INTERNATIONAL: With just three months before the May 9 elections, the race to various national posts kicked off Tuesday in different areas in the country.
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INTERNATIONAL: There was a symbolic resurrection on the streets of La Paz, Bolivia on Sunday to mark the return of Carnival celebrations to the city after a pandemic pause. Pepino the Clown has returned…
INTERNATIONAL: There are thousands of local staff and volunteers that help Olympic participants inside the "closed loop."
INTERNATIONAL: Since 1952, there have been seven Popes, 14 US Presidents and 13 British Prime Ministers. But there's only been one British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for 70 years, which is…
INTERNATIONAL: A Dutch reporter in the middle of a live broadcast was dragged away by Chinese security officials during the Games opening ceremony in Beijing, on Friday.
INTERNATIONAL: Australia will fully reopen its borders to all vaccinated visa holders from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced on Monday ,February 7, nearly two years after he shut…
INTERNATIONAL: Villagers in central Madagascar have shovelled mud from a road on Sunday ,February 6,to clear damage from a landslide caused by Cyclone Batsirai.
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis has condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday ,February 6, saying both were humiliating affronts to their dignity and urging officials…
INTERNATIONAL: A Covid-19 vaccination drive for children aged five to 11 has launched in the Philippine capital on Monday,February 7, featuring a circus-themed inoculation centre complete with stilt walkers…
INTERNATIONAL: Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing has agreed to arrange for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy from Cambodia to meet members of the ousted ruling party…
INTERNATIONAL: Australian professor Sean Turnell has reportedly been released by the Myanmar military regime on February 6, 2022 after a request from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
INTERNATIONAL: Dutch-owned trawler FV Margiris, the world's second-biggest fishing vessel, shed over 100,000 dead fish into the Atlantic Ocean off France, forming a floating carpet of carcasses which…
INTERNATIONAL: Set against the cold, dark Nordic winter in the Danish capital, artist Francois Gauriaud has said he hoped his work ‘Phenix ‘ would make people think ‘about travelling and flying and going…
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. troops has arrived in Poland on Sunday ,February 6, afternoon following chain of command personnel as Washington is reinforcing its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military…
INTERNATIONAL: Dozens of world leaders, members of royal families, and heads of international organizations, including President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach and United Nations…
INTERNATIONAL: A five year old boy trapped in a well has died according to state media in Morocco on Saturday,February 5. Rescuers came too late.The child was carried out by rescue teams near the town…
INTERNATIONAL: On 07 February 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 17,101,049 Covid-19 cases, this includes 315,607 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Chinese President Xi Jinping has met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday ,February 5, as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has touched down in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, bringing with him a deal to increase natural gas supply to China amid rising tensions…
INTERNATIONAL: Excitement mounts for Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony as Director Zhang Yimou promises more surprises. Beijing’s "Birds Nest" becomes the first stadium in history to host a Summer and Winter…
International: (Finance) Facebook parent Meta's stock erased more than US$200 billion, 26.4 per cent in market value in a single day. What was the trigger and what does the future hold for Facebook?
INTERNATIONAL: Myanmar's military government has a new bribery charge against deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday. A court in army-ruled Myanmar will start an election fraud trial of…
INTERNATIONAL: At least 23 people have died and dozens hospitalized in Argentina after consuming cocaine suspected of containing a poisonous substance, authorities in Buenos Aires province has announced…
INTERNATIONAL: “Chinese President Xi Jinping is a world-class statesman, who is very knowledgeable and ready for anything,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
INTERNATIONAL: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Chief of Staff Dan Rosenfield has resigned on Thursday ,February 3, Downing Street has confirmed. Another senior aide, Johnson's Principal Private…
International: Bartenders and waitering staff are made to wear a full hazmat suit in a restaurant at a ski resort in Zhangjiakou.
INTERNATIONAL: Investments in some gas and nuclear power plants would be labelled as sustainable under rules proposed by European Commission on Wednesday ,February 2, a plan that has split countries and…
INTERNATIONAL: Twenty-six people have died after a high-tension power cable snapped and fell on houses and a market on the outskirts of the capital Kinshasa on Wednesday ,February 2, local authorities…
INTERNATIONAL: On 04 February 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 16,844,304 Covid-19 cases, this includes 314,736 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the flame…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's wife and influential aunt made a rare appearance in state media on Wednesday , February 2, as the ruling family has maintained a low profile during the…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a statement on Tuesday ,February 1, he is hopeful that a dialogue on Ukraine would continue in order to avoid "negative scenarios" including war.
INTERNATIONAL: Myanmar's ruling junta has murdered and tortured civilians while waging a "campaign of terror" in the year since taking power, the U.N. human rights expert on Myanmar has boldy said on…
INTERNATIONAL: On 03 February 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 16,779,603 Covid-19 cases, this includes 314,305 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Three people were wounded and at least eight vehicles set alight early on Wednesday ,February 2, in the latest attack in Chile's restive Mapuche region.
