Rents skyrocket, Singapore is at risk of brain drain
Singapore, May 9: Companies in Singapore are subsidizing their employees' rent and even relocating them to more "breathable" cities in the region after a sharp...
Canada expels Chinese diplomat
Toronto [Canada], May 9: Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat who was accused of conspiring to intimidate a Chinese-born congressman and his relatives in Hong...
Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings
Belgrade [Serbia], May 9: Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of...
Alberta wildfires force oil production shutdowns, even as cooler weather sets in
Alberta [Canada], May 9: Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a dramatic start to wildfire season...
Singapore firms scramble to soften blow of soaring rent costs
Singapore, May 9: Companies in Singapore are partially paying housing costs of employees and even relocating staff to cheaper neighbouring cities to help them tackle...
Mexican president to discuss migration with Biden ahead of U.S. policy change
Mexico City [Mexico], May 9: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will discuss migration with U.S. counterpart Joe Biden this week.
King Charles gives 'heartfelt' thanks as coronation celebrations end
London [UK], May 9: King Charles on Monday gave "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend and said he and his...
U.S. seeks to shore up border as migrants gather ahead of end...
Washington [US], May 9: The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the U.S.-Mexico border to prepare for a possible increase in...
Abu Dhabi fastest-growing economy in MENA Region with GDP growth rate of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 9: The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates report for 2022, unveiling a...
Ruler of Fujairah sends condolences to Saudi King on death of mother...
Fujairah [UAE], May 9: H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah has sent a message of condolences to...
5.2% growth in Sharjah GDP in 2022
Sharjah [UAE], May 9: The Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) in Sharjah has announced a significant upswing in the emirate's economy, achieving remarkable...
1 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in central Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 8: A bus carrying 50 people plunged into a river in Indonesia's Central Java province on Sunday morning, leaving one dead and...
Age of criminal responsibility in Australian capital to be raised to 14
Canberra [Australia], May 8: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to raise the age of criminal...
Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.7 pct in March
Manila [Philippines], May 8: The unemployment rate in March dropped to 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on...
Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict
Khartoum [Sudan], May 8: Battles raged in Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators...
Congo flooding death toll rises to 287
Goma [Democratic Republic of Congo], May 8: The death toll following flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to at least...
Syria back in Arab League after years-long suspension
Cairo [Egpyt], May 8: Arab foreign ministers on Sunday adopted a decision readmitting Syria to the Arab League, more than a decade after its membership...
Wagner says it is receiving supplies after threatened Bakhmut retreat
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries says it has been promised ammunition it demanded, along with reinforcements, following a threat by its...
The US is about to have a new regulation against illegal immigration
Washington [US], May 8: By May 11, Washington will finalize a new rule denying asylum to migrants caught crossing the US-Mexico border illegally, Secretary of...
Israel destroys Palestinian schools in West Bank, EU condemns
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8: Israeli authorities on May 7 destroyed a Palestinian school in the West Bank, drawing harsh condemnation from the European Union.
Middle East takes another big step towards peace
Saudi Arabia [UAE], May 8: The Arab League has agreed to reinstate Syria's membership after a 10-year suspension, a step closer to peace in the...
Facing new challenges, Japan - Korea tighten ties
Seoul [South Korea], May 8: During his visit to Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an important move to tighten the bilateral relationship, which...
US wants Türkiye to send S-400 bought from Russia to Ukraine, Ankara...
Ankara [Turkey], May 8: Turkish Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu said that Washington had asked Ankara to send Kyiv an S-400 missile defense system, but Ankara had...
Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas
Washington [US], May 8: At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless...
Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wagner group appears to U-turn on Bakhmut...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been...
Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela
Vallenar [Chile], May 8: Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on...
Russia steps up fight for Bakhmut, hopes to capture it soon, says...
Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine's top general in charge of the defence of...