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WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

Geneva (Switzerland), August 10:The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and...

COP28 President-Designate stands with Brazil's President in call for protecting and investing in nature to deliver ambitious, just and equitable climate progress

COP28 President-Designate stands with Brazil's President in call...

Brasilia [Brazil], August 10: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, gave...

Shakhboot bin Nahyan meets President of Tunisia

Shakhboot bin Nahyan meets President of Tunisia

Tunis [Tunisia],August 10: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, met with Kais Saied, President of the Republic...

July 2023 hottest month on record

July 2023 hottest month on record

Brussels [Belgium], August 9: July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both...

Iran to continue nuclear talks with "dignity": president

Iran to continue nuclear talks with "dignity": president

Tehran [Iran], August 9:Iran's President EbrahimRaisi stated on Tuesday that while the country will continue discussing the revival of the...

21 million USD stolen via phishing scams in Japan in H1

21 million USD stolen via phishing scams in...

Tokyo [Japan], August 9: Phishing scams in Japan in the first half (H1) of 2023 resulted in unauthorized money transfers...

Dengue cases in Laos spike amid continuous rainfall

Dengue cases in Laos spike amid continuous rainfall

Vientiane [Laos], August 9: Health authorities in Laos have reported a significant increase in dengue fever cases across the country,...

5.9-magnitude quake hits Tonga -- USGS

5.9-magnitude quake hits Tonga -- USGS

Nuku'alofa [Tonga], August 9: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Tonga at 1838 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S....

Islamic State kills 10 pro-govt troops in Syria

Islamic State kills 10 pro-govt troops in Syria

Damascus [Syria], August 9: Islamic State militants attacked posts held by Syrian government troops and fighters loyal to them in...

War-torn Sudan battered by torrential rains

War-torn Sudan battered by torrential rains

Khartoum [Sudan], August 9: Torrential rains in the past couple of days have damaged more than 500 homes across Sudan's...

New British sanctions target foreign military supplies to Russia

New British sanctions target foreign military supplies to...

London [UK], August 9:Britain said it is targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's access to foreign military supplies by imposing 25...

A quarter of the Greek region of Attica burned in six years

A quarter of the Greek region of Attica...

Athens [Greece], August 9: Almost a quarter of Greece's most populous region, Attica, which is home to Athens, has been...

Georgian premier marks 15-year anniversary of brief war with Russia

Georgian premier marks 15-year anniversary of brief war...

Tbilisi [Georgia],August 9:Georgian Prime Minister IrakliGaribashvili commemorated on Tuesday the victims of a brief war with Russia 15 years ago...

South American leaders meet for summit on protecting Amazon

South American leaders meet for summit on protecting...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 9: South American leaders come together in Belem, Brazil on Tuesday at a summit on the...

US slams Zionist 'terror'; home of Palestinian razed

US slams Zionist 'terror'; home of Palestinian razed

Washington [US], August 9: The United States said Monday that West Bank settlers' killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian was "terror",...

World must 'wake up' to Taiwan security threats: Japan ex-PM

World must 'wake up' to Taiwan security threats:...

Taipei [Taiwan], August 9: Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso warned a Taipei security forum Tuesday that the international community...

Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave

Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave

Lisbon [Portugal], August 9:Firefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures.

Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability - Antony Blinken

Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability -...

Washington [US], August 9: Russia's Wagner mercenary group is "taking advantage" of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony...

Seven killed in a Russian missile strike on the eastern town of Pokrovsk

Seven killed in a Russian missile strike on...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 9:At least seven people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on residential buildings in the...

US judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump's 2020 election case

US judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump's...

Washington [US], August 9: A federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's trial on charges of trying to overturn...

UAE leaders condole President of Cote d'Ivoire over former president's passing

UAE leaders condole President of Cote d'Ivoire over...

Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a message of condolence to President...

5.0-magnitude quake hits 167 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia -- USGS

5.0-magnitude quake hits 167 km SSW of Kencong,...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 8:An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 167 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia at 0122 GMT...

New Zealand, BlackRock join hands to back 100 pct renewable electricity

New Zealand, BlackRock join hands to back 100...

Wellington [New Zealand], August 8: The New Zealand government and BlackRock announced on Tuesday to work together on the first...

Japan urges Iran not to provide Russia with weapons for war

Japan urges Iran not to provide Russia with...

Tokyo [Japan],August 8:Japan has called on Iran not to provide weapons to Russia for its war against Ukraine.

Son of Cambodia's ruler named new PM

Son of Cambodia's ruler named new PM

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 8: Cambodia's king has appointed army chief Hun Manet to be the next prime minister, according...

ECOWAS nations to meet in Nigeria over Niger

ECOWAS nations to meet in Nigeria over Niger

Dakar [Senegal], August 8: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plans to meet in Nigeria's capital Abuja on...

Poland to send more soldiers to border, says Belarus sending refugees

Poland to send more soldiers to border, says...

Warsaw [Poland], August 8: Poland accused its neighbour Belarus of organizing refugee crossings into Polish territory and plans to send...