China renews blue alert for Typhoon Khanun
Beijing: China's national observatory on Thursday continued to issue a blue alert for Typhoon Khanun, the sixth typhoon of this year, which is expected...
Ecuador’s presidential candidate shot dead
Quito: Fernando Villavicencio, Ecuador's candidate for the presidential election later this month, was killed on Wednesday in an armed attack following a political rally...
1,080-carat white diamond discovered in Botswana
Gaborone: A 1,080.1-carat Type lla white gem-quality diamond was discovered in Botswana, announced Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, in a statement issued Tuesday.The...
11 confirmed dead in NE France fire
Paris: Eleven people were confirmed dead on Wednesday following a fire earlier in the day at a holiday home for disabled people in Wintzenheim,...
Total aid from NATO, EU, partners to Ukraine exceeds $160bln since Feb 2022
Moscow: The total amount of assistance from NATO, the European Union and their partners to Ukraine has exceeded $160 billion since February 2022, Russian...
Blast at Sergiyev Posad plant in Moscow region prompts total evacuation
Moscow: A total evacuation has been declared following an explosion at an optical-mechanical plant in the city of Sergiyev Posad in the Moscow region,...