INTERNATIONAL: Sony Interactive Entertainment will acquire "Halo" and "Destiny" videogame creator Bungie in a deal valued at $3.6 billion, making it the latest in a wave of consolidation sweeping the…
INTERNATIONAL: And…finally, a breeding center in south China’s Guangdong Province has launched an activity to solicitate names for a pair of one-month-old tiger cubs on the Eve of the Chinese Year of…
INTERNATIONAL: A delegation of lawmakers from the European Union parliament have visited the east of Ukraine on Monday ,January 31, in what they said was a show of solidarity in the face of the Russian…
INTERNATIONAL: Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has extended a state of emergency for another six months on the basis of facilitating promised elections, state media has reported on Monday , 31…
INTERNATIONAL: More than 30 heads of state to join China’s President Xi Jinping for the opening ceremony. Russia’s Vladimir Putin is among confirmed guests for the February 4 event, including the King…
INTERNATIONAL: Rescuers have pulled bodies out from under thick mud on Tuesday,February 1, after a landslide in Ecuador's capital Quito left at least 22 people dead with 47 have reported injured so far.
INTERNATIONAL: On 02 February 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 16,726,453 Covid-19 cases, this includes 314,206 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International has become the latest human rights organization to accuse Israel of apartheid for its treatment of Palestinians, prompting an angry response from Israel, which has…
INTERNATIONAL: Japan's parliament on Tuesday ,February 1, has adopted a resolution on the "serious human rights situation" in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government to take steps…
INTERNATIONAL: Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands claimed by both nations, has…
INTERNATIONAL: The Federation of Thai Industries, a private organization that works to promote Thailand’s economic development, has stated that Thailand is in urgent need of 800,000 migrant workers to…
INTERNATIONAL: This Tuesday, February 1 is the Lunar New Year, celebrated by nearly 2 billion people worldwide, with celebrations that can last for weeks. Also known as the Chinese New Year ,
INTERNATIONAL: February 1 marks a year since the military seized control of Myanmar.The military detains 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy, which had…
INTERNATIONAL: About 1,400 U.S. flights were canceled early on Sunday,January 30, after the northeastern part of the country was walloped by a fierce winter storm a day earlier.
INTERNATIONAL: On 01 February 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 16,668,048 Covid-19 cases, this includes 314,091 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced on Monday ,January 31, he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was feeling fine and would continue to work remotely while following…
INTERNATIONAL: After a hiatus last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco's Chinese New Year Festival and Parade returns to the city's famed Chinatown neighborhood this year.
INTERNATIONAL: A court in military-ruled Myammar will start the election fraud trial of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 14, a source familiar with the proceedings has announced on Monday,…
INTERNATIONAL: Despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and mounting international criticism of its human rights record, China has pushed ahead with the world's biggest winter sports event
INTERNATIONAL: Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials have said on January 30 that the leak that began last week was drifting…
INTERNATIONAL: From Monday to Friday, Aleksandr works as an IT programmer and Konstantin Semchuk freelances in online advertising. On Saturday ,January 29
INTERNATIONAL: A six-car deadly crash in North Las Vegas on Saturday ,January 29, took the life of 9, when a Dodge Challenger traveling at a "high rate of speed" ran through a red light and crashed with…
INTERNATIONAL: NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has announced on Sunday , January 30.
INTERNATIONAL: On 31 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 16,613,196 Covid-19 cases, this includes 313,824 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Some sixty-three stray puppies were rescued from freezing temperatures in Turkey's eastern province of Erzurum on Thursday ,January 27, the municipality has said in a statement.
INTERNATIONAL: Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras' first woman president on Thursday ,January 27, as her government faces tests over a sharply divided Congress, rising debt and relations with China.
INTERNATIONAL: "How much explosives do you think will fit in this one?," a Ukrainian bomb disposal serviceman asks the class of students in Kyiv, holding up a fluffy toy owl in front of them.
INTERNATIONAL: A robotic arm is serving up enticing elixirs to visitors of the Main Media Center on the grounds of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
INTERNATIONAL: Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have started in 1992. Ukraine has applied to begin a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in 2008.
INTERNATIONAL: With the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics just seven days away, ice-making technicians and volunteer coordinators at the Zhangjiakou competition zone in north China's Hebei…
INTERNATIONAL: Britain's Prince Andrew on Wednesday ,January 26, has asked for a U.S. jury trial as he has again denied Virginia Giuffre's accusations that he sexually abused her more than two decades…
INTERNATIONAL: A new oil leak has occurred at a refinery near Peru's capital Lima on Tuesday during cleanup of the January 15 major spill, according to the Environmental Assessment and Control Agency…
INTERNATIONAL: On 28 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 16,409,033 Covid-19 cases, this includes 313,164 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis has said on Wednesday ,January 26,that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support. He spoke in unscripted comments at his weekly audience in reference…
INTERNATIONAL: Former boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, who has vowed to root out graft in the Philippine government if elected president, has said on Thursday he would proudly disclose full details of…
INTERNATIONAL: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Security Council on Wednesday,January 26, Afghanistan is "hanging by a thread," with millions suffering extreme hunger,