Chinese embassy in Vietnam holds online celebration for China's National Day
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 1: The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on Friday held an online event celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's...
Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of October
Yangon [Myanmar], October 1: Myanmar will extend its COVID-19 preventive measures until Oct. 31, according to the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for...
6.0-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia, no casualty reported
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 1: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia's western province of North Sumatra on Saturday morning, and there were no...
Suicide blast kills 19, wounds 27 in Afghan capital
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1: At least 19 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Friday in a suicide explosion that rocked an education center...
S. Korean military says DPRK fires 2 ballistic missiles toward eastern waters
Seoul [South Korea], October 1: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs...
Syria launches PV project to address energy shortage
Damascus [Syria], September 30: Syria on Thursday launched the first stage of a photovoltaic power project to address the country's severe energy crisis.
Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections
Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: An Israeli-Arab party was disqualified from running in the country's November elections over allegations of promoting an anti-Israel agenda.
Kuwait holds parliamentary elections
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 30: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly from among 305 candidates representing...
Guarantee issue important for Iran in nuke talks: FM
Tehran [Iran], September 30: The Iranian foreign minister has reaffirmed that the guarantee issue is very important to Iran in the negotiations on the revival...
EU calls on Israel, Palestine to defuse West Bank tension
Ramallah [Palestine], September 30: The European Union is exerting efforts to defuse growing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank, an EU official...
Chinese car brand to enter Israeli market
Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: A Chinese car brand will enter the Israeli market for the first time, an Israeli car import dealership said Thursday.
Finland bans entry to Russian tourists
Helsinki [Finland], September 30: The government of Finland on Thursday decided to significantly restrict the entry of Russian tourists into the country. As of midnight...
German economy forecast to shrink 0.4 pct in 2023
Berlin [Germany], September 30: Germany is set to enter a recession in 2023, with a decline in gross domestic product (GDP) of 0.4 percent, according...
Germany to set up stabilization fund of 200 bln euros fight energy...
Berlin [Germany], September 30: Germany is putting up a "defensive umbrella" of up to 200 billion euros (196 billion U.S. dollars) to stabilize the country's...
Ian damages U.S. Florida, hurricane warning issued for South Carolina
Washington [US], September 30: Ian has caused significant damage to Florida, the southeasternmost U.S. state, and a hurricane warning was issued for the entire...
5.5-magnitude quake hits 83 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar: USGS
New York [US], September 30: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 83 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar at 22:22:37 GMT on Thursday, the...
Six people injured in shooting at U.S. Oakland public school
San Francisco [US], September 30: Six people were injured in a mass shooting at an Oakland public school, in the western U.S. state of California,...
Ian regains hurricane strength after inflicting significant damage on Florida
Washington [US], September 30: Ian regained hurricane strength on Thursday afternoon after inflicting significant damage on the southeastern U.S. state of Florida.
California officials, organizations extend congratulations on China's National Day
Los Angeles [US], September 30: California officials, representatives of local organizations and Chinese communities extended greetings and congratulations on China's National Day, which falls on...
Myanmar reports 379 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 30: Myanmar has confirmed 379 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 622,802, the country's Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
Israeli minister orders expulsion of families of Palestinian attacker in Jerusalem
Jerusalem [Israel], September 29: Israeli Interior Minister AyeletShaked ordered on Wednesday the expulsion of families of a Palestinian man who carried out an attack five...
133 wounded in protests as Iraq's parliament reconvenes
Baghdad [Iraq], September 29: A total of 133 people, mostly security members, were wounded on Wednesday as the Iraqi parliament reconvened after nearly two...
Israel to bring hi-tech business skills to youth in remote areas
Jerusalem [Israel], September 29: Israel on Wednesday launched a national plan to upskill youth from outlying areas in high-tech business, the Israeli Ministry of Innovation,...
Pilot of Bulgarian military jet survives accident
Sofia [Bulgaria], September 29: Bulgaria's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that a Bulgarian Su-25 aircraft had an accident near the Bezmer Air Base earlier that...
Austria to start checks at Slovak border to stop illegal migrants
Vienna [Austria], September 29: Austria will start checks at its border crossings with Slovakia from Wednesday midnight to prevent people-smuggling, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said...
Ukraine unveils mechanism for post-conflict reconstruction
Kiev [Ukraine], September 29: KyryloTymoshenko, the deputy head of the Ukrainian president's office, has unveiled a mechanism for Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction named the Fast Recovery...
Ukraine needs 15 bln USD to restore farmland irrigation network: official
Kiev [Ukraine], September 29: Ukraine needs about 15 billion U.S. dollars to restore its farmland irrigation network, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Wednesday, citing...