China calls for more support for its Ukraine peace plan created with Brazil
BANGKOK, August 28 ------ China called for more countries to endorse its peace plan for Ukraine, after a round of diplomacy with...
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Aug 28
Russia says it pummelled Ukrainian forces along the Kursk front
MOSCOW, August 28 ------ Russia said it had struck Ukrainian forces at more than a dozen places along the front in the Kursk region of...
Aug 27
Oil climbs 3% as Libya output cuts further supply concerns
HOUSTON, August 27 ------ Oil prices settled 3% higher as production cuts in Libya added to supply concerns stemming from reports of...
Aug 27
WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'
GENEVA, August 27 ------ Outbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said, but US$135 million of...
Aug 27
Zelensky vows more 'retribution' for Russia, POWs exchanged
KYIV, Ukraine, August 27 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more "retribution" against Russia as he celebrated...
Aug 27
Russia’s largest strike in weeks hits Ukraine’s power grid
KYIV, Ukraine, August 27 ------ Russia fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine, killing at least four people and battering the...
Aug 26
A look at the chaos of ‘over tourism’ in the summer of 2024
SINTRA, Portugal, August 26 ------ The doorbell to Martinho de Almada Pimentel’s house is hard to find, and he likes it that way. It’s a...
Aug 26
Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals
ISTANBUL, August 26 ------ The move, which starts today, will affect migrants from Asian countries who require visas to remain in Brazil....
Aug 25
How South China Sea tensions threaten global trade
August 25 ------ The post-COVID era has been punishing for global trade. Lockdowns and factory closures sparked supply chain delays...
Aug 25
Australia approves world's 'largest' solar hub
SYDNEY, Australia, August 25 ------ Australia approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore,...
Aug 24
Mpox disease presents hard-to-weigh risks
PARIS, France, August 24 ------ As fears mount globally about mpox, apparently simple questions such as the danger it poses and...
Aug 24
Sydney faces hotter days, rising seas – report
SYDNEY, Australia, August 24 ------ The picturesque waterways and beaches of Sydney, Australia's "Harbor City," are "vulnerable" to...
Aug 23
China plans 'bigger, stronger' social security fund to aid ageing society
HONG KONG, August 23 ------ China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ($406 billion) social security fund, making it "bigger and...
Aug 23
Australia and Indonesia seal treaty-level defense pact
SYDNEY, August 23 ------ Australia and Indonesia agreed a treaty-level defense cooperation agreement which allow Australian and...
Aug 22
Blinken leaves Mideast without Gaza truce deal
DOHA, August 22 ------ United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in the Gaza...
Aug 22
Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain
BANGKOK, Thailand, August 22 ------ Thailand reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World...
Aug 22
Ukraine official says civilians have 'week or two' to evacuate key hub Pokrovsk
August 22 ------ Civilians in Ukraine's eastern strategic logistics hub of Pokrovsk have no more than two weeks to evacuate as Russian...
Aug 22
Kyiv: our Kursk attack shows Kremlin red lines are bluff
KYIV, August 22 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country's assault on Russia's Kursk region showed that Kremlin...
Aug 21
China says US has 'no right to intervene' in South China Sea disputes
BEIJING, August 21 ------ China warned the United States that it has "no right to intervene" in its maritime disputes with the...
Aug 21
Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
BERLIN, Germany, August 21 ------ A World Health Organization official stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old...
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