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Egypt launches campaign to combat single-use plastic bags
Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Egypt launched a national awareness campaign against single-use plastic bags on Sunday.

EVs account for 61 pct of new car...
Oslo [Norway], June 2: Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for more than 60 percent of Denmark's new car sales in May,...

Feature: Kidults' emotional cravings, not just toys, drive...
London [UK], June 2: A crowd of collectors and POP MART fans gathers outside the brand's brightly lit flagship store...

Man dead after shooting incident at shopping center...
London [UK], June 2: A man has died and a child was injured after a shooting incident at a shopping...

Rafal Trzaskowski leads in Poland's presidential runoff: exit...
Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, was leading by a narrow margin in Poland's presidential runoff on...

Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Greece
Athens [Greece], June 2: Hundreds of spectators gathered at the Olympic Rowing Center in Schinias, northeast of Athens, on Sunday...

FFC aid ship aiming to break Israel's siege...
Rome [Italy], June 2: International nonprofit organisation Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says one of its vessels has left Sicily to...

Wilders threatens to leave Dutch government if no...
Washington DC [US], June 2: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has reiterated his threat to break up the governing coalition...

Polish presidential election run-off too close to call,...
Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Exit polls indicated on Sunday that the result in the run-off for the Polish presidency between...

Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing...
Abuja [Nigeria], June 2: A bus crash in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has killed 22 athletes returning home from...

Trump disappointed with Russia-Ukraine negotiations
Washington [US], June 1: Speaking in the Oval Office on May 30, US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with both...

When the US 'slaps' China in the face...
Washington [US], June 1: During the "truce" on tariffs, the US suddenly strongly criticized China in terms of economy, security...

Jailed for bribing border customs
Singapore, June 1: The Straits Times reported on May 30 that a Chinese student named Sun Tung, 29, was sentenced...

Billionaire Elon Musk upset by news of his...
Washington [US], June 1: The news that billionaire Elon Musk used drugs published in The New York Times attracted much...

Overpass collapses on train in Russia, many casualties
Moscow [Russia], June 1: At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured after a bridge collapsed on a...

UK spends $1.9 billion to build 6 weapons...
London [UK], June 1: Britain will spend £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) to build six weapons factories to "better deter our...

Beware of 'healing tips' on TikTok
Washington [US], June 1: A British media investigation found that much of the content on TikTok made questionable claims about...

US approves Moderna's new Covid-19 vaccine
Washington [US], June 1: Pharmaceutical company Moderna has just announced that its new Covid-19 vaccine called mNEXSPIKE has been licensed...

China 'counterattacks' US Secretary of State's speech at...
Beijing [China], June 1: China has responded to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

China bristles at Macron linking Ukraine defence to...
Beijing [China], June 1: China has strongly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for linking the defence of Ukraine with the...

Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over talks
Kiev [Ukraine], June 1: Ukraine has declined to commit to another round of peace talks with Russia without first receiving...

Syrian Kurdish commander in touch with Turkey, open...
Istanbul [Turkey], June 1: Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi, who leads the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria, said his...

Gaza aid trucks rushed by desperate and hungry...
Gaza border [Israel], June 1: The World Food Programme says crowds of civilians have rushed aid trucks in Gaza, as...

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Hokkaido
Tokyo [Japan], June 1: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on the afternoon of May 31, the...

Al Hamriyah Port fire contained with no injuries...
Sharjah [UAE], June 1: In an instant and coordinated emergency response, the Sharjah Police General Command, in collaboration with the...

National Agriculture Centre, Sheraa forge strategic partnership to...
Al Ain [UAE], June 1: In a step towards fostering innovation in agriculture and strengthening sustainable food security, the Ministry...

Ministry of Climate Change & Environment launches first...
Al Ain [UAE], June 1: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) launched the first National Agricultural Guidance Forum...