INTERNATIONAL: A number of "strategic facilities" in Kazakhstan are under the guard of a Russia-led military alliance invited to restore order, the presidential office has announced on Sunday, amid the…
Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia to Host 2025 National Chapei Dang Veng Festival from June 11-13 | Senate President Hun Sen Reflects on Cambodia’s Development and ASEAN Integration | ASEAN Secretary-General Hails Samdech Techo Hun Sen's Vision at Policy Speech | Cambodia Temporarily Bans Livestock and Meat Imports from Thailand Amid Anthrax Outbreak |
Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia to Host 2025 National Chapei Dang Veng Festival from June 11-13 | Senate President Hun Sen Reflects on Cambodia’s Development and ASEAN Integration | ASEAN Secretary-General Hails Samdech Techo Hun Sen's Vision at Policy Speech | Cambodia Temporarily Bans Livestock and Meat Imports from Thailand Amid Anthrax Outbreak |
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INTERNATIONAL: As heavy rains and rising temperatures in the Pacific Northwest caused rivers to swell and lowlands to flood, a University of Washington climate scientist has warned that people need to…
INTERNATIONAL: On 10 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,267,756 Covid-19 cases, this includes 307,793 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar on Friday, 7 January, was the first by a foreign leader since the military takeover last year which plunged Myanmar into turmoil.
INTERNATIONAL: ASEAN’s five-point unanimous agreement on Myanmar calls for an end to the violence. The establishment of a multilateral dialogue, the coordination of ASEAN special envoys, the provision…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korea has fired a hypersonic missile this week that successfully hit a target, it has announced on Thursday, January 6, its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities…
INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan air force jets have screamed into the sky on Wednesday, January 5 in a drill simulating a war scenario, showing its combat readiness amid heightened military tensions with China,…
INTERNATIONAL: A Security Cooperation Treaty has been signed by Australia and Japan to beef up defense and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday, January 6, in the latest move to strengthen…
INTERNATIONAL: A "supersonic" rise in French COVID-19 cases is set to continue in the coming days and there are no signs of the trend reversing, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal has announced…
INTERNATIONAL: French President Emmanuel Macron has said on Tuesday that he wanted to "piss off" the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting remark that prompted howls of condemnation from opposition rivals…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, 5 January, authorities in Japan and South Korea have have confirmed, underscoring leader Kim Jong Un's…
INTERNATIONAL: COVID-19 vaccines produced by China's Sinopharm and Sinovac can offer protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death related to the Omicron variant, a World Health Organization…
INTERNATIONAL: On 6 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 15,036,695 Covid-19 cases, this includes 306,273 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed in an early morning fire on Wednesday, 5 January in a Philadelphia apartment building after smoke detectors has failed to go off,…
INTERNATIONAL: A New York prosecutor will not pursue a misdemeanor sex crime charge against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, saying he could not prove the elements of a crime beyond a reasonable…
INTERNATIONAL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need surgery after being hospitalized for an intestinal obstruction that has now been cleared, his medical team has said in a note on Tuesday.
INTERNATIONAL: Despite being born just 15 minutes apart, twins Aylin, pronounced EYE-leen and Alfredo Trujillo have completely different birthdays, with each baby arriving in the world on a different…
INTERNATIONAL: A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday (January 4), citing preliminary…
INTERNATIONAL: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has called for solidarity beyond all political disputes for a successful Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in…
INTERNATIONAL: Deforestation last year rose to the highest level since 2015 in Brazil's Cerrado, prompting scientists on Monday, January 3 to raise alarm over the state of the world's most species-rich…
INTERNATIONAL: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Tuesday have exchanged congratulations on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
INTERNATIONAL: Two Israel Defense Forces pilots have died on Monday night when their military helicopter crashed off the coast of northern Israel.
INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said on Tuesday, 4 January that she could not accept suggestions that press freedom in the city faces "extinction", just days after police raided an online…
INTERNATIONAL: Warner Music Group's publishing unit has bought late British rock star David Bowie's entire catalog spanning six decades, including hits such as "Heroes" and "Let's Dance," for whooping…
INTERNATIONAL: The German operator of a cruise ship that has been stuck in Lisbon's port due to an outbreak of the coronavirus among its crew has pulled the plug on the voyage on Sunday after some passengers…
INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday evening, causing water outages in some areas. The quake, which local weather authorities have said measured at a magnitude of 6.0, didn't…
INTERNATIONAL: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Monday with an intestinal blockage and may need to undergo surgery in the latest complication from a 2018 stabbing.
