10: U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Washington in November, the...

UN urges armed groups to stop fighting in Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon

UN urges armed groups to stop fighting in...

Beirut [Lebanon], September 9: As armed clashes broke again at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, a UN official...

Israel's ancient city Akko hosts dragon boat race

Israel's ancient city Akko hosts dragon boat race

Jerusalem [Israel], September 9: A dragon boat race was held in northern Israel on Friday, with hundreds of paddlers from...

Finland to tighten monitoring of non-EU work permit holders

Finland to tighten monitoring of non-EU work permit...

Helsinki [Finland], September 9: Finland's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) has initiated legislative changes to ensure the better...

Hurricane Lee forecast to remain "powerful hurricane" into next week

Hurricane Lee forecast to remain "powerful hurricane" into...

Los Angeles [US], September 9: Hurricane Lee is expected to remain a "powerful hurricane" through early next week, according to...

U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

U.S. agricultural futures close mixed

Chicago [US], September 9: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures closed mixed on Friday, with corn and wheat falling...

African Union, Chinese mission vow to deepen Belt and Road cooperation

African Union, Chinese mission vow to deepen Belt...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], September 9: The African Union (AU) and the Chinese Mission to the AU on Friday pledged to...

151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants deported from Libya: IOM

151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants deported from Libya: IOM

Tripoli [Libya], September 9: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday said it repatriated 151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants from...

UK gov't loses blns to fraud, corruption: report

UK gov't loses blns to fraud, corruption: report

London [UK], September 9: The United Kingdom (UK) government is estimated to have lost up to 44.9 billion British...

Indian capital gears to host G20 summit amid tight security

Indian capital gears to host G20 summit amid...

New Delhi [India], September 9: The Indian capital of New Delhi geared up to host the upcoming Group of 20...

Algeria condemns terrorist attack in Mali, offers support for peace

Algeria condemns terrorist attack in Mali, offers support...

Algiers [Algeria], September 9: Algeria on Friday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in the northeastern region of Mali, expressing...

30 killed in Morocco earthquake - report

30 killed in Morocco earthquake - report

Rabat [Morocco], September 9: At least 30 people have been killed in a strong earthquake that jolted Morocco on Friday...

Sharjah to launch seasonal influenza vaccination campaign

Sharjah to launch seasonal influenza vaccination campaign

Sharjah [UAE], September 9: For the benefit of senior citizens and people with disabilities who are residents of the Emirate...

UNESCO, Italy complete rehabilitation of Qadisha valley in N. Lebanon

UNESCO, Italy complete rehabilitation of Qadisha valley in...

Beirut[Lebanon], September 9: The UNESCO-Italy joint renovation project of Qadisha valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Lebanon, has...

Global food prices down 2.1 pct in August: FAO

Global food prices down 2.1 pct in August:...

Rome [Italy], September 9: The benchmark index of international food commodity prices has declined 2.1 percent compared to July, the...