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NASA to conduct planetary defense test
Los Angeles [US], September 27: NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the world's first mission to test technology for defending...
Oil prices drop as U.S. dollar soars
New York [US], September 27: Oil prices fell on Monday, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar.
Biden to receive Macron for state visit in...
Washington [US], September 27: U.S. President Joe Biden will receive French President Emmanuel Macron in December for what will be...
Hurricane forces NASA to delay Artemis I moon...
Los Angeles [US], September 27: Faced with threatening weather from Hurricane Ian, NASA decided on Monday to delay its moon...
Mandatory evacuation ordered for parts of Florida as...
Washington [US], September 27: Residents in parts of Tampa, the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, received mandatory evacuation orders on...
Myanmar reports 284 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], September 27: Myanmar recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total...
China-aided security project completed at Myanmar's Botataung Pagoda
Yangon [Myanmar], September 27: The handover ceremony of China-aided installation of security glass doors and polycarbonate on the walls around...
Pakistani rupee gains strong recovery against USD
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: The Pakistani rupee gained a strong recovery against the U.S. dollar as the greenback was being...
2 military personnel killed in terror attack in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: Two military personnel were killed when terrorists targeted security forces' check post in South Waziristan district...
51 people confirmed dead after boat capsizes in...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 27: At least 51 people have died after a boat capsized in a northern Bangladesh district on...
Dengue fever continues to spread in Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: The number of dengue fever cases is continuing to rise in Pakistan amid an outbreak blamed...
New Zealand logs 9,809 new COVID-19 community cases...
Wellington [New Zealand], September 27: New Zealand recorded 9,809 new community cases of COVID-19 and 54 more deaths from the...
Pakistan devises rehabilitation plan after 30-bln-USD losses in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27: Pakistan on Monday devised a plan to rebuild and restructure flood-hit areas of the country, which...
Malaysia reports 1,186 new COVID-19 infections, 7 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 27: Malaysia reported 1,186 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to...
Australian gov't flags data security reforms after telecommunications...
Canberra [Australia], September 27: The Australian government has flagged new cyber security measures in response to a major hack...
Saudi Arabia announces 5 renewable energy projects
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 26: Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday five new projects to produce electricity using renewable energy.
Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon discuss means to boost...
Amman [Jordan], September 26: The agriculture ministers of Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon convened in Amman on Sunday to discuss...
Iranian lawmaker says French, Swiss presidents delivered U.S....
Tehran [Iran], September 26: A senior Iranian lawmaker said that French and Swiss presidents delivered U.S. messages to the Iranian...
2 killed in explosion targeting civilian bus in...
Aden [Yemen], September 26: At least two people were killed and 11 others injured when an explosion struck a civilian...
Senior Yemeni military officers survive Houthi missile attack
Aden [Yemen], September 26: A celebration gathering, which was held in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah and attended by some...
Yemeni leader, UN chief discuss peace efforts in...
Sanaa [Yemen], September 26: Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, has met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over...
Yemen's Houthi group rejects accusation of threatening ongoing...
Sanaa [Yemen], September 26: Yemen's Houthi rebel group has rejected the accusation that its recent military parade in the Yemeni...
Iraqi soldier, 2 IS militants killed in E....
Baghdad [Iraq], September 26: A soldier and two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Sunday in clashes in a...
Iran indicts 14 individuals for nuclear scientist's 2020...
Tehran [Iran], September 26: Ali Salehi, chief prosecutor of Tehran, said on Sunday his office has filed criminal charges against...
Russia confirms 46,758 daily COVID-19 cases
Moscow [Russia], September 26: Russia registered 46,758 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to...
Hungarian chief diplomat calls Western sanctions "complete failure"
Budapest [Hungary], September 26: Sanctions on Russia are causing damage to Europe and it is a "complete failure," said Hungarian...
Right-wing coalition leads Italy's snap parliamentary elections
Rome [Italy], September 26: A right-wing coalition is projected to win the elections held to renew the parliament in...