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Vietnam fugitive businesswoman sentenced to 10 years in jail 26 Oct 2023 - 02:40 pm

Hanoi: A fugitive Vietnamese businesswoman was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday, her second sentence in absentia as the country's communist...

Death toll in Gaza crosses 7,000 26 Oct 2023 - 02:23 pm

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza has now reached 7,028, a figure that includes 2,913 children, 1,709 women,...

Error-prone AI chatbot dog leads Japan's elderly astray 26 Oct 2023 - 12:44 pm

Tokyo: A cartoon canine AI chatbot designed to cheer up and inform lonely older residents of western Japan is in the doghouse after...

Mexico races to help battered Acapulco after major hurricane 26 Oct 2023 - 11:10 am

Acapulco, Mexico: Mexican authorities rushed to send emergency aid, restore communications and assess damage in the Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco on...

Seoul creates memorial at site of deadly 2022 crowd crush 26 Oct 2023 - 09:48 am

Seoul: The narrow alleyway in South Korea's capital where nearly 160 people were crushed to death during Halloween festivities a year ago was...

US police launch huge manhunt for shooter who killed at least 22 26 Oct 2023 - 09:29 am

Washington: A massive manhunt was under way Thursday for a gunman who a local official said killed at least 22 people and wounded...

Al Jazeera welcomes findings of UN investigation into killing of its journalist 26 Oct 2023 - 08:51 am

Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera Media Network welcomed the findings of the Independent International Investigative Committee of the United Nations in connection to the...

Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalist Wael Al Dahdouh’s family in Gaza 26 Oct 2023 - 08:22 am

Doha, Qatar:The Al Jazeera Media Network has extended its sincere condolences and sympathy to its colleague Wael Al Dahdouh on the loss of...

World Bank approved a $1 billion loan to help blackout-hit South Africa's energy sector 25 Oct 2023 - 11:36 pm

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: The World Bank approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa on Wednesday to help it address an energy...

Israeli attack kills family of Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh 25 Oct 2023 - 09:27 pm

Doha, Qatar:Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Wael Dahdouh’s wife, daughter and son are among family members who have been killed in an Israeli shelling...

4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia 25 Oct 2023 - 08:02 pm

Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 4.5 magnitude on the Richter scale struck off theIndonesian coasts on Wednesday. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that...

TikTok removed 4 million 'violative' videos in EU last month 25 Oct 2023 - 04:47 pm

Brussels: TikTok said on Wednesday it pulled four million "violative" videos in the EU in September, in its first transparency report since a...

Sudan army says to resume US and Saudi-led talks on ending war 25 Oct 2023 - 04:40 pm

Wad Madani, Sudan: The Sudanese army said on Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered talks aimed at ending...

China to send youngest-ever crew to space station 25 Oct 2023 - 04:03 pm

Jiuquan, China: China will send its youngest-ever crew of astronauts to the Tiangong space station this week, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing pursues...

UN warns Gaza fuel shortage will stop aid work by end of day 25 Oct 2023 - 03:40 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The main UN aid agency in besieged Gaza warned it will have to stop operations by the end of...

Search for sailors after North Sea collision called off 25 Oct 2023 - 01:08 pm

Berlin: German rescue teams called off a search Wednesday for four sailors missing after a cargo ship sank after a collision between two...

Child casualties in Gaza a ‘stain on our conscience’ 25 Oct 2023 - 12:30 pm

UNICEF has expressed deep concern over the alarming toll on children in Gaza where at least 2,360 kids have been killed in Israeli...

Dozens of bushfires rage through eastern Australia 25 Oct 2023 - 10:51 am

Sydney: Hundreds of firefighters battled bushfires in Australia's eastern state of Queensland on Wednesday, where soaring temperatures and dry winds have fanned some...