INTERNATIONAL: The emergence of Omicron has prompted some countries to roll out booster programmes for their entire adult populations even while it’s still lacking evidence for the effectiveness of boosters…
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INTERNATIONAL: On 15 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,446,449 Covid-19 cases, this includes 298,195 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Omicron wave could hit France as of January, an epidemiologist says on Monday.The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, poses a "very high" global risk,
INTERNATIONAL: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated on Tuesday a strong U.S. commitment to its strategic partnership with Indonesia, vowing to "deepen" maritime cooperation with…
INTERNATIONAL: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, the United States would advance a free and open Indo-Pacific and deepen treaty alliances and defence and intelligence capabilities…
INTERNATIONAL: At least one patient has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced on Monday, 13 December.
INTERNATIONAL: With less than two months to go before the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the organizing committee, together with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic…
INTERNATIONAL: Omicron Variant of Coronavirus is spiking now in London and some other parts of the country. In the capital, it is estimated representing about 40% of the cases.
INTERNATIONAL: One of two Danish crew members missing from a capsized barge has been found dead in the hull after an overnight collision on Monday with a British cargo vessel in a busy Baltic Sea route…
INTERNATIONAL: On 14 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,421,331 Covid-19 cases, this includes 297,830 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Britain faces a "tidal wave" of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced on Sunday, 12 December,…
INTERNATIONAL: The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and the President of South Korea have advanced their bilateral relations and elevated to a comprehensive Australia partnership. Australia…
INTERNATIONAL: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have agreed on Saturday on the need to fortify their countries' alliance amid a tougher regional security…
INTERNATIONAL: The world's wealthiest democracies on Saturday have sought to present a united front against Russian aggression toward Ukraine as Britain hosted a meeting of foreign ministers in the northern…
INTERNATIONAL: Since day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has made clear that renewing democracy in the United States and around the world is essential to meeting the unprecedented challenges of the…
INTERNATIONAL: The Sri Lanka National Gem and Jewellery Authority on Sunday awarded certificates to one of the gem pit partners in recognising the size and weight of a large corundum sapphire pebble.
INTERNATIONAL: Kentucky residents, many without power, gas or even a roof over their heads, woke on Sunday to a landscape scarred by a string of powerful tornadoes that officials fear killed at least…
INTERNATIONAL: On 13 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,397,515 Covid-19 cases, this includes 297,433 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: About 50 people are "likely" to have been killed in a devastating outbreak of tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and several other U.S. states late Friday and early Saturday , Kentucky…
INTERNATIONAL: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov, has recognized for their fight for freedom of expression in and Russia, held a moment of silence for dead colleagues in the end of his speech…
INTERNATIONAL: Nobel Peace Prize laureates Filipino-American Maria Ressa and Russian Dmitry Muratov, recognised for their fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, have received their…
INTERNATIONAL: During the kick off of virtual democracy summit with leaders from democratic nations on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden has stated that the United States stand at an inflection point…
INTERNATIONAL: United States was the first to announce a boycott last Monday, saying its government officials would not attend the 4 to 20 February Games because of China’s human rights “atrocities” in…
INTERNATIONAL: A young humpback whale carcass washed out on the rocks. It washed out at about 7AM on Thursday morning, with the cause of death unknown, but could be linked to malnutrition.
INTERNATIONAL: In celebration of International Human Rights Day on Friday, civil society groups in the Philippines and abroad have staged activities and protests where Filipinos have expressed their support…
INTERNATIONAL: A first edition of "Harry Potter" has sold for $471,000 in the United States on Thursday in what the auctioneers has claimed was a world record price for a 2Oth century work of fiction.
INTERNATIONAL: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen says that on Thursday morning, Taiwan and Nicaragua ended their diplomatic relations. The decision to cut ties touches upon the complex nature of international…
INTERNATIONAL: The Beijing Winter Olympics will mainly rely on chartered and temporary flights from cities like Tokyo and Singapore to bring in athletes for the games amid concerns over COVID-19 and…
PHNOM PENH: Deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and army commander Lieutenant General Hun Manet has expressed his condolence message to the Indian Armed Forces
INTERNATIONAL: Help came too late for a woman who died on Wednesday after her car was submerged steps away from Niagara Falls on the U.S.-Canada border and a dramatic rescue came up short.
INTERNATIONAL: The fire has not been contained, it’s been five days. Sweden has asked Norway for assistance in fighting a fire that started on a cargo ship carrying timber off Sweden's west coast on Saturday…
INTERNATIONAL: The New Zealand government has made a remarkable announcement on Thursday, it plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns…
INTERNATIONAL: Bushfires are continuing to rage across parts Augusta-Margaret River Shire in Western Australia, 270 kilometres south of Perth as firefighters also battle an out-of -control blaze in nearby…
INTERNATIONAL: Russia's Ministry of Defence has shown a video on Wednesday depicting French warplanes in air supposedly above the Black Sea's international waters.
