Australian gov't urged to address health gaps before next pandemic
Canberra [Australia], January 3: Disadvantaged Australians were six times more likely to die from COVID-19 at the peak of the pandemic than the country's most...
Philippine jeepney drivers vow to continue protest against phaseout plan
Manila [Philippines], January 3: Jeepney drivers and operators in the Philippines have vowed to launch more transport strikes in 2024 even after the deadline to...
1,200 evacuated in Indonesia after volcano erupts
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 3: Authorities on Indonesia's Flores island evacuated nearly 1,2000 people from villages near the Mount Lewotobi volcano after it spewed ash and...
Taiwan's ruling party candidate leads poll before presidential vote
Taipei [Taiwan], January 3: Lai Ching-te from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remains the frontrunner for the January 13 presidential election, an opinion poll...
Biden loses support to Trump among African American, Hispanic voters
Washington [US], January 3: US President Joe Biden is losing support among the African American and Hispanic voters, a survey conducted by the USA Today...
Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland deal as 'aggression'
Mogadishu [Somalia], January 3: Somalia on Tuesday vowed to defend its territory after a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that...
Hamas deputy chief killed in Beirut; Gaza deaths top 22,100
Beirut [Lebanon], January 3: The Zionist entity's war against Palestinian militants reached into the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, where a Zionist strike killed Hamas'...
Turkey detains 34 for spying for Zionist entity
Istanbul [Turkey], January 3: Turkey announced on Tuesday it had detained 34 people suspected of planning abductions and spying on behalf of the Zionist entity's...
South Korea opposition chief stabbed in neck
Seoul [South Korea], January 3: South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port...
Thailand, China to waive visas for each other's citizens from March
Bangkok [Thailand], January 3: Thailand and China will permanently waive visa requirements for each other's citizens from March, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Harvard President Gay resigns after rocky testimony, plagiarism allegations
New York [US], January 3: Harvard President Claudine Gay said she would resign from her position, ending a six-month tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism...
Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new wave of attacks
Moscow [Russia], January 3: Russia pounded Ukraine's two biggest cities in a new wave of heavy air strikes, killing at least five civilians and prompting...
China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering weather baked cities from...
Beijing [China], January 3: The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena...
Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings in Japan
Tokyo [Japan], January 3: A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 48 people dead and damaging thousands of buildings, vehicles and...
Close shave for 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines aircraft...
Tokyo [Japan], January 3: All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a...
Dragon Oil commences production of crude oil from the Al Wasl field...
Dubai [UAE], January 3: Dragon Oil, wholly owned by the Dubai Government, began the New Year by commencing the production of crude oil from the...
AD Ports Group announces Noatum's acquisition of APM Terminals Castellon in Spain
Madrid [Spain], January 3: AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), one of the world's premier facilitators of logistics, industry, and trade, announces that Noatum Terminals, the...
Iran says it reserves right to respond to IRGC commander's assassination
Tehran [Iran], January 2: Iran said on Monday it would reserve the right to respond to the recent assassination of a veteran Iranian commander in...
Israel shells Syrian sites after militants attack Golan Heights
Damascus [Syria], January 2: Militants in Syria fired projectiles at Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan Heights on Monday, prompting retaliatory shelling from the Israeli...
Putin says shelling of Belgorod is "terrorist act"
Moscow [Russia], January 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine's shelling of the Russian city of Belgorod is a "terrorist act."
S. Korea's opposition party chief taken to hospital after being attacked
Seoul [South Korea], January 2: Lee Jae-myung, chief of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, was taken to a hospital after being attacked by an...
Taiwan calls on China to share responsibilities to maintain peace
Taipei [Taiwan], January 2: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called on China to share common responsibilities to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan...
Poland's president accuses govt of breaking law
Warsaw [Poland], January 2: In his New Year's address, Polish President Andrzej Duda warned the new government against violating the constitution and the rule of...
UK 'considering air strikes' to stop Red Sea attacks
London [UK], January 2: Britain is reportedly considering air strikes on Houthis after the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting...
Hamas fires rockets towards Israel on New Year's Eve
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 2: The armed branch of the Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, said it launched rocket attacks on the greater Tel Aviv area,...
Tshisekedi re-elected DRC president in landslide victory
Kinshasa [DR Congo], January 2: DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional results...
Russian women demand return of their men from Ukraine front
Moscow [Russia], January 2: It started with a morning knock on the door just days into Russia's mobilization drive in September 2022. Maria Semyonova's boyfriend...