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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave
Lisbon [Portugal], August 9:Firefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures.
Niger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability -...
Washington [US], August 9: Russia's Wagner mercenary group is "taking advantage" of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony...
Seven killed in a Russian missile strike on...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 9:At least seven people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on residential buildings in the...
US judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump's...
Washington [US], August 9: A federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's trial on charges of trying to overturn...
UAE leaders condole President of Cote d'Ivoire over...
Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a message of condolence to President...
5.0-magnitude quake hits 167 km SSW of Kencong,...
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 8:An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 167 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia at 0122 GMT...
New Zealand, BlackRock join hands to back 100...
Wellington [New Zealand], August 8: The New Zealand government and BlackRock announced on Tuesday to work together on the first...
Japan urges Iran not to provide Russia with...
Tokyo [Japan],August 8:Japan has called on Iran not to provide weapons to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Son of Cambodia's ruler named new PM
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 8: Cambodia's king has appointed army chief Hun Manet to be the next prime minister, according...
Poland to send more soldiers to border, says...
Warsaw [Poland], August 8: Poland accused its neighbour Belarus of organizing refugee crossings into Polish territory and plans to send...
Trump celebrates US women's soccer loss, says 'USA...
New York [US], August 8:Donald Trump celebrated the women's soccer team being eliminated from the 2023 World Cup tournament with...
Central European floods cause 6 deaths, hundreds of...
Vienna [Austria], August 8: Record floods, hundreds of landslides and six deaths were reported from Central Europe, as rescue workers...
Another heatwave hits Spain, bringing increased fire risk
Madrid [Spain], August 8:Spain is being hit by the fourth heatwave of the summer and it is expected to continue...
Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea...
Dubai [UAE], August 8: More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships,...
Several killed in Russian missile attack in Pokrovsk,...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 8: At least five people have been killed and 31 others wounded after two Russian missiles hit...
Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976...
Moscow [Russia], August 8: Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race...
Looming storms shut US government offices, millions under...
Washington [US], August 8:U.S. government offices in the Washington area closed early on Monday due to approaching thunderstorms as people...
North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker
Pyongyang [North Korea],August 8: An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile...
After heatwave, looming typhoon forces scouts to evacuate...
Seoul [South Korea], August 8: Tens of thousands of youngsters will be evacuated from the campsite of the World Scout...
Brazil's Indigenous population double the size previously recorded...
Brasilia [Brazil], August 8: Brazil has 1.69 million Indigenous people, almost twice as many as previously acknowledged by the state,...
Dubai Municipality launches 'A Safer Summer' campaign to...
Dubai [UAE], August 8:Dubai Municipality launched the "A Safer Summer" campaign to raise public awareness on the importance of taking...
National Elections Committee announces opening of candidacy for...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 8: The National Elections Committee (NEC) announced that potential candidates for the Federal National Council (FNC)...
Dubai Taxi Corporation launches digital transformation strategic plan...
Dubai [UAE],August 8: Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), a subsidiary of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched its strategic...
3 killed, 2 injured in shooting in Washington...
Washington [US], August 7:Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting in Southeast Washington D.C. on Saturday...
Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 7: Sri Lanka will launch a climate justice forum for the vulnerable and developing countries at...
Japan marks 78th anniversary of nuclear attack
Tokyo [Japan],August 7:Japan on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bomb attack on the western city of...
Judge muzzles Trump, issues protective order on trial...
New York [US], August 7:A Washington federal court judge blocked former US president Donald Trump from going public with potential...