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Chinese enterprises donate 250,000 USD to flood victims...
Karachi [Pakistan], September 2: The Chinese enterprises in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province donated 250,000 U.S. dollars on Thursday to the...
19 killed, 1,256 injured in rain spells across...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2: At least 19 people have been killed and 1,256 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash...
Palestinian PM urges U.S. not to block Palestine's...
Ramallah [Palestine],September 1: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Wednesday called on the United States not to block Palestine's bid...
Israel strikes Syria's Aleppo int'l airport
Damascus [Syria],September 1: An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, causing...
Portugal's Q2 GDP up 7.1 pct
Lisbon [Portugal],September 1:Portugal's economy grew by 7.1 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of this year compared to the same...
First giant panda twins born in Germany turn...
Berlin [Germany],September 1: A pair of giant pandas celebrated their third birthday in Zoo Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. They are...
Belgium urges EU to manage soaring energy prices
Brussels [Belgium],September 1:Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to take responsibility to manage...
Canadian PM announces two new cabinet ministers
Ottawa [Canada],September 1: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced minor changes to the cabinet.
Canada to launch nationwide suicide prevention hotline
Ottawa [Canada],September 1: A nationwide three-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline will come online in 2023, Canada's broadcasting...
Gold falls on prospects of further rate hikes
Chicago [US],September 1: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as investors...
Oil prices fall despite drop in U.S. inventories
New York [US], September 1:Oil prices fell on Wednesday despite a drop in U.S. crude stockpiles.
5.5-magnitude quake hits south of Fiji Islands: USGS
New York [US], September 1: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted south of the Fiji Islands at 21:45:04...
U.S. stocks fall for 4th straight day
New York [US], September 1:Wall Street's three major averages dropped on Wednesday, notching a four-day losing streak.
Chinese Red Cross donates 300,000 USD cash assistance...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1: The handover ceremony of 300,000 U.S. dollars in emergency cash assistance from the Red Cross Society...
Vietnam reports 2,727 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam],September 1: Vietnam recorded 2,727 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, down by 514 from Tuesday, according to its ministry...
Philippines logs 1,558 new COVID-19 cases, 41 deaths
Manila [Philippines],September 1: The Philippines reported 1,558 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the...
Sri Lanka prepares for floods, landslides
Colombo [Sri Lanka],September 1: Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Wednesday warned that there is a risk of floods...
Singapore reports 2,154 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore,September 1: Singapore reported 2,154 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,839,244.
Indonesia steps up measures to curb monkeypox spread
Jakarta [Indonesia],September 1: Health authorities in Indonesia have stepped up their efforts to curb the spread of the monkeypox outbreak...
Myanmar inaugurates Lancang-Mekong data center
Yangon [Myanmar],September 1: Myanmar has launched the Lancang-Mekong Project's Data Center in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, state-run...
Cambodia, UNDP jointly launch SDG Investor Map to...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia],September 1: The Cambodian government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday jointly launched the Cambodia...
Laos, Cambodia agree to promote cooperation in border...
Vientiane [Laos],September 1: Personnel from the Lao and Cambodian armies will continue their cooperation in border security as well as...
Sunniest summer in Germany since records began
Berlin [Germany], August 31: Germany has this year seen the sunniest summer since records began in 1951, according to preliminary...
Italy's industrial turnover slows in June
Rome [Italy], August 31: Industrial turnover in Italy slumped in June, the government's main statistics entity reported Tuesday. However, in...
Workplace accidents up over 40 pct in Italy
Rome [Italy], August 31:Workplace accidents in Italy, some with a fatal outcome, grew by more than 40 percent over the...
Former Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91
Moscow [Russia] August 31: Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91, Russian media reported Tuesday.
Putin expresses deep condolences over death of Gorbachev
Moscow [Russia] August 31: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed deep condolences over the death of former Soviet Union leader...