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Taiwan warns Honduras against 'poison' of taking aid from China

Taiwan warns Honduras against 'poison' of taking aid...

Taipei [Taiwan], March 17: Taiwan warned Honduras on Thursday not to be tempted by the "poison" of aid from China.

Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi reviews proposals of University of Sharjah's internal redevelopment project

Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi reviews proposals of...

Sharjah [UAE], March 17: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President...

UNCTAD calls for coherent policy action to enable developing countries to benefit from green technologies

UNCTAD calls for coherent policy action to enable...

New York [US], March 17: UNCTAD's Technology and Innovation Report 2023 published on 16 March warns that economic inequalities risk...

Man United, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Juventus, Sevilla progress for Europa League's Quarter Finals

Man United, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Juventus, Sevilla progress for...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 17: Marcus Rashford blasted in the only goal as Manchester United completed a comfortable UEFA Europa...

Emirates unveils new signature livery for its fleet

Emirates unveils new signature livery for its fleet

Dubai [UAE], March 17: The distinctive livery of the world's largest international airline, Emirates, has undergone a refresh.

7.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: CENC

7.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: CENC

Beijing [China], March 16: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand at 8:56 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time),...

Honduras to prefer tie with China over Taiwan

Honduras to prefer tie with China over Taiwan

Tegucigalpa [Honduras], March 16: Honduras President Xiomara Castro on Tuesday saidshe has instructed Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina to establishdiplomatic relations...

Mad cow disease found in Switzerland

Mad cow disease found in Switzerland

Geneva [Switzerland], March 16: A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, has been discovered in a...

Netherlands to restrict export of microchip technology to China

Netherlands to restrict export of microchip technology to...

The Hague [Netherlands], March 16: The Netherlands wants to restrict the export of machines for the production of microchips to...

African students in Tunisia fearful after racist violence

African students in Tunisia fearful after racist violence

Tunis [Tunisia], March 16: Thousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are still fearful after a surge of racist attacks...

Syrians mark 12 years of anti-regime uprising

Syrians mark 12 years of anti-regime uprising

Damascus [Syria], March 16: Thousands of Syrians demonstrated in the war-ravaged country's rebel-held northwest on Wednesday, marking 12 years since...

Putin hails Assad ties with Turkey mend brewing

Putin hails Assad ties with Turkey mend brewing

Moscow [Russia], March 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday was hosting Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad for talks as the...

Police halt bid to arrest Khan after clashes

Police halt bid to arrest Khan after clashes

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16: Pakistan police halted an attempt to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday, ending a siege...

Saudi could invest in Iran 'very quickly'

Saudi could invest in Iran 'very quickly'

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 16: Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran "very quickly" after they agreed to restore...

Chinese billionaire arrested in the US on suspicion of defrauding 1 billion USD

Chinese billionaire arrested in the US on suspicion...

New York [US], March 16: Exiled Chinese billionaire GuoWengui (GuoWengui) was arrested and prosecuted in the US for defrauding investors...

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile ahead of...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 16: On the morning of March 16, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), marking...

IAEA: 2.5 tons of uranium 'disappeared' from facility in Libya

IAEA: 2.5 tons of uranium 'disappeared' from facility...

Vienna [Austria],March 16: On March 15, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said 2.5 tons of natural uranium had "evaporated"...

EU will increase naval presence in the South China Sea

EU will increase naval presence in the South...

Brussels [Belgium], March 16: The upcoming EU wants to step up naval missions and possibly participate in joint military exercises...

Malawi buries cyclone victims; death toll rises

Malawi buries cyclone victims; death toll rises

Lilongwe [Malawi], March 16: Malawian families gathered on Wednesday to remember and bury the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy.

Chile culls 40,000 poultry amid industrial bird flu outbreak

Chile culls 40,000 poultry amid industrial bird flu...

Santiago [Chile],March 16: Around 40,000 poultry were culled and buried in central Chile after the country detected its first case...

Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island

Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote...

Brasilia [Brazil], March 16: The geology of Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of...

Trump allies attack DeSantis with campaign ethics complaint

Trump allies attack DeSantis with campaign ethics complaint

Washington [US], March 16: A fundraising group tied to Donald Trump is accusing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of breaking state...

Brazil to release fiscal framework proposal

Brazil to release fiscal framework proposal

Brasilia [Brazil], March 16:Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said the proposal for a new fiscal framework...

Russian hackers; new cyber assault against Ukraine

Russian hackers; new cyber assault against Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], March 16: Russian hackers appear to be preparing a renewed wave of cyber attacks against Ukraine.

Dubai to host International Arabian Horse Championship on 17th March

Dubai to host International Arabian Horse Championship on...

Dubai [UAE],March 16: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister...

Volkswagen pins high hopes on China market

Volkswagen pins high hopes on China market

Berlin [Germany], March 15: China plays an "important role" in the car industry's electric transformation, Volkswagen said on Tuesday when...

Russia's unemployment rate drops to record low: Putin

Russia's unemployment rate drops to record low: Putin

Moscow [Russia], March 15: Russia's unemployment rate has dropped to a historic low of 3.6 percent, President Vladimir Putin said...