INTERNATIONAL: Apple Company on Monday became the first company to hit a $3 trillion stock market value, before ending the day a hair below that milestone, as investors bet the iPhone maker will keep…
INTERNATIONAL: Iran and the United States have made progress in the latest round of indirect talks on salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran's foreign ministry has announced on Monday, 3 January.
INTERNATIONAL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in has vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over…
INTERNATIONAL: Bees took the center stage at a Beekeepers protest in front of Chile’s presidential palace in Santiago on Monday,3 January.
INTERNATIONAL: For the first time, the leaders of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have issued a joint statement on Monday, on preventing a nuclear war and avoiding an arms…
INTERNATIONAL: And, finally.... 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, an animal that represents braveness. Not as brave as an adult tiger, but very adorable and hopeful that 2022 could be a great year.Five endangered…
INTERNATIONAL: Israelis rushed to get tested for COVID-19 on Monday, 3 January, with long queues of vehicles and pedestrians seen across the country as Omicron variant infections are rising.An endless…
INTERNATIONAL: Flocks of armored vehicles are patrolling the streets of Limbe in Cameroon's conflict-torn South West Region ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.
INTERNATIONAL: On 4 January 2022 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,962,211 Covid-19 cases, this includes 305,628 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has culminated his 10th year in power with a speech that made more mention of tractor factories and school uniforms than nuclear weapons or the United States,…
INTERNATIONAL: Lawmakers in Hong Kong's new "patriots only" legislature were sworn in on Monday, 3 January, in a ceremony overseen by Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam.
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on has announced on Sunday, 2 January, he had tested positive for COVID-19, as the highly infwectious Omicron variant sweeps the United States.
INTERNATIONAL: The United States, European countries and Japan saw record highs in COVID-19 indicators as the Omicron variant has continued to spread during holiday season.
INTERNATIONAL: China's economic performance in 2021 have won high recognition and applause from around the world as the country continues to inject energy into the global economy despite the pandemic…
INTERNATIONAL: President Joe Biden has said on Friday that he told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that a move on Ukraine will draw sanctions and an increased U.S. presence in Europe, where tensions…
INTERNATIONAL: Hundreds of pop culture fans have gathered at a comic and fantasy festival in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on New years’day, 1 January.
INTERNATIONAL: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced on Sunday, 2 January he was resigning, six weeks after being reinstated as part of a political agreement with the military.
INTERNATIONAL: Just before new year, a fire has broken out in Colorado, leaving 7 injured and 1,000 homes destroyed.No deaths have been confirmed, but authorities have announced Saturday that three people…
INTERNATIONAL: The clock bell in the British Houses of Parliament's Elizabeth tower was being prepared for ringing in the new year with 12 "bongs", which struck at intervals on Thursday using its temporary…
INTERNATIONAL: Protesters set fire to the entrance of Australia's Old Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday during a demonstration for Aboriginal sovereignty.
INTERNATIONAL: Some fragments probably belonging to the sacred bronze trees unearthed in 1986 at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China have recently been uncovered, offering more clues…
INTERNATIONAL: The CEO of Russia's gas industry giant Gazprom, Alexie Miller has reported to President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on Wednesday that the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline is ready…
INTERNATIONAL: A magnificent mummy exhibition was unveiled on Tuesday in Shanghai, where more than 100 exhibits including six golden mummies are on display, fascinating visitors have a glimpsed into the…
INTERNATIONAL: The Naples Zoo has closed for the day after a member of a cleaning service contracted by the zoo has suffered serious injuries when he entered an authorized area near a tiger that was inside…
INTERNATIONAL: China has successfully sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday.
INTERNATIONAL: Chile mourns the death of nine after an accident between a truck and a minibus in its central O'Higgins region on Wednesday.
INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong Chief Secretary John Lee has announced on Wednesday that journalism could not be used as a tool against national security and that he supported a police raid on of the Stand News…
INTERNATIONAL: A statue of Portugal and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled by authorities in India's western state of Goa on Tuesday. The golden figure showing Ronaldo kicking a…
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis on Wednesday has compared the sacred family of Jesus to today's migrants, victims, like the family of Nazareth, of a displacement that is a 'scandal of humanity'.
