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Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music...
Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the city of...
Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer...
Seoul [South Korea], August 18: The Republic of Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the COVID-19 virus...
Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern...
Harare [Zimbabwe], August 18: About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought...
UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United...
Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area
Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has now been declared a...
U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service
New York [US], August 17: A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming venture, Venu, from launching...
Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer...
Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is...
U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year
New York [US], August 17: There was a 31 percent rise in U.S. school shootings during the 2023-24 academic year...
Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure
Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year...
South Africa on high alert following mpox declared...
Johannesburg [South Africa], August 17: Following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by...
Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours
Lusaka [Zambia], August 17: The Zambian government said Friday that it plans to increase the hours for power cuts from...
Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children...
Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas supports the UN's call today for a seven-day truce to vaccinate thousands of children against...
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in...
Aden [Yemen], August 17: The Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly suicide attack on a military...
Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media
Jerusalem [Israel], August 17: The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported...
Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns
Oslo [Norway], August 17: Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration convened in Rosendal, western Norway on Thursday and Friday...
Experts say mpox epidemic is low-risk in Europe...
Helsinki [Finland], August 17: Europe will probably see more imported cases of mpox caused by the Clade I virus currently...
Czech Republic, Slovakia agree on cooperation in medicines...
Prague [Czech Republic], August 17: Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Valek and his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Dolinkova signed a memorandum of...
Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 17: In the sweltering heat of Malaysia's mangrove forest near Malaysia's Port Klang, a group of...
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 17: China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand discussed cross-border crimes Friday at the Informal Discussion Between the Foreign...
Ukraine collapses bridge in Kursk, accused of plotting...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 17: TASS news agency quoted Russian officials as saying that Ukrainian forces destroyed a bridge over the...
WFP welcomes opening of Adra border crossing from...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed news of the opening of the Adre...
Biden urges support for Gaza ceasefire efforts
New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should...
Harris vows to cut costs, build homes, lower...
New York [US], August 17: Kamala Harris outlined proposals to cut taxes for most Americans, ban "price gouging" by grocers...
Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack...
Moscow [Russia], August 17: An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the...
EU public health body raises mpox risk alert...
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level for...
Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023
Manila [Philippines], August 16: The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food...
Biden, Harris celebrate medicare drug price cuts
New York [US], August 16: The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by...