Full power restoration in Puerto Rico to take at least days: White...
Washington [US], September 21: Full power restoration in Puerto Rico "will take at least several days," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.
Boeing, Wisk unveil new concept of operations for Urban Air Mobility
San Francisco [US], September 21: Boeing and its joint venture partner Wisk on Tuesday released a roadmap for transitioning to a future where automated and...
U.S. traffic deaths in first half of 2022 hit record high
Washington [US], September 21: Traffic deaths in the United States increased 0.5 percent to 20,175 in the first half of 2022, the highest number killed...
U.S. Nobel Prize winner warns Fed risks "disgrace" if let inflation unchecked
Washington [US], September 21: As the U.S. consumer prices keep hitting record highs not seen in decades, American economist Robert Shiller warned that the...
Myanmar reports 399 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 21: Myanmar confirmed 399 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 619,566, according to its...
Philippines logs 1,600 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more deaths
Manila [Philippines], September 21: The Philippines reported 1,600 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country...
Malaysia reports 1,667 new COVID-19 infections, 7 more deaths
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 21: Malaysia reported 1,667 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,821,864, according to the health...
Australians encouraged to put their food waste to good use as compost
Syndey [Australia], September 21: Residents in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are encouraged to transform their household food and garden waste into...
New Zealand, Australia to continue strengthening emergency management co-op
Wellington [New Zealand], September 21: New Zealand and Australia continue to strengthen global emergency management capability with a new agreement, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran...
Jordan resumes crude oil imports from Iraq after weeks-long halt
Amman [Jordan], September 20: Jordan has resumed crude oil imports from Iraq after the Iraqi side fixed the logistical problems that suspended the supply for...
Israel says to begin production at disputed gas field "ASAP"
Jerusalem [Israel], September 20: Israel announced Monday it will start to produce natural gas from a disputed Mediterranean maritime field "as soon as possible," despite...
Iran's president says sanctions, terrorism, war ramifications of unilateralism
Tehran [Iran], September 20: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi said on Monday that sanctions, terrorism, war and bloodshed are all ramifications of unilateralism, Iranian official news agency...
Finland's economic growth slowing, inflation accelerating: Finance Ministry
Helsinki [Finland], September 20: Accelerating inflation is slowing economic growth in Finland, reducing the growth of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) to 0.5 percent...
Romanian gas storage over 80 percent: PM
Bucharest [Romania], September 20: Romania has reached the target of 80 percent natural gas storage set by the European Commission for Nov. 1, the country's...
Ukraine's agricultural exports under grain deal reach 3.9 mln tons
Kiev [Ukraine], September 20: Ukraine's agricultural exports under a key grain deal reached 3.9 million tons, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said Monday.
Russian, French FMs discuss situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia NPP over phone
Moscow [Russia], September 20: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an immediate cessation of shelling in the area of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant...
France detects avian flu case increase in coastal birds since mid-May
Paris [France], September 20: France detected an increase of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in coastal birds since mid-May, the French Ministry of Agriculture...
Boeing forecasts Middle East fleet to more than double by 2041
San Francisco [US], September 20: Boeing said on Monday that the Middle East region's passenger traffic and commercial fleet are projected to more than double...
NASA's InSight lander "hears" first meteoroid impacts on Mars
Los Angeles [US], September 20: NASA's InSight Mars lander has detected seismic waves from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in the past two...
Much of Puerto Rico still without power one day after hurricane landfall
Washington [US], September 20: Much of Puerto Rico was still without power as of Monday afternoon, a day after Hurricane Fiona hit the U.S. territory.
U.S. reports nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases
Los Angeles [US], September 20: Nearly 24,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States as of Monday, according to the latest data of...
7.4 magnitude quake shakes Mexico on anniversary of 2 quakes
Mexico City [Mexico], September 20: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 shook central Mexico on Monday, on the same day as commemorations of the...
7.7 magnitude quake hits Mexico, kills 1
Mexico City [Mexico], September 20: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook west-central Mexico on Monday, causing some structural damage on the anniversary of two previous major...
No immediate food security challenge for Pakistan despite floods: officials
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20: Pakistan is not facing any acute shortage of its basic staple food wheat, an official statement said on Monday.
Annual harvest fair kicks off in Mongolia's capital
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], September 20: The 17th edition of the "Green Days of Autumn" harvest fair opened in the Mongolian capital on Monday as the...
Pakistan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20: Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to 11 in order to inoculate a maximum number...
Myanmar reports 269 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 20: Myanmar has confirmed 269 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 619,167, according to the country's Ministry of Health on...