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120th joint patrol on Mekong River concludes
Kunming [China],August 27: Three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returned to a port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the...
China, Cambodia vow to strengthen cooperation between legislatures
Beijing [China], August 27: Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Cheam Yeap,...
Philippines logs 2,986 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths
Manila [Philippines], August 27: The Philippines reported 2,986 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...
APEC meeting focuses on efforts to balance health,...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 27: Health ministers, high-level officials and experts from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies on Friday agreed...
Dutch railway workers strike as pay talks fail
The Hague [Netherlands], August 26: Employees of the Dutch Railways (NS) have gone on strike in parts of the Netherlands,...
ICOM announces new definition of museum
Prague [Czech Republic], August 26: The International Council of Museums (ICOM) on Thursday announced a new definition of a museum...
Apple introduces second Impact Accelerator class on environmental...
San Francisco [US], August 26:Apple on Thursday introduced its second Impact Accelerator class -- a cohort of 16 Black, Hispanic/Latinx,...
NASA's Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet...
Los Angeles [US], August 26: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in...
U.S. GDP in Q2 revised up to 0.6...
Washington [US], August 26: The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of...
U.S. judge orders release of redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Washington [US], August 26: A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version...
At least 8 killed in clash in Mexican...
Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: At least eight people were killed in an armed clash between members of the La...
California votes to ban gas-powered car sales by...
Los Angeles [US], August 26: California regulators voted Thursday to approve a first-of-its-kind rule that would ban the sales of...
Mexico's central bank warns of rocky economic recovery
Mexico City [Mexico], August 26:Mexico's economic recovery faced an uncertain environment, coupled with weakening global productive activity in the second...
U.S. consultation request over Mexico's energy policy "foolish,"...
Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday described as "foolish" the U.S. government's request...
Sri Lanka allows property developers to resume import...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 26:Sri Lankan President RanilWickremesinghe has permitted property developers to import tiles for their own use, local...
3 reported missing in Indonesia boat accident
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: Three crew members went missing in Indonesia after their boat capsized off Barito River in the...
Vietnam reports 3,346 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 26: Vietnam recorded 3,346 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 245 from Wednesday, according to its...
China-Australia artist dialogue exhibition kicks off at Sydney|
Sydney [Australia], August 26: Themed "One Leaf Knows Spring and Autumn," the China-Australia Artist Dialogue Exhibition kicked off on Thursday...
Singapore reports 2,397 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, August 26: Singapore reported 2,397 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,827,229.
Bangladesh leftist coalition stages strike over record fuel...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 26: Security has been tightened in parts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as a coalition of left-wing political...
Philippines logs 3,126 new COVID-19 cases, 43 deaths
Manila [Philippines], August 26: The Philippines reported 3,126 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in...
Australian gov't announces inquiry into unlawful debt recovery...
Canberra [Australia], August 26: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has established an inquiry into an unlawful debt recovery scheme.
Myanmar reports 33 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 26: Myanmar confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
Beam erection channel of Jakarta-Bandung HSR completed
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: With the completion of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) No. 2 Tunnel, the beam erection channel...
Water level of Drava river in Croatia drops...
Zagreb [Croatia], August 24: The water level of the river Drava in eastern Croatia has dropped to a historic low...
U.S. first lady tests positive for COVID-19 in...
Washington [US], August 25: U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in a rebound case, a...
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 73 pct effective in kids...
Los Angeles [US], August 25:The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was 73 percent effective in protecting children ages 6 months through 4...
