Japan exports drop 1.7% year/year in September
TOKYO, October 19 ------ Japanese exports dropped 1.7 per cent year-on-year in September, marking the first decrease in 10 months, data...
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Oct 19
Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity
PARIS, October 19 ------ Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the...
Oct 18
Global coral bleaching now the largest on record
October 18 ------ The global mass coral bleaching event is now the world’s most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Oct 18
China aquarium’s ‘fake’ whale shark irks visitors
BEIJING, October 18 ------ Visitors to a new aquarium in China were left furious this week after discovering one of its top aquatic stars...
Oct 18
Nuclear emergency in Russia: Putin fears the worst
October 18 ------ Russia could face an unprecedented nuclear disaster as its Kursk nuclear power plant is now dangerously close to the...
Oct 18
Ukraine ports impossible to defend from attack - Odesa chief
October 18 ------ The head of Ukraine's Odesa region has said its three ports are "not possible" to protect fully because they span such...
Oct 17
Oil prices hold at 2-week low on lower oil demand growth forecasts
NEW YORK, October 17 ------ Oil prices held near a two-week low after dropping about 7% over the prior three days on forecasts for less...
Oct 17
Meta must face US state lawsuits over teen social media addiction
October 17 ------ Facebook parent company Meta META.O must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of fueling mental health problems...
Oct 17
Governor orders evacuation of Ukraine's Kupiansk city
October 17 ------ Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of a key city and three other localities in northeastern Kharkiv region as...
Oct 17
Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church in poll
KYIV, October 17 ------ Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey...
Oct 16
Saudi Arabia, Egypt agree deeper investment ties, urge Gaza truce
CAIRO, October 16 ------ Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed to deepen...
Oct 16
WHO receives nearly $1 billion in new funding at Berlin summit
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 16 ------ The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had received nearly $700 million in new funding...
Oct 16
Zelensky says he was briefed on N.Korean 'involvement' in Ukraine war
October 16 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had been briefed about North Korea's involvement in the war in his...
Oct 16
NATO will not be intimidated by Russia's threats, Rutte says at Ukraine mission HQ
WIESBADEN, Germany, October 16 ------ NATO will not be cowed by Russian threats but keep up its strong support of Kyiv, NATO...
Oct 15
Netanyahu vows no mercy after deadly Hezbollah drone strike
BEIRUT, Lebanon, October 15 ------ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to hit Hezbollah without mercy, a day after the...
Oct 15
China's army holds drills to warn Taiwan
TAIPEI, October 15 ------ China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a...
Oct 15
Ukraine holds new online conference on peace, calls for revised security system
October 15 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff called for a new international security system to preclude...
Oct 15
Ukraine denies involvement in drone supplies to Mali's rebels
October 15 ------ Ukraine denied media reports that it has been involved in supplying drones to rebels fighting in the north of Mali. The...
Oct 14
Oil prices fall by more than a $1 on Chinese economic data
October 14 ------ Oil prices fell by a dollar in early Asian trading on Monday after disappointing Chinese inflation data over the...
Oct 14
ASEAN urges early accord on South China Sea code, end to Myanmar violence
BANGKOK, Thailand, October 14 ------ Southeast Asian leaders called for swift agreement on a code of conduct for the South China Sea...
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