Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia, tsunami warning for local islands
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 10: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tanimbar region in Indonesia on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
Dead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years
Washington [US], January 10: The US Department of Defense confirmed that ERBS reentered Earth's atmosphere on Sunday at 11:04 p.m. ET over the Bering Sea,...
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro admitted to hospital, wife says
Brasilia [Brazil], January 10: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to hospital with abdominal pain, his wife said.
Crowd gathers outside prison in bid to stop executions
Washington [US], January 10: Dozens of people demonstrated outside a prison in Iran overnight amid reports authorities were preparing to execute another two anti-government protesters.
State braces for more storms after 12 killed
California [US], January 10: California is bracing for more severe weather this week, with forecasters warning of an incoming "relentless parade of cyclones".
Key suspect in Uganda's New Year stampede arrested
Kampala [Uganada], January 10: Key suspect arrested over Uganda New Year's Eve crush
Montecito evacuated in California storms
California [US], January 10: California's elite coastal enclave of Montecito has been ordered to evacuate amid a major storm that has landed most of the...
Bolsonaro in Florida hospital
Brasilia [Brazil], January 10: Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday as more than 1,500 of his...
Scientists from Russia and Belarus to create a new long-term climate prediction...
Moscow [Russia], January 10: According to Sergei Soldatenko of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), applying artificial intelligence methods to past and present observations...
Sharjah Department of Public Works to support carbon neutrality buildings
Sharjah [UAE], January 10: The Sharjah Department of Public Works (SDPW) gave a workshop on the "Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority Building" project...
Saif bin Zayed attends 46th Arab Police and Security Leaders Conference in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 10: H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met today, at...
DIFC hosts over 250 companies managing assets worth $450 billion
Dubai [UAE], January 10: ArifAmiri, CEO of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority, affirmed that the centre has become a major engine for economic growth...
Sharjah Ruler attends opening of 19th Sharjah Poetry Festival
Sharjah [UAE], January 10: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, attended Monday evening the inauguration of...
Amore Pacific selected as one of 100 global luxury companies
Washington [US], January 9: Amore Pacific has been named one of the top 100 luxury brands in global sales as the only Korean brand.
HD Hyundai selected as one of 100 tech firms by Fortune
Washington [US], January 7: HD Hyundai said Friday that it was selected as one of the top 100 tech companies by the U.S. economy magazine...
Samsung Electronics' share price rises despite earnings shock
Seoul [South Korea], January 9: As Samsung Electronics announced its fourth-quarter earnings on the 6th, which are far below the market outlook, securities firms expect...
Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack
Berlin [Germany], January 9: German police have detained an Iranian national on suspicion of planning a terror attack, authorities in the country said Sunday.
40 dead, many injured in Senegal bus crash, president says
Dakar [Senegal], January 9: At least 40 people were killed Sunday and many others seriously injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, according to...
Bolsonaro supporters breach security barriers, break into Brazilian Congress and presidential palace
Brasilia [Brazil], January 9: Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces on Sunday and gained access...
Virginia shooting of teacher by six-year-old 'not accidental', authorities say
Washington [US], January 9: The apparently deliberate shooting of a Virginia school teacher by a gun-carrying six-year-old pupil has shocked many across the United States,...
Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed 600 soldiers
Kiev [Ukraine], January 9: Ukraine has labelled as "propaganda" a Russian claim that it killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers in an attack.
Polls close in Benin parliamentary election
Benin [West Africa], January 9: Polling stations have closed in Benin as voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election seen as a test...
Dozens killed after buses collide in central Senegal
Dakar [Senegal], January 9: At least 40 people have been killed and 87 injured after two buses collided near Kaffrine in central Senegal.
Biden inspects US-Mexico border in face of GOP criticism
Washington [US], January 9: President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his...
Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil's top government offices
Brasilia [Brazil], January 9: Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential...
Brazilian Federal Government allocates $4.5 million to the Ministry of Education
Brasilia [Brazil], January 9: Jair Bolsonaro has enacted a law 14.490/2022, which allocates $4.5 million to the Ministry of Education. The executive order was published...
Unknown species of ancient frogs found in Brazil
Brasilia [Brazil], January 9: Paleontologists have described a new species of ancient frogs that lived at the time of the dinosaurs. Their fossils have been...