MOSCOW: Russia's Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev died during a training exercise in the Arctic, the RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying...
MOSCOW: Russia's Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev died during a training exercise in the Arctic, the RIA news agency cited the ministry as saying...
SHANGHAI: China's crackdown on "fan culture" is aimed at maintaining public order and will not affect its relations with any country, the Chinese...
Kinshas: A meningitis outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's north-eastern Tshopo province has killed 129 of the 267 people who have been infected...
Thailand's capital launched on Wednesday a pilot bus service to ensure that the elderly and other vulnerable groups in Bangkok are vaccinated against...
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday accepted his party's nomination to run for vice president in next year's election, pushing ahead with...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would make a $35 million equity investment in privately owned Exscientia Ltd to fund the development of...
Copenhagen: The world's largest plant that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air and deposits it underground is due to start operating on...
SEOUL: South Korea is drawing up a plan on how to live more normally with COVID-19, expecting 80% of adults to be fully...
SYDNEY: Three-quarters of people over the age of 16 in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) have now had at least their first vaccination...
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic on Wednesday recorded 588 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily tally since May 25, as government officials predict...
ACAPULCO, Mexico: A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, killing at least one man who was...
MOSCOW: Two people were killed after a gas explosion struck a residential building in the Russian city of Noginsk, around 50 km (30...
MANILA: Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday declared his candidacy for next year's presidential election, the first to confirm a run for the...
Kuwait: More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a...
Tokyo: Japan should strive for a new form of capitalism to reduce income disparity that has worsened under the coronavirus pandemic, says former...
Jakarta, Indonesia: A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates and injuring 80...
MADRID - Spain's healthcare regulator approved on Tuesday a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines for people with severely compromised immune systems who are...
Saudi Arabia removed the United Arab Emirates, Argentina and South Africa from its entry banned country list and re-allowed citizens to travel to...