INTERNATIONAL: On 30 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,821,601 Covid-19 cases, this includes 303,851 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: The pugnacious son of a Nevada hard-rock miner who rose from poverty to become the U.S. Senate majority leader and earned a reputation as a fierce partisan fighter during an era of political…
INTERNATIONAL: Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News has announced on Wednesday it would shut down after police have raided its office earlier in the day and arrested senior staff on suspected…
INTERNATIONAL: Hundreds attended the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Riyadh before Christmas in a grand event attracting over 2000 camel wners, who buy and sell the region's famed "ship of the desert"…
INTERNATIONAL: Fires erupted in Syria's Latakia Port's container storage area following an Israeli missile attack from Mediterranean Sea, igniting the fire in the container terminal, Syrian state media…
INTERNATIONAL: The number of pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. has continued to rise, with a daily average of 262 children being admitted to hospital in the week leading up to Christmas.
INTERNATIONAL: A lone gunman shot five people to death and wounded a police officer on Monday during a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at various locations and ended with police killing the suspect,…
INTERNATIONAL: China's Foreign Ministry has said on Tuesday that the United States ignored obligations under outer space treaties, exposing astronauts to danger.
INTERNATIONAL: Dozens of Afghan women have staged a protest in Kabul on Tuesday, demanding their rights under the Taliban rule. The women have marched down the streets, chanting "Why have you closed schools?"…
INTERNATIONAL: Japan's defence Minister Nobuo Kishi has agreed to launch a military hotline with China which aim to launch by end of next year, Japan's government spokesperson has announced on Tuesday,…
INTERNATIONAL: Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infectious Omicron variant has disrupted reopening of the economy, while state leaders…
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. President Joe Biden has announced on Monday that his administration has to "do more" to provide COVID-19 testing, as the number of cases nationwide surges due to the omicron variant.…
INTERNATIONAL: On 29 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,798,452 Covid-19 cases, this includes 303,490 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: A 15-year-old climate change activist Esohe Ozigbo struts a catwalk in an outfit made from discarded poly bags. Plastic waste is ubiquitous in the megacity, the commercial capital of Africa's…
INTERNATIONAL: Nearly 8,000 flights globally were cancelled due to Omicron surge. Holiday travel headaches and safety worries have swelled Sunday with thousands of flights cancelled,
INTERNATIONAL: Heavy snow has continued to pummel northern and western Japan on Monday, a day after more than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded due to bad weather.
INTERNATIONAL: Britain-based tech company OneWeb has launched 36 communications satellites into space from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday ,27 December, to boost a growing megaconstellation…
INTERNATIONAL: A senior U.N. official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers, saying he was…
INTERNATIONAL: France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced a series of new measures on Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 during the New Year festivities and urged their countrymen to respect the…
INTERNATIONAL: When Shaimaa al-Abasi was just a child, war drove her and her family to a displaced people’s camp, where she was forced to leave school and marry at a young age. Feeling her childhood was…
INTERNATIONAL: Archibishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, a veteran of the struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the age of 90. Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian-backed separatists on Ukraine's east has said the conflict with Kyiv authorities will continue despite election promises made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
INTERNATIONAL: China through its Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman in Beijing on Monday has expressed its grave concern over the firm opposition to Japan’s ongoing preparation for the ocean discharge…
INTERNATIONAL: Raging fires in southern Chile have consumed over 12,000 hectares as of Monday.The largest bush fire has destroyed several homes in Nuble Region, leaving behind only metal rooftops and…
INTERNATIONAL: On 28 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,776,421 Covid-19 cases, this includes 303,208 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: The UK charity Christian Aid calculates every year how much weather incidents have caused in communities and industry.
PHNOM PENH: The World Health Organization Cambodia has warned for the possible surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the kingdom. This was following Monday’s daily Covid-19 record released by the…
INTERNATIONAL: War games conducted on Friday by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country's top military commanders have announced on Saturday, amid concerns over possible…
INTERNATIONAL: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world its first glimpse of the universe as it existed when the earliest galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from…
INTERNATIONAL: Firefighters are continuing to battle out-of-control bushfires throughout Western Australia today as temperatures soar above 38 degrees, wreaking havoc across the state.
INTERNATIONAL: Around 7,500 flights have been cancelled worldwide over the Christmas weekend and thousands more delayed, a flight tracking website of the United States has reported on Sunday, as the highly…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that it was impossible to have good relations with the current Ukrainian government and that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had come under the influence…
INTERNATIONAL: South Africans mourned the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Sunday, calling him an "icon" and a "great man". Cape Town Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba says