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Indonesia sees dengue case surge in Q1

Indonesia sees dengue case surge in Q1

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 1: Dengue fever cases in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2024 has increased almost three times...

Germany's Easter marchers demand end to fighting in Ukraine and Gaza

Germany's Easter marchers demand end to fighting in...

Berlin [Germany], March 31: Thousands of people across Germany on Saturday joined the country's traditional Easter marches that emerged from...

52 killed in Zionist strikes on Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon

52 killed in Zionist strikes on Hezbollah in...

Beirut [Lebanon], March 31: The death toll in Zionist air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government...

Japanese health officials search food supplement firm after deaths

Japanese health officials search food supplement firm after...

Tokyo [Japan], March 31: Japanese health authorities have searched a factory operated by the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company in Osaka following...

Nine arrested in Tajikistan after Moscow concert hall attack

Nine arrested in Tajikistan after Moscow concert hall...

Moscow [Russia], March 31: Nine people have been arrested in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan one week after a...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams US for new weapons supply to Israel

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams US for new weapons...

Ramallah [Palestine], March 31: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised the US after reports that it agreed to...

Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery

Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery

Washington [US], March 31: Climate change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures...

Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey

Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey

Ankara [Turkey], March 31: A pro-Kurdish candidate, who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger...

Peruvian president's home raided in luxury watch probe

Peruvian president's home raided in luxury watch probe

Lima [Peru], March 31: Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte's home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation...

Trump appeals Georgia prosecutor ruling

Trump appeals Georgia prosecutor ruling

Washington [US], March 31: Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him...

Ukraine says Russian attacks damage power facilities

Ukraine says Russian attacks damage power facilities

Kiev [Ukraine], March 31: Massive Russian missile and drone attacks hit thermal and hydro power plants in central and western...

Sahara dust cloud smothers Germany, France and Switzerland

Sahara dust cloud smothers Germany, France and Switzerland

Berlin [Germany], March 31: Parts of Europe were clouded on Saturday by an exceptionally rare haze of dust swept up...

China raises concern as Japan boosts defence capabilities

China raises concern as Japan boosts defence capabilities

Tokyo [Japan], March 31: As Japan forges ahead with military and security-related activities around the world, China has raised concern.

Baltimore bridge: Crews to lift first piece of wreckage

Baltimore bridge: Crews to lift first piece of...

Maryland [US], March 31: Engineers and cleanup crews worked on Saturday to begin the process of cutting and lifting the...

Bulgaria, Romania join Schengen Area

Bulgaria, Romania join Schengen Area

Brussels [Belgium], Match 31: Bulgaria and Romania will join the Schengen area on 31st March, the European Commission (EC) said...

UAE and World Central Kitchen announce departure of second maritime aid shipment for Gaza

UAE and World Central Kitchen announce departure of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 31: Three ships and a barge finally set sail from Cyprus today following better weather conditions,...

China's non-manufacturing sector maintains expansion in March

China's non-manufacturing sector maintains expansion in March

Beijing [China], March 31: The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 53 in March, up...

Indonesia increases subsidized fertilizers to achieve food self-sufficiency

Indonesia increases subsidized fertilizers to achieve food self-sufficiency

Jakarta [Indonesia], March 30: The Indonesian government has increased subsidized fertilizers from 4.7 million tons to 9.5 million tons to...

5 dead after taxi falls into river in Nepal

5 dead after taxi falls into river in...

Kathmandu [Nepal], March 30: Five people were killed and one went missing after a taxi fell into the Trishuli River...

Woman dies, 2 others hospitalized after mass drug overdose in Australia's Queensland

Woman dies, 2 others hospitalized after mass drug...

Sydney [Australia], March 30: A woman had died and two others were hospitalized after a mass drug overdose took place...

1 dead due to stabbing in Australia's New South Wales

1 dead due to stabbing in Australia's New...

Sydney [Australia], March 30: A 40-year-old man has died from stab wounds in the chest in the Australian state of...

FTX crypto exchange founder Bankman-Fried handed 25 years for fraud

FTX crypto exchange founder Bankman-Fried handed 25 years...

New York [US], March 30: Former cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of fraud, has been sentenced to 25...

Moscow attack suspects allegedly acted under the influence of drugs

Moscow attack suspects allegedly acted under the influence...

Moscow [Russia], March 30: The four main suspects arrested after the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue...

US grants $60M for Baltimore bridge rebuild

US grants $60M for Baltimore bridge rebuild

Washington [US], March 30: The U.S. government awarded the state of Maryland an initial $60 million in emergency funds on...

Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export hurdles for beef, lobsters

Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export...

Canberra [Australia], March 30: Australia is focused on removing impediments to exports to China for live lobsters and beef from...

Rome tightens security over Easter weekend

Rome tightens security over Easter weekend

Rome [Italy], March 30: The Italian capital will heighten security measures over the Easter weekend, adding to an already-heavier police...

Moscow expels Moldovan envoy in retaliation

Moscow expels Moldovan envoy in retaliation

Moscow [Russia], March 30: Moscow has expelled a Moldovan embassy staff member in response to Moldova's recent declaration of a...