INTERNATIONAL: The bodies of India's defence chief and 12 others who died in a helicopter crash laid draped in the Indian flag at a defence cantonment on Thursday, before being flown to New Delhi, where…
INTERNATIONAL: The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has said on Wednesday that it should not be interpreted as them taking a side, one way or the other, when choosing…
INTERNATIONAL: The United States' call for a "Summit for Democracy" is an attempt to maintain its supremacy over the world and cling on to the idea of a unipolar system, with a narrow definition of democracy,…
INTERNATIONAL: A branch chief at Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has appealed for building a people-centered economy to promote human rights.
INTERNATIONAL: Two tiaras, believed to have belonged to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Josephine, sold for more than $760,000 at auction on Tuesday. Set with engraved gemstones, the early…
INTERNATIONAL: A woman dies on Wednesday after her car was submerged steps away from Niagra Falls on the U.S.-Canada border and a dramatic rescue came up short.
INTERNATIONAL: People in Guatemala City rang in the Christmas season on Tuesday night by celebrating a centuries-old Christian tradition known as the "Burning of the Devil."Every year on the night of…
PHNOM PENH: Vietnam is looking to take an important step forward in meeting the new normal by opening more flight routes to the Kingdom. The resumption of flights is proposed for the 15th of December.…
INTERNATIONAL: At least 31 people, mostly members of Mwingi Catholic Church choir have drowned when a bus on its way to a wedding was swept away by fast-moving waters while trying to cross a flooded river…
INTERNATIONAL: Social Democrat Olaf Scholz has sworn in as Germany's next chancellor by parliament on Wednesday, shortly after deputies have elected him to succeed Angela Merkel.
INTERNATIONAL: Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee acting president on Wednesday called on athletes who had fled the country after the Taliban takeover to return home.
INTERNATIONAL: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are expected to receive their 2021 Nobel Peace Prizes during an in-person ceremony at the Oslo City Hall on Friday, 10 December.
INTERNATIONAL: Chileans Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar, a gay couple for six years, have long dreamt of a wedding, but conservative rules in the South American nation stymied their plans.
INTERNATIONAL: CIA Director William Burns has said he is not sure if Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to use force in Ukraine, but one thing Burns is sure about, Putin is putting…
INTERNATIONAL: International Olympic Committee President Spokesman Mark Adams has issued a statement on United States decision to hold a political boycott of Beijing Olympics 2022. He adds that it is…
INTERNATIONAL: A mummy found in Peru and thought to be between 800 and 1200 years old is now on display at San Marcos University in Lima on Tuesday.
INTERNATIONAL: The US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin have spoken for roughly two hours by videoconference on Tuesday. Their virtual conversation was an effort to defuse a…
INTERNATIONAL: Firefighters hampered by high winds in operation to douse stricken ship carrying timber off Gothernburg on Sweden’s west coast. The fire has started on Saturday and was still not under…
INTERNATIONAL: On 08 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,264,150 Covid-19 cases, this includes 295,131 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
PHNOM PENH: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided that all foreign or immigrant passengers over the age of two must have a valid immunization certificate and a negative Covid-19
INTERNATIONAL: China has warned on Tuesday that a U.S diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics could harm two-way dialogue and cooperation in important areas, and called for politics to be kept…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promulgated on Tuesday that the country's military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who "remain absolutely loyal" to the country's…
INTERNATIONAL: As Americans and America's allies are increasingly dissatisfied with the United States' political system, there is growing distrust of American democracy in the country, many surveys showed…
INTERNATIONAL: A female turtle lumbers across the beach in Pakistan's bustling port city of Karachi late at night, looking for a place to lay her eggs.
INTERNATIONAL: "December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.As commander-in-chief…
INTERNATIONAL: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has declared that Ukraine's armed forces were capable of fighting off any attack from Russia as the country marked its national army day on Monday with a display…
INTERNATIONAL: Children aged between 6-9 years old in the Philippines' capital of Manila have finally returned to school on Monday for the first time after nearly two years of online classes, as part…
INTERNATIONAL: A Human Rights Watch official on Monday has denounced a four-year jail term handed down to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi by "a kangaroo court" as "ridiculous".
