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Vietnam's aviation industry faces human resource shortage

Vietnam's aviation industry faces human resource shortage

Hanoi [Vietnam], August 18: Vietnam's aviation industry faces a severe human resource shortage due to the recovery of the tourism...

Canadian PM convenes emergency meeting on wildfire crisis

Canadian PM convenes emergency meeting on wildfire crisis

Ottawa [Canada], August 18: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the wildfire crisis...

Most of West Africa ready to join standby force in Niger: ECOWAS

Most of West Africa ready to join standby...

Accra [Ghana], August 18: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said most of its member states are...

Latvian PM Karins resigns after coalition collapse

Latvian PM Karins resigns after coalition collapse

Riga [Latvia], August 18:Latvian Prime Minister KrisjanisKarins confirmed his resignation on Thursday, automatically triggering the end of his cabinet under...

Police detain daredevil after parachute jump from Eiffel Tower

Police detain daredevil after parachute jump from Eiffel...

Paris [France], August 18: A person was arrested in Paris after jumping off the Eiffel Tower with a parachute, police...

Spain's Sanchez scores parliamentary win amid post-election wrangling

Spain's Sanchez scores parliamentary win amid post-election wrangling

Madrid [Spain], August 18: An ally of caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was elected speaker of Spain's parliament on Thursday,...

Iranian FM preaches unity, dialogue during Saudi trip

Iranian FM preaches unity, dialogue during Saudi trip

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 18: Iran's top diplomat preached unity and dialogue during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday,...

'In a sauna': Hong Kong's laborers swelter as temperatures soar

'In a sauna': Hong Kong's laborers swelter as...

Hong Kong, August 18: Dressed in a full-body protective suit, an elderly pest control worker could last no more than...

Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Colombian capital

Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Colombian capital

Bogota [Bogota], August 18: A strong earthquake struck the Colombian capital Bogota yesterday.

Thousands evacuated on Spanish island

Thousands evacuated on Spanish island

Tenerife [Spain], August 18: Firefighters yesterday struggled to contain a wildfire that broke out in a mountainous national park on...

Bougainville state of emergency after volcanic eruption extended

Bougainville state of emergency after volcanic eruption extended

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], August 18:A state of emergency put in place after last month's eruption of Mt Bagana...

Moderna's updated COVID vaccine effective against 'Eris' variant in humans

Moderna's updated COVID vaccine effective against 'Eris' variant...

Washington [US], August 18: Moderna (MRNA.O) said on Thursday an initial study data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine to be...

Private jet crashes into motorbike and car in Malaysia

Private jet crashes into motorbike and car in...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 18:A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at...

Solomon Islands govt working to resolve ongoing medicine supply issue

Solomon Islands govt working to resolve ongoing medicine...

Honiara [Solomon Islands], August 18: Solomon Islands Ministry of Health & Medical Services has acknowledged concerns raised by the opposition.

UAE President receives Algerian President's written letter, received by Mansour bin Zayed

UAE President receives Algerian President's written letter, received...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a written letter from the...

SSSD signs agreement with Etihad Water and Electricity

SSSD signs agreement with Etihad Water and Electricity

Sharjah [UAE], August 18: The Sharjah Social Services Department (SSSD) signed a collaboration agreement with Etihad Water and Electricity to...

SDHR organises training programme on visionary leadership

SDHR organises training programme on visionary leadership

Sharjah [UAE], August 18: The Sharjah Department of Human Resources (SDHR) has organised the training programme, which targeted employees working...

UAE President receives Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq

UAE President receives Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Prime Minister MasrourBarzani of...

Cuba reiterates its zero tolerance for human trafficking

Cuba reiterates its zero tolerance for human trafficking

Havana [Cuba], August 17: The Cuban government reiterated its zero tolerance for human trafficking, local media reported Wednesday, citing a...

Mexico raises tariffs on imports from non-trade agreement countries

Mexico raises tariffs on imports from non-trade agreement...

Mexico City [Mexico], August 17: The Mexican government temporarily increased import tariffs on countries without a trade agreement with Mexico.

Zimbabwe electoral commission urges voters to cast ballot in upcoming election

Zimbabwe electoral commission urges voters to cast ballot...

Harare [Zimbabwe], August 17: The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said Wednesday it is ready to conduct the Aug. 23 general...

Nigerian president unveils new cabinet members

Nigerian president unveils new cabinet members

Abuja [Nigeria], August 17: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday unveiled a list of cabinet ministers after taking office roughly...

Afghans live in uncertainty after U.S. withdrawal two years ago: Al Jazeera

Afghans live in uncertainty after U.S. withdrawal two...

Doha [Qatar], August 17: Since the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, uncertainties faced by Afghans who had...

NASA's Mars helicopter completes 55 flights on Mars

NASA's Mars helicopter completes 55 flights on Mars

Los Angeles [US], August 17: NASA's Mars helicopter has completed 55 flights on the Red Planet, the agency said on...

Thailand's parliament schedules fresh vote on PM next week

Thailand's parliament schedules fresh vote on PM next...

Bangkok [Thailand], August 17: Thailand's parliament will convene next week for another vote to select a new prime minister, National...

Dozens injured as Israeli forces raid Nablus in West Bank, blow up building

Dozens injured as Israeli forces raid Nablus in...

Nablus [West Bank], August 17: A large contingent of Israeli soldiers accompanied by a military bulldozer raided the Balata refugee...

Cargo ship stuck in Odessa for over a year and a half departs

Cargo ship stuck in Odessa for over a...

Hamburg [Germany], August 17: A Hong Kong-flagged container ship departed the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa after being stuck...