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Israel launches subsidy program to promote energy efficiency in factories, public areas

Israel launches subsidy program to promote energy efficiency...

Jerusalem (Israel), September 13: The Israeli government planned to earmark 98 million new shekels (about 29.1 million U.S. dollars) for...

South Africa mine dam collapse kills three, injures over 40

South Africa mine dam collapse kills three, injures...

Johannesburg [South Africa], September 12: A mine dam collapsed in the central part of South Africa on Sunday morning as...

Jordan warns against decline in int'l support for refugees in region

Jordan warns against decline in int'l support for...

Amman [Jordan], September 12: Jordan on Sunday warned against the noticeable decline in international support extended to refugees in the...

Israel launches plan to accelerate renewable energy deployment

Israel launches plan to accelerate renewable energy deployment

Jerusalem [Israel], September 12: Israel launched a plan to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy infrastructures throughout the country, the...

6 killed in IS road attack in NE Syria: war monitor

6 killed in IS road attack in NE...

Damascus [Syria], September 12: Islamic State (IS) militants killed six people driving on a road in the northeastern Syrian province...

Greece seeks to keep open channels of communication with Türkiye: PM

Greece seeks to keep open channels of communication...

Athens [Greece], September 12: Greece will always seek to keep open channels of communication with Türkiye, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...

1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting in western Germany

1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting in western...

Frankfurt [Germany], September 12: One man was killed and another one was seriously injured in a shooting incident in Offenbach...

Putin, Macron hold phone talks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Putin, Macron hold phone talks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

Moscow [Russia], September 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, held a telephone conversation on the...

Opposition blue bloc leads in Swedish parliamentary elections

Opposition blue bloc leads in Swedish parliamentary elections

Stockholm [Sweden], September 12: Preliminary results of the 2022 Swedish parliamentary elections showed early Monday morning that the opposition blue...

"Barbarian" tops North American box office on opening weekend

"Barbarian" tops North American box office on opening...

Los Angeles [US], September 12: Disney's presentation of 20th Century Studios and New Regency's horror film "Barbarian" topped the North...

Singapore reports 1,440 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 1,440 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, September 12: Singapore reported 1,440 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 1,859,937.

Over 200,000 Sri Lankans leave for foreign jobs this year

Over 200,000 Sri Lankans leave for foreign jobs...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 12: Sri Lanka's Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment ManushaNanayakkara said on Sunday that more than...

Myanmar reports 189 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 189 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], September 12: Myanmar confirmed 189 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

Crocodile farming, bush food key to boost northern Australia's economy: report

Crocodile farming, bush food key to boost northern...

Canberra [Australia], September 12: Crocodile farming and the native bush food industry will be key to growing the economy of...

S.Korea reports 36,938 new COVID-19 cases

S.Korea reports 36,938 new COVID-19 cases

Seoul [South Korea], September 12: South Korea reported 36,938 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours...

Malaysia reports 1,483 new COVID-19 infections, 3 more deaths

Malaysia reports 1,483 new COVID-19 infections, 3 more...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 12: Malaysia reported 1,483 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to...

At least 4 dead after strong earthquake hits PNG

At least 4 dead after strong earthquake hits...

Sydney [Australia], September 12:There have been at least four people killed and several others seriously injured after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake...

New Zealand logs 1,149 new COVID-19 community cases, 6 more deaths

New Zealand logs 1,149 new COVID-19 community cases,...

Wellington [New Zealand],September 12: New Zealand recorded 1,149 new community cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths from the pandemic,...

Unexploded ordnance harming development of Laos: UN official

Unexploded ordnance harming development of Laos: UN official

Vientiane [Laos], September 12: Unexploded ordnance (UXