UN risks widening rifts as Zelensky takes center-stage
New York [US], September 17: More than 140 world leaders will head to the United Nations next week at a time of myriad crises,...
Crisis spreads in Libya after devastating floods
Tripoli [Libya], September 17:Reuters reported that the opposition government in eastern Libya on September 16 blocked most of the port city of Derna, where a...
The plane crashed in the Amazon region of Brazil, all 14 people...
Brasilia [Brazil], September 17: A plane crash in the Amazon state in northern Brazil on September 16 killed 14 people on board.
Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada, 1 person died in the US
Washington [US], September 17: In the early morning of September 17 (Vietnam time), Storm Lee landed in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, bringing winds...
Morocco's king keeps regal distance even in earthquake crisis
Rabat [Morocco], September 17: A devastating earthquake shook Morocco's High Atlas mountains on Sept. 8.
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97
Hawaii [US], September 17: The death toll from last month's wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97.
UAE continues sending aid to Libya for 5th day in row
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 17: For the fifth day in a row, the UAE continued sending humanitarian and relief aid and search and rescue teams...
Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023 to accelerate multistakeholder momentum on SDGs
New York [US], September 17: More than 1,000 business leaders, policy-makers, leaders from international and civil society organizations, innovators and social entrepreneurs from more than...
Finland bans entry of Russia-registered passenger cars
Helsinki [Finland], September 16: As of midnight, Finland will close its borders to passenger cars registered in Russia, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
Norway to provide 2-mln-USD aid for flood victims in Libya
Oslo [Norway], September 16: Norway has pledged to provide 25 million Norwegian kroner (2.32 million U.S. dollars) for life-saving assistance in Libya after the Mediterranean...
Chinese embassy condemns UK side's hyping up of so-called "Chinese spies"
Beijing [China] September 16: The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday strongly condemned the hyping up of the so-called "Chinese spies" by...
Central Greece plain on alert for further flooding
Athens [Greece], September 16: Ten days after a severe storm ravaged central Greece, claiming 15 lives and causing destructive flooding, villages around Lake Karla were...
5.7-magnitude quake hits 121 km W of Copiapo, Chile: USGS
New York [US], September 16: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 121 km W of Copiapo, Chile, at 18:07:39 GMT on Friday, the...
NASA-built greenhouse gas detector prepares for launch
Los Angeles [US], September 16: A state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer built by NASA is moving closer to launch, according to the agency.
U.S. starts clinical trial for universal flu vaccine
The United States has started the phase 1 clinical trial of a new investigational universal flu vaccine candidate, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires revised down from 115 to 97
Los [Angeles], September 16: The official death toll from wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii's Maui has been revised down from 115 to 97,...
Indonesia records deep export decline in August
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 16: Indonesia recorded a deep export decline of 21.21 percent year on year to 22.00 billion U.S. dollars in August, according to...
Top DPRK leader visits Russian aviation plant
Seoul [South Korea], September 16: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited on Friday a major aviation...
Mr. Kim Jong-un visited two Russian aircraft factories
Moscow [Russia], September 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on September 15 visited the Yuri Gagarin Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Factory (KnAAZ) in the Russian Far East,...
NASA's efforts to study UFOs
New York [US], September 16: Yesterday, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced the appointment of personnel for the newly created position of director of research...
Ukraine announced an attack on two Russian patrol ships
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 16: Reuters yesterday reported that the Ukrainian military announced that it had attacked two Russian patrol boats and destroyed a sophisticated air...
The number of dead bodies due to the flood was so large...
Tripoli [Libya], September 16: Only emergency workers will be allowed into devastated areas to minimize health risks to civilians, after the Libyan city of Derna...
Hawaii updated the number of people killed in the Maui wildfire disaster
Hawaii [US], September 16: Governor Josh Green of Hawaii (USA) recently said that the number of deaths in the forest fire in Maui last month...
Three European countries ban grain imports from Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 16: The unilateral restrictions were introduced after the European Union refused to extend the ban on Ukrainian grain entering the markets of...
This is the first time the US President's son has been prosecuted
Washington [US], September 16: Mr. Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, was indicted in connection with allegations of wrongdoing when purchasing guns.
Mr. Zelensky is coming to America; President of Belarus met Mr. Putin
Washington [US], September 15: While Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky is scheduled to have a face-to-face meeting with President Joe Biden in the US, Belarusian President Alexander...
Taiwan records Chinese jets around its shores
Taipei [Taiwan], September 15: Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Thursday said it has registered dozens of Chinese military aircraft and a handful of vessels around its...