South Korea drops RT-PCR requirement for travelers
October 3 ------ South Korea recently withdrew its COVID-19 Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing requirement...
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US, Australia and Japan vow to work together against China
HONOLULU, October 3 ------ The defense ministers of the United States, Australia and Japan agreed to boost military cooperation in the...
- 11 hours ago
Ukraine celebrates recapturing key town, Putin ally raises nuclear jitters
KYIV, Ukraine, October 3 ------ Ukrainian troops said they had retaken the key bastion of Lyman in occupied eastern Ukraine, a stinging...
- 11 hours ago
Russia vetoes UN resolution on proclaimed annexations, China abstains
WASHINGTON, USA, October 3 ------ Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania condemning...
- 2 days ago
Droughts, war push global grain stocks toward decade low
CHICAGO, USA, October 2 ------ The world is heading toward the tightest grain inventories in years despite the resumption of exports from...
- 2 days ago
China publishes world’s first stem cell related international standard
BEIJING, October 2 ------ China spearheaded and published the world’s first international standard on stem cell research, signaling that...
- 3 days ago
Energy, inflation crises risk pushing big economies into recession - OECD
PARIS, France, October 1 ------ Global economic growth is slowing more than was forecast a few months ago in the wake of Russia’s...
- 3 days ago
UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Geneva, Switzerland, October 1 ------ Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said, presenting...
- 3 days ago
US announces $810 million in new funding for Pacific Islands at summit
September 30 ------ The United States announced $810 million in new funding for Pacific Islands at a summit with President Joe Biden amid...
- 3 days ago
Yoon, Harris reaffirm security alliance against North Korea provocations
SEOUL, September 30 ------ President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed concerns to US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is in Seoul, about the...
- 3 days ago
Putin to proclaim rule over seized Ukrainian land in speech
LONDON, United Kingdom, September 30 ------ President Vladimir Putin will sign documents today, proclaiming Russia’s annexation of four...
- 3 days ago
Russia restricts access to Georgia amid call-up
September 30 ------ The North Ossetia republic of Russia ordered restrictions on cars arriving from other parts of the country. The...
- 4 days ago
Hurricane Ian pounds Florida as monster Category 4 storm
PUNTA GORDA, United States, September 29 ------ Hurricane Ian slammed into the coast of southwest Florida as a monster Category 4 storm...
- 4 days ago
US will operate ‘undaunted, unafraid’ in Taiwan Strait - VP
TOKYO, Japan, September 29 ------ Washington will operate “undaunted and unafraid” throughout Asia, including the Taiwan Strait, US Vice...
- 4 days ago
Putin expected to proclaim annexation of Ukraine territory within days
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, September 29 ------ Moscow was poised to annex a swath of Ukraine, releasing what it called vote tallies showing...
- 4 days ago
Ukrainians flee from Russian annexation – while they still can
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, September 29 ------ “It’s funny. Nobody voted, yet the results are in,” laughed Lyubomir Boyko, 43, from Golo...
- 5 days ago
ADB to provide $14 billion food security aid in Asia Pacific
MANILA, Philippines, September 28 ------ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a new funding support program to assist in addressing...
- 5 days ago
Vietnam shuts airports, imposes curfews as Typhoon Noru nears
HANOI, September 28 ------ Vietnam closed airports, announced curfews, and urged thousands more people to evacuate as intensifying...
- 5 days ago
Over 96% favor joining Russia in first vote results from occupied regions
LONDON, United Kingdom, September 28 ------ First partial voting results from four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine showed...
- 5 days ago
Ukrainians involved in Russian referendums face treason charges, prison
KYIV, Ukraine, September 28 ------ Ukrainians who help Russian-backed referendums to annex large swathes of the country will face treason...