Serbia's PM Brnabic nominated to remain at helm
Belgrade (Siberia), August 28: The current Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic got Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's nomination on Saturday to continue leading the government in...
Iran, Nigeria sign agreements to expand energy cooperation
Tehran (Iran), August 28: Iran and Nigeria signed agreements here on Saturday to expand energy cooperation, Iran's Oil Ministry's news service Shana reported.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to grid
Kiev [Ukraine], August 27: The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine has been reconnected to the electricity grid, Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy operator...
China-built Peljesac Bridge gives major boost to Croatia
Komarna[Croatia], August 27: The Peljesac Bridge in the south of Croatia, built by a Chinese consortium led by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC),...
Six people injured after van drives into Brussels cafe terrace
Brussels [Belgium], August 27:A van crashed into the terrace of a cafe in central Brussels on Friday, injuring six people, the Brussels fire department has...
Low Rhine water levels continue to hamper inland shipping in Germany
Berlin [Germany], August 27: Inland navigation on the Rhine is set to become even more difficult, with already low water levels expected to drop again,...
Finland, Sweden, Türkiye hold 1st mechanism-based talks over NATO bid
Helsinki [Finland], August 27: The three-country permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden convened for the first time in Vantaa in south Finland on...
UM consumer sentiment index rises 13 pct in August
Chicago [US], August 27: The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers rose to 58.2 in the August...
Only half of booster-eligible adults in U.S. get COVID-19 booster shots
Los Angeles [US], August 27: Only half of booster-eligible adults in the United States have gotten a COVID-19 booster shot, and only 34 percent of...
Boeing invests to help expand innovation center in St. Louis
San Francisco [US], August 27: Boeing announced Friday that it is investing 5 million U.S. dollars to help expand the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center in...
U.S. reports about 80,000 weekly child COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles [US], August 27:About 80,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States for the week ending Aug. 18, according to the latest...
Canada confirms 22,922 new COVID-19 cases in one week
Ottawa [Canada], August 27: Canada confirmed 22,922 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Aug. 14-20, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said on...
Canada confirms 1,228 monkeypox cases
Ottawa [Canada], August 27:The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed 1,228 cases of monkeypox including 32 hospitalisations in the country as of Friday.
Woman carrying fetus without skull protests after abortion denial in U.S. Louisiana
Houston (Texas) [US], August 27: A woman carrying a fetus without a skull but denied abortion protested at the State Capitol of southern U.S. state...
Vietnam reports 3,195 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 26: Vietnam recorded 3,195 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 151 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health.
Rescuers recover 3 bodies in Indonesian boat accident
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 27: Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of three missing crew members of a boat that capsized off Barito River in the...
Singapore reports 2,132 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, August 27: Singapore reported 2,132 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,829,361.
Myanmar reports 44 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 27: Myanmar confirmed 44 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 614,888, according to the...
120th joint patrol on Mekong River concludes
Kunming [China],August 27: Three Chinese law-enforcement vessels returned to a port in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, concluding the 120th joint Mekong River patrol...
China, Cambodia vow to strengthen cooperation between legislatures
Beijing [China], August 27: Wang Chen, vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Cheam Yeap, first vice-president of the National...
Philippines logs 2,986 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths
Manila [Philippines], August 27: The Philippines reported 2,986 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country...
APEC meeting focuses on efforts to balance health, economy
Bangkok [Thailand], August 27: Health ministers, high-level officials and experts from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies on Friday agreed on joint efforts to improve...
Dutch railway workers strike as pay talks fail
The Hague [Netherlands], August 26: Employees of the Dutch Railways (NS) have gone on strike in parts of the Netherlands, after talks over pay conditions...
ICOM announces new definition of museum
Prague [Czech Republic], August 26: The International Council of Museums (ICOM) on Thursday announced a new definition of a museum during its 26th general conference...
Apple introduces second Impact Accelerator class on environmental services
San Francisco [US], August 26:Apple on Thursday introduced its second Impact Accelerator class -- a cohort of 16 Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous-owned businesses working on...
NASA's Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere
Los Angeles [US], August 26: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet...
U.S. GDP in Q2 revised up to 0.6 pct contraction
Washington [US], August 26: The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of this year, up from a...