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Wildfires sweep across Finland, straining rescue services
Helsinki [Finland], May 19: By Saturday afternoon, Finnish rescue services had responded to a total of 21 wildfire incidents across...
Sri Lanka warns of landslides following heavy rain
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19: Following heavy rainfall that lashed Sri Lanka, the country's National Building Research Organization (NBRO), in...
Palestinian rights group calls for investigation into Meta's...
Gaza [Palestine], May 19: The Sada Social online rights group says US tech giant Meta must be investigated for helping...
100,000 people affected by climate protest that closes...
Munich [Germany], May 19: Members of the German climate activist group Last Generation breached Munich Airport's tarmac and glued themselves...
Biden's security adviser visits Saudi Arabia, Israel for...
Washington [US], May 19: US President Joe Biden's security adviser Jake Sullivan is to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel...
Russia could increase attacks, says Zelensky
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia could increase its attacks in Ukraine's north east following...
At least 23 people are missing off Tunisia...
Tunis [Tunisia], May 19: At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian coast, local authorities have said, as search...
Georgian president vetoes foreign influence law as Russian...
Berlin [Germany], may 19: Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday vetoed a controversial law against NGOs passed by parliament, in...
Japan military needs more women, harassment issue
Tokyo [Japan], May 19: As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the...
Britain's Conservatives trail Labour by 18 points
London [UK], May 19: The opposition Labour Party's lead over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservative Party has increased...
Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages...
Mt Ibu [Indonesia], May 19: A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey...
UAE flies first relief plane for flood-hit victims...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 19: The UAE today sent the first relief plane carrying 100 tonnes of food, medical and...
All Israeli crossings with Gaza must be opened,...
Cairo [Egypt], May 19: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Friday said that all land crossings between Israel and the Gaza...
UAE President receives phone call from President of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 19: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today...
Jury of UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development discusses...
Paris [France], May 19: The International Jury of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development met at the UNESCO headquarters over...
Storms batter Houston, killing 4, causing widespread damage
Houston [US], May 18: Strong storms on Thursday night battered the Houston area, the largest city in the U.S. state...
At least 12 killed in southeast Mexico road...
Mexico City [Mexico], May 18: At least 12 people were killed and six others injured when two vehicles collided on...
Coroner concludes Boeing whistleblower's death as suicide
San Francisco [US], May 18: A coroner's office said in a report released on Friday that it has concluded the...
Protesters, school administration reach deal to clear encampment...
San Francisco [US], May 18: An encampment at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, U.S. state of Washington, will...
NASA delays again launch for Boeing Starliner to...
Los Angeles [US], May 18: NASA and Boeing delayed again the launch of the first crewed mission of the Starliner...
California continues to lead in U.S. unemployment rate
Sacramento (California) [US], May 18: The state of California continues to lead the United States in the number of job...
Afghanistan shooting attack kills 4, including 3 foreigners
Bamyan [Afghanistan], May 18: Four people, including three foreign nationals and an Afghan, were killed in a shooting attack in...
5.8-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: USGS
New York [US], May 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at 20:58:26 GMT...
DPRK test-fires tactical ballistic missile using new navigation...
Seoul [South Korea], May 18: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a test fire of tactical ballistic missile...
5.0-magnitude quake hits Near East Coast of Honshu,...
Hong Kong, May 18: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 hit Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan at 0055...
Japan's parliament passes bill to allow joint custody...
Tokyo [Japan], May 18: Japan's parliament has enacted a bill into law that will allow divorced parents the option of...
NATO commander predicts it will be difficult for...
Moscow [Russia], May 18: Reuters on May 16 quoted General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander of the European Region of...
