Australian adults eligible for new round of COVID boosters
Canberra (Australia), February 8: Australian Minister for Health Mark Butler Wednesday said the government has accepted the advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on...
Germany to export 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], February 8: The German Economy Ministry has approved the export of up to 178 German-made Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks to Ukraine.
Sunak carries out Whitehall shake-up
London [UK], February 8: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has carried out a sweeping shake-up of Whitehall with the creation of four new government departments...
Erdogan declares state of emergency in quake-hit regions
Istanbul (Turkey), February 8: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency for three months in 10 provinces worst hit by the powerful...
UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage
Paris (France), February 8: The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World...
Japanese criminal ringleaders deported from Philippines
Tokyo [Japan], February 8: Two of the four suspects believed to be behind a spate of robberies and telephone fraud cases across Japan were deported...
Iran unveils underground base for jets
Tehran [Iran], February 8: Iran's army on Tuesday unveiled its first underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible strikes by US bunker-busting bombs,...
Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of Union address
Washington (US), February 8: President Joe Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation's condition rather than roll out flashy policy proposals...
Newborn baby pulled from collapsed building
Damascus (Syria), February 8: A newborn baby girl has been saved by rescuers from beneath the rubble of a building in north-western Syria that was...
The survivors choice - danger inside or freezing outside
Ankara [Turkey], February 8: At dawn in the biting cold we made our way to a 10-storey building in Adana that had completely collapsed. I...
Mexico sends its famed search and rescue dogs
Mexico City (Mexico) February 8: Mexico is sending some of its famous search and rescue dogs to Turkey to help look for people buried under...
500 Doctors Without Borders staffers are working in the Syrian region
Damascus (Syria), February 8: The clock is ticking and cold temperatures have set in as rescue teams search for survivors from Monday's earthquake in Syria...
Uzbekistan to send 60 rescue workers to assist Türkiye, hit by earthquakes
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], February8: Uzbekistan has announced plans to send 60 rescue workers to Türkiye to assist in efforts to save survivors of powerful earthquakes that...
Integrate Middle East 2023 launches in Dubai on May 16
Dubai [UAE], February 8: The inaugural edition of Integrate Middle East is set to attract the world's audiovisual and media technology professionals to the emirate...
Sharjah Ruler honours winners of 15th Sharjah Biennial
Sharjah [UAE], February 8: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, in the presence of Sheikh...
Al Hilal stun 10-man Flamengo to reach FIFA Club World Cup's final
Tangier [Morocco], February 8: Two Salem Aldawsari penalties, and a goal from Luciano Vietto, powered Saudi Arabia's giants Al Hilal to a 3-2 win over...
Palestinian gunmen killed in Israeli raid in Jericho
Jerusalem [Israel], February 7: Five Palestinian militants have been killed in an Israeli army raid near Jericho in the occupied West Bank.
Food prices surge dramatically in Sweden in January
Stockholm [Sweden], February 7: Inflation continues to hover at lofty levels in Sweden with food prices registering the largest monthly increases in a year, according...
U.S. spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes: report
New York [US], February 7: The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy...
Norway to send billions in long-term financial support to Ukraine
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 7: Copenhagen Norway's government announced plans on Monday to provide long-term financial support for war-torn Ukraine with yearly donations of 15 billion...
Taliban urged to release French-Afghan reporter detained in Kabul
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 7: Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 14 French media outlets and production companies on Monday called on the Taliban...
Britain faces biggest health sector strike yet
London (UK), February 7: The British NHS health service has warned that the service is facing its worst day of disruption yet as tens of...
Controversial Spanish crime law to be revised
Madrid [Spain], February 7: The four-month old sex crime law in Spain, which was supposed to make it easier to convict sex offenders and offer...
Beyonce breaks Grammys record with 32nd career win
New York [US], February 7: Beyonce broke the all-time record on Sunday with her 32nd career Grammys win, with the milestone honour coming in the...
World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quake
Paris [France], February 7: International offers to help Turkey and Syria with rescue efforts poured in on Monday after a massive earthquake killed around 1,800...
Scholar, lawmakers, journalist among Hong Kongers on trial
Hong Kong [China], February 7: Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government...
Mother, children die after faulty dryer set house ablaze in France
Paris [France], February 7:A mother and her seven children aged two to 14 died on Monday after a faulty dryer set their house ablaze in...