Myanmar reports 356 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 28: Myanmar confirmed 356 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 622,042, according to the Ministry...
Chinese embassy in New Zealand celebrates 73rd founding anniversary of PRC
Wellington [New Zealand], September 28: The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand on Tuesday held a reception to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of...
Enormous resources needed to rebuild flood-hit areas in Pakistan: minister
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 28: Enormous resources are required to rebuild and restructure backward districts hit by the recent flood, Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and...
Dengue fever cases continue to surge in Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 28: The number of dengue fever cases is continuing to rise in Pakistan amid an outbreak blamed largely on floods triggered by...
Campaign needed to boost Australian COVID-19 booster uptake: gov't review
Canberra [Australia], September 28: An official review of Australia's coronavirus vaccine program has called for continued campaigns to encourage booster uptake.
Palestinian PM urges Israeli leader to prove support for two-state solution
Ramallah [Palestine], September 27: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday urged his Israeli counterpart YairLapid to prove his support for the two-state solution by...
DUH suggests Germany to drop Christmas lights tradition during energy crisis
Berlin [Germany], September 27: Germany should forgo its tradition of Christmas lighting in cities and private households this year due to the energy crisis, Environmental...
Macron calls for dialogues between Armenia, Azerbaijan
Paris [France], September 27: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for the resumption of dialogues between Armenia and Azerbaijan to solve their ongoing border...
Portuguese university creates ultrasonic nebulization system against infection
Lisbon [Portugal], September 27: Researchers at the University of Coimbra (UC) in northern Portugal developed a disinfection system using ultrasonic nebulization to control the spread...
Gold falls on U.S. dollar strength
Chicago [US], September 27: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Monday as the U.S. dollar rose sharply.
NASA to conduct planetary defense test
Los Angeles [US], September 27: NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world's first mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or...
Oil prices drop as U.S. dollar soars
New York [US], September 27: Oil prices fell on Monday, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar.
Biden to receive Macron for state visit in December: White House
Washington [US], September 27: U.S. President Joe Biden will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in December for what will be the first state visit of...
Hurricane forces NASA to delay Artemis I moon rocket launch
Los Angeles [US], September 27: Faced with threatening weather from Hurricane Ian, NASA decided on Monday to delay its moon rocket launch mission and haul...
Mandatory evacuation ordered for parts of Florida as Hurricane Ian strengthens
Washington [US], September 27: Residents in parts of Tampa, the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, received mandatory evacuation orders on Monday, as Hurricane Ian continued...
Myanmar reports 284 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 27: Myanmar recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total tally to 621,686, according to...
China-aided security project completed at Myanmar's Botataung Pagoda
Yangon [Myanmar], September 27: The handover ceremony of China-aided installation of security glass doors and polycarbonate on the walls around the repository of sacred Buddha's...
Pakistani rupee gains strong recovery against USD
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: The Pakistani rupee gained a strong recovery against the U.S. dollar as the greenback was being traded at 237.02 rupees in...
2 military personnel killed in terror attack in NW Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: Two military personnel were killed when terrorists targeted security forces' check post in South Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
51 people confirmed dead after boat capsizes in northern Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 27: At least 51 people have died after a boat capsized in a northern Bangladesh district on Sunday, a senior police officer...
Dengue fever continues to spread in Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: The number of dengue fever cases is continuing to rise in Pakistan amid an outbreak blamed largely on floods triggered by...
New Zealand logs 9,809 new COVID-19 community cases over past week
Wellington [New Zealand], September 27: New Zealand recorded 9,809 new community cases of COVID-19 and 54 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health...
Pakistan devises rehabilitation plan after 30-bln-USD losses in flood
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: Pakistan on Monday devised a plan to rebuild and restructure flood-hit areas of the country, which will be implemented during a...
Malaysia reports 1,186 new COVID-19 infections, 7 new deaths
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 27: Malaysia reported 1,186 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,833,008, according to the Health...
Australian gov't flags data security reforms after telecommunications breach
Canberra [Australia], September 27: The Australian government has flagged new cyber security measures in response to a major hack of one of the nation's...
Saudi Arabia announces 5 renewable energy projects
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 26: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday five new projects to produce electricity using renewable energy.
Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon discuss means to boost food security
Amman [Jordan], September 26: The agriculture ministers of Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon convened in Amman on Sunday to discuss means to boost food security.