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...
U.S. judge orders release of redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Washington [US], August 26: A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to...
At least 8 killed in clash in Mexican drug cartel
Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: At least eight people were killed in an armed clash between members of the La FamiliaMichoacana drug cartel on Wednesday...
California votes to ban gas-powered car sales by 2035|
Los Angeles [US], August 26: California regulators voted Thursday to approve a first-of-its-kind rule that would ban the sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
Mexico's central bank warns of rocky economic recovery
Mexico City [Mexico], August 26:Mexico's economic recovery faced an uncertain environment, coupled with weakening global productive activity in the second quarter, the central bank of...
U.S. consultation request over Mexico's energy policy "foolish," says Mexican president
Mexico City [Mexico], August 26: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday described as "foolish" the U.S. government's request for dispute settlement consultations under...
Sri Lanka allows property developers to resume import of tiles for non-profit...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 26:Sri Lankan President RanilWickremesinghe has permitted property developers to import tiles for their own use, local media reported on Thursday.
3 reported missing in Indonesia boat accident
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26: Three crew members went missing in Indonesia after their boat capsized off Barito River in the country's Central Kalimantan province, a...
Vietnam reports 3,346 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 26: Vietnam recorded 3,346 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 245 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health.
China-Australia artist dialogue exhibition kicks off at Sydney|
Sydney [Australia], August 26: Themed "One Leaf Knows Spring and Autumn," the China-Australia Artist Dialogue Exhibition kicked off on Thursday evening, which was organized by...
Singapore reports 2,397 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, August 26: Singapore reported 2,397 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,827,229.