Area the size of Iceland burned in Canada's months-long forest fires
Ottawa [Canada], July 16: The fires that have been raging in Canada for months have destroyed a total of 100,000 square kilometres of forest and...
Wallace to quit UK govt at reshuffle
London [UK], July 16: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed he plans to resign from the Cabinet at the next reshuffle and will not...
Azerbaijan, Armenia hold talks as Russia proposes Moscow summit
Baku [Azerbaijan], July 16: Azerbaijan and Armenia held a fresh round of EU-mediated peace talks Saturday, while Russia offered a summit in Moscow in an...
Caffeine-heavy viral drink raises concerns for kids
Washington [US], July 16: With its extremely high levels of caffeine, a hip new soft drink is raising fears in the United States that it...
Record heatwaves sweep world
Rome [Italy], July 16: Record heat is forecast around the world from the United States, where tens of millions are battling dangerously high temperatures, to...
UK officially joins CPTPP, British Ambassador thanks Vietnam
London [UK], July 16: Today (July 16) in New Zealand, Ms. Kemi Badenoch, UK Business and Trade Secretary, officially signed an agreement to confirm the...
US judge lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender youth care for now
Washington [US], July 16: A federal judge in Kentucky ruled Friday that the state can enforce its law banning the use of puberty-blocking drugs and...
Israel's Netanyahu suffers dehydration after holiday in heatwave
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 16: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered hospital on Saturday with apparent dehydration after a coastal break during a heatwave, delaying...
UK councils call for ban on disposable vapes by 2024
London [UK], July 16: Councils in England and Wales have called on the UK government to ban the sale of single-use vapes by 2024 on...
Africa tour aims to boost Iran's "strategic depth": Iranian president
Tehran [Iran], July 15: Iran's President EbrahimRaisi said Friday that his diplomatic tour of three African countries was primarily aimed at boosting Iran's "strategic depth."
Türkiye's Erdogan says ready to host Putin in August
Istanbul [Turkey], July 15: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Türkiye next month for talks on several...
Iraqi PM, Turkish president hold phone talk on bilateral ties
Baghdad [Iraq], July 15: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held a phone conversation with Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan on Friday on bilateral ties and...
Ireland's 2022 GDP growth revised down to 9.4 pct
Dublin [Ireland], July 15: Ireland's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 9.4 percent in 2022, slightly less than the 12 percent estimate published in March,...
Ukraine gets 3.87 bln USD from partners for rapid recovery
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 15: Ukraine received 3.87 billion U.S. dollars from its partners for the country's rapid recovery, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Friday, citing...
Finnish climate report urges more action to meet emission reduction targets
Helsinki [Finland], July 15: Finland may miss its 2035 carbon neutrality target unless additional measures are implemented, according to the country's 2022 annual climate report...
U.S. stocks close mixed amid strong bank earnings
New York [US], July 15: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday as investors weighed strong earnings results from some of the biggest banks.
NATO not for global security, but a warfare alliance: PinkCode
New York [US], July 15: America's NATO allies are not, as U.S. President Joe Biden would suggest, anchors in a turbulent sea of demons but...
1 officer killed, 2 injured in North Dakota shooting
Washington [US], July 15: One officer has died and two were critically injured in North Dakota shooting in which a suspected gunman was killed, the...
Japan university admissions expected to fall by 130,000 by 2040s
Tokyo [Japan], July 15: The annual number of students entering university in Japan from 2040 to 2050 is expected to be about 500,000, some 130,000...
US approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
Washington [US], July 15: The US government has approved the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill.
US Republican 2024 hopefuls defend Ukraine support at Iowa conservative forum
Washington [US], July 15: Republican U.S. presidential contenders attending a forum of Christian conservatives in Iowa that typically focuses on social issues found themselves on...
One in four UK single-parent households unable to afford food
London [UK], July 15: More than a quarter of Britain's single-parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according...
Biden forgives $39 billion in US student debt using program tweak
Washington [US], July 15: U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will cancel $39 billion in student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, the Education Department said,...
Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv's troops
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 15: President VolodymyrZelenskiy warned Ukrainians that Russia was throwing all its resources into a campaign to stop Kyiv's troops from pressing their...
Dubai attracts 4.791 volunteers in first half of 2023 to maintain clean...
Dubai [UAE], July 15: Dubai Municipality recruited 4,791 volunteers and activists during the first half of this year to ensure a healthy and sustainable environment...
Tighter security for German airports after protests
Hamburg [Germany], July 14: Germany will consider new security standards for airports after climate activists from the group Last Generation managed to stop air traffic...
Railway strikes in Italy cause train cancellations, delays
Rome [Italy], July 14: A nationwide strike of transport workers began in Italy on Thursday, with staff of two major railway companies walking out of...