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61 cholera cases reported in NW Tazania

61 cholera cases reported in NW Tazania

Sengerema [Tanzania], February 3: At least 61 people have been diagnosed with cholera in three days in Sengerema district in...

Maltese farmers take to streets to support fellow European farmers

Maltese farmers take to streets to support fellow...

Valletta (Malta), February 3: Hundreds of Maltese farmers took to the streets on Friday in solidarity with their fellow European...

Ukrainian, Kazakh presidents hold phone talks on ties

Ukrainian, Kazakh presidents hold phone talks on ties

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to discuss...

EU countries unanimously endorse landmark AI legislation

EU countries unanimously endorse landmark AI legislation

Brussels [Belgium], February 3: The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) on Friday unanimously endorsed the bloc's landmark...

IMF chief says global economy shows positive momentum, warns of risks

IMF chief says global economy shows positive momentum,...

Washington [US], February 3: Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Thursday that although the IMF...

DPRK conducts cruise missile and anti-aircraft missile test

DPRK conducts cruise missile and anti-aircraft missile test

Seoul [South Korea], February 3: The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a cruise missile...

Cambodia, Thailand vow to curb air pollution

Cambodia, Thailand vow to curb air pollution

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 3: Cambodia and Thailand have vowed to prevent smog and other pollutants in the environment, aiming...

Australian police seize 14.7-mln-USD worth of cocaine in Sydney

Australian police seize 14.7-mln-USD worth of cocaine in...

Sydney [Australia], February 3: Australia's New South Wales Police Force said on Saturday that 15 kg of cocaine, with an...

Iraq warns after a new US attack targeting pro-Iranian groups

Iraq warns after a new US attack targeting...

Baghdad [Iraq], February 3: The Iraqi side reacted strongly after a new US retaliatory attack against pro-Iranian armed groups in...

Survived 11 days in the Pacific Ocean thanks to floating coconuts

Survived 11 days in the Pacific Ocean thanks...

Bogota [Colombia], February 3: The Colombian Navy said on February 2 that it rescued three Panamanians who had been floating...

Japan's message for Donald Trump: don't cut a deal with China

Japan's message for Donald Trump: don't cut a...

Tokyo [Japan], February 3: Japan, America's closest ally in Asia, has been trying to send a message to U.S. presidential...

US carries out strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets

US carries out strikes in Iraq and Syria...

Washington [US], February 3: The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets...

Malaysia: Over 100 Rohingya flee migrant detention center

Malaysia: Over 100 Rohingya flee migrant detention center

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 3: A group of over 100 migrants, mostly Rohingya, fled an immigration center in Malaysia late...

Germany: Public transport workers launch nationwide strike

Germany: Public transport workers launch nationwide strike

Berlin [Germany], February 3: Local public transport workers in Germany began a fresh 24-hour strike early Friday, posing a nightmare...

FAO Food Price Index down again in January

FAO Food Price Index down again in January

Rome [Italy], February 3: The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases...

Jawaher Al Qasimi launches 7th edition of Arab Women Sports Tournament

Jawaher Al Qasimi launches 7th edition of Arab...

Sharjah [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah,...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish counterpart discuss latest regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish counterpart discuss latest regional...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Borell review regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed, Borell review regional developments

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone...

Algeria, Italy ink new security agreement

Algeria, Italy ink new security agreement

Algiers [Algeria], February 2: Algeria and Italy on Thursday inked a comprehensive security agreement in Algiers to reinforce coordination in...

Spanish PM defends tomatoes against French criticism

Spanish PM defends tomatoes against French criticism

Madrid [Spain], February 2: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday defended the quality of Spanish agricultural products, especially tomatoes,...

Biden taps Podesta as next top climate diplomat

Biden taps Podesta as next top climate diplomat

Washington [US], February 2: U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed John Podesta, longtime Democratic strategist and climate expert, to be...

967 killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in one-month period

967 killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in...

Hanoi [Vietnam], February 2: A total of 967 people were killed in traffic accidents from Dec. 15, 2023 to Jan....

Families say over 100 missing a year after Turkey quake

Families say over 100 missing a year after...

Istanbul [Turkey], February 2: Almost a year after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey that killed tens of thousands, families and...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards leave posts in eastern Syria

Iranian Revolutionary Guards leave posts in eastern Syria

Beirut [Lebanon], February 2: Key officers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) stationed in Syria have evacuated their positions...

EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal

EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal

Brussels [Belgium], February 2: European Union leaders on Thursday overcame months of opposition from Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to agree...

Drought emergency declared in Barcelona

Drought emergency declared in Barcelona

Barcelona [Spain], February 2: Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency...

Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi mosque

Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi...

New Delhi [India], February 2: An Indian court ruled that Hindus can offer prayers in a 17th century mosque in...