INTERNATIONAL: Robot engineers at Cornwall-based Engineered Arts have unveiled a remarkably human-like android, called 'Ameca'. A short promo video released by the company shows Ameca seemingly ‘waking-up’…
INTERNATIONAL: Supporters of French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour have thrown punches and chairs at several protesters wearing anti-racism T-shirts during his first political rally on…
INTERNATIONAL: The United States has announced on Monday, it will not send government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, after China has pledged unspecified "countermeasures" against any…
INTERNATIONAL: On 07 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,235,634 Covid-19 cases, this includes 294,654 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: A large blast was heard near Iran’s central town of Natanz nuclear site on Saturday, and officials cite air defense test.A missile was fired in the sky to drill air defense response to…
INTERNATIONAL: The 35-year-old star was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Friday as she was named best actress for 2021 for her performance in House of Gucci. In her big-screen follow…
INTERNATIONAL: The World Health Organization (WHO) has allocated $12 million worth of emergency funds to support southern Africa countries in responding to the new Omicron COVID-19 variant in the next…
INTERNATIONAL: A court in Myanmar has sentenced deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison on Monday on charges of incitement and breaking Covid-19 rules, in the first verdict against…
INTERNATIONAL: Bob Dole, who overcame grievous World War Two combat wounds to become a pre-eminent figure in U.S. politics as a longtime Republican senator from Kansas and his party's unsuccessful 1996…
INTERNATIONAL: Thailand had just opened its borders to vaccinated visitors for the first time in 18 months on 3 November, as the country struggles to boost an economy.
INTERNATIONAL: The China Media Group has commented about the US-Taiwan issue. It says that the U.S. has claimed that China's "provocative military behavior" in Taiwan is nothing but
INTERNATIONAL: ‘Vaccines don’t make you free’: These is what thousands of protesters are shouting against COVID-19 measures in Brussels.
INTERNATIONAL: On 06 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,214,458 Covid-19 cases, this includes 294,256 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Russian Bastion coastal missile defence system have been deployed to a remote part of the Kuril island chain in the Pacific near Japan on Thursday.
INTERNATIONAL: Colombian authorities seized hundreds of creepy crawlies as they were being taken illegally to Europe via the airport in capital city Bogota on Thursday. The district's Environment Ministry…
INTERNATIONAL: Countries complaining about the U.S. Summit for Democracy need to double down on democracy themselves so maybe next time they'll get an invite, Taiwan's digital minister has announced on…
INTERNATIONAL: The so-called "Summit for Democracy" sponsored by the United States and to be hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden next week is anything but democratic. It is actually a "summit for politics"…
INTERNATIONAL: Two Expedition 66 crewmates Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron have exited an airlock of the orbiting research lab, some 400 kilometres above Earth. The two have completed the 6-hour, 32-minute…
INTERNATIONAL: The defense chiefs of the United States and South Korea said on Thursday they would review and update ways to deter North Korea, even as they emphasized a growing regional role for Seoul.…
INTERNATIONAL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country must be prepared for a "very giant struggle" next year to continue to make progress in areas including defence, agriculture and construction,…
INTERNATIONAL: The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has conducted a virtual press conference on Friday morning. The conference was focused on the updates on COVID-19, particularly the new Omicron…
INTERNATIONAL: Heavy rains that triggered floods and landslides in central Vietnam leaving at least 18 people missing. Authorities say some feared dead, with houses destroyed and roads damaged.
INTERNATIONAL: On 03 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,133,713 Covid-19 cases, this includes 292,746 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: Laos, a nation of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a $5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links China's poor southwest to foreign markets but piles…
INTERNATIONAL: The federal education minister, Alan Tudge, will stand aside while an investigation into allegations made by his former staffer is carried out.
INTERNATIONAL: The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin boldly says that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has disregarded the basic principles of international relations and the…
INTERNATIONAL: Aneyewitness terrifying video shows a big shark chasing a pair of surfers and one surfer's close brush with it at Puerto Rico's Middles Beach on Monday. As the surfers began to frantically…
INTERNATIONAL: A Michigan teenager was ordered held without bond on Wednesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadliest U.S. school shooting of the year, which killed four students…
INTERNATIONAL: WHO's emergency director Mike Ryan reiterated on Wednesday the agency's opposition to blanket bans on flights to and from southern Africa that have been imposed by Britain and other countries.…
INTERNATIONAL: On 02 December 2021 the ASEAN region has reported a total of 14,105,573 Covid-19 cases, this includes 292,375 deaths. The data was released by Worldometer, a website that is compiling Covid-19…
INTERNATIONAL: A Myanmar court has deferred the first verdicts in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 December. The Nobel Peace laureate, who led an elected civilian government that was ousted…
INTERNATIONAL: Contestants wearing face masks in the Miss Universe beauty pageant, which will take place in Israel next month, were taken on a tour of Jerusalem's Old City walls on Tuesday. The ladies…
INTERNATIONAL: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that the armed encroachment on Taiwan is a major danger to Japan's territory, whether geographically or spatially. A Taiwan emergency is a…
INTERNATIONAL: A 15-year-old boy has killed three fellow high school students and wounded eight other people upon opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun at a Michigan high school on Tuesday. The boy…
International: A former military pilot Sebastian Alvarez successfully flies into an active volcano in Chile, in a wingsuit. Villarrica is one of Chile's most active volcanoes, rising above the lake and…
International: Pfizer Inc. expects its news experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug Paxlovid to be effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla says on…