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KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan 27 (AA/APP): At least 16 people have been killed while 19 are missing after strong tropical storm Cheneso hit Madagascar, according to the government’s risk management agency. Cheneso made landfall on Jan. 19 on the northeastern coast of the Indian Ocean island […]

BEIJING, Jan 27 (XINHUA/APP): China has ordered local authorities to better manage hazardous chemicals and ensure workplace safety following a fatal chemical plant explosion earlier this month, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Friday. The incident happened during maintenance at the plant’s alkylation facility in […]

ANKARA, Jan 25 (AA/APP): Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai this week will discuss stronger bilateral cooperation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced. During a three-day visit to Türkiye starting on Wednesday, Cavusoglu and Pramudwinai will co-chair the 4th meeting of […]

BEIJING, Jan 25 (XINHUA/APP): Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Friday held a phone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi. As a major country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia is also an important partner of Belt and Road cooperation, Qin […]

Berlin, Jan 25 (AFP/APP): Berlin on Wednesday approved the delivery of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies. Germany will provide a company of 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from the Bundeswehr stocks, […]

Lima, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in new unrest in Peru’s capital on Monday, and the nation’s interior minister said there was no end in sight to the tumult gripping the nation. Several hundred protesters marched in colonial central […]

Prague, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Poland and the Baltic states cried foul Monday after Czech presidential candidate Andrej Babis said that, if elected, he would not send troops to help them under NATO’s collective defence. Billionaire ex-premier Babis is running for president and will face former NATO […]

London, Jan 15 (AFP/APP): London is on track to transform a disused stretch of elevated railway in the heart of the city into a “park in the sky”, emulating similar successful schemes in Paris and New York. Local planning officials are poised to give the […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan 15 (AFP/APP): Ukraine said Sunday that the death toll had risen to 21 after a Russian missile slammed into a tower block in the city of Dnipro during a massive wave of strikes causing power outages and blackouts across the war-torn country. […]

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (XINHUA/APP):U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to the divided Congress next month, the White House said on Friday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Biden had accepted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s invitation to […]