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5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region - USGS

5.2-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region - USGS

Hong Kong, November 8: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Vanuatu region at 01:26:31 GMT on Tuesday, the...

Housing for southern Lao flood victims almost complete

Housing for southern Lao flood victims almost complete

Vientiane [Laos], November 8: The construction of new dwellings for families who lost their homes during the catastrophic flood that...

Malaysia reports 2,521 new COVID-19 infections, 8 new deaths

Malaysia reports 2,521 new COVID-19 infections, 8 new...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 8: Malaysia reported 2,521 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to...

Venezuela investigates deadly plane crash

Venezuela investigates deadly plane crash

Caracas [Venezuela], November 7: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered an investigation to determine the cause of a...

Namibia partially lifts movement restrictions of animals in Zambezi region

Namibia partially lifts movement restrictions of animals in...

Windhoek [Namibia], November 7: Namibia has partially lifted the restrictions on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals and animal products in...

S. African health official urges people to be vigilant against malaria

S. African health official urges people to be...

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 7: A health official from South Africa's Gauteng Province on Sunday called on those who have...

3 killed in plane crash in Tanzania, more casualties feared: official

3 killed in plane crash in Tanzania, more...

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], November 7: At least three passengers were killed after a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria...

Somalia troops kill 21 al-Shabab militants

Somalia troops kill 21 al-Shabab militants

Mogadishu [Somalia], November 7: Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Sunday killed 21 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens...

Tanzania's Lake Victoria plane crash death toll rises to 19: PM

Tanzania's Lake Victoria plane crash death toll rises...

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], November 7: The death toll from a Tanzanian plane crash into Lake Victoria on Sunday morning...

Iran says busts 3 "terrorist gangs" in 3 provinces

Iran says busts 3 "terrorist gangs" in 3...

Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has bust three "terrorist gangs" in three provinces, IRGC's Intelligence...

3 killed, 32 injured in motorway accident in NW Türkiye

3 killed, 32 injured in motorway accident in...

Ankara [Turkey], November 7: At least three people were killed and 32 others injured on Sunday in a traffic accident...

Iranian police seize weapons, ammunition on southeastern border

Iranian police seize weapons, ammunition on southeastern border

Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iranian border guards seized a batch of smuggled weapons and ammunition at the southeastern border in...

Israel's tourist arrivals surpass 2 mln in Jan.-Oct.

Israel's tourist arrivals surpass 2 mln in Jan.-Oct.

Jerusalem [Israel], November 7: The number of tourists who arrived in Israel since the beginning of 2022 surpassed 2 million,...

Yemeni army claims to have shot down 2 bomb-laden Houthi drones

Yemeni army claims to have shot down 2...

Sanaa [Yemen], November 7: Yemen's government forces said on Sunday that it shot down two bomb-laden drones launched by the...

Police seize over 790 kg of drugs in southern Iran

Police seize over 790 kg of drugs in...

Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iran's police seized 792 kg of illegal drugs in the southern province of Hormuzgan over the...

Germany offers support to Lebanese army in maritime surveillance, training

Germany offers support to Lebanese army in maritime...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 7: German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Sunday announced new support from her country to the Lebanese...

U.S. diplomatic car crashes in Bulgarian capital

U.S. diplomatic car crashes in Bulgarian capital

Sofia [Bulgaria], November 7: A car belonging to the Embassy of the United States in Bulgaria crashed here on Sunday,...

Italy's support for Ukraine subject of debate amid widespread protests

Italy's support for Ukraine subject of debate amid...

Rome [Italy], November7: The Italian media on Sunday cast the future of Italy's military support for Ukraine in its conflict...

Robofest technology festival held in Romanian capital

Robofest technology festival held in Romanian capital

Bucharest [Romania], November 7: The first edition of Robofest technology festival concluded on Sunday in Bucharest, capital of Romania, with...

Hit-and-run incident kills 4 in Spanish wedding

Hit-and-run incident kills 4 in Spanish wedding

Madrid [Spain], November 7: Four people were killed and several others severely injured in a hit-and-run incident at a wedding...

Train derailment injures 30 in South Korean capital

Train derailment injures 30 in South Korean capital

Seoul [South Korea], November 7: Thirty people were injured in South Korea's capital Seoul Sunday night after a passenger train...

Bangladesh not to take new mega projects before national election: minister

Bangladesh not to take new mega projects before...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 7: The Bangladesh government said on Sunday that it would not take any new mega projects before...

Over 37.4 mln people vaccinated for COVID-19 in Myanmar

Over 37.4 mln people vaccinated for COVID-19 in...

Yangon [Myanmar], November 7: Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.4 million people for COVID-19 as of Saturday, showed the latest...

Australian immigration system in "state of disrepair": minister

Australian immigration system in "state of disrepair": minister

Canberra [Australia], November 7: Australia's home affairs minister has declared the immigration system is broken and being exploited by criminals.

Elderly travelers coerced into trafficking drugs into Australia: federal police

Elderly travelers coerced into trafficking drugs into Australia:...

Canberra [Australia], November 7: Elderly travelers are being tricked into trafficking drugs into Australia, the federal police have warned.

S.Korea reports 18,671 new COVID-19 cases

S.Korea reports 18,671 new COVID-19 cases

Seoul [South Korea], November 7: South Korea reported 18,671 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24...

S.Korean president's approval rating falls to 34.2 pct: poll

S.Korean president's approval rating falls to 34.2 pct:...

Seoul [South Korea], November 7: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell 1.5 percentage points over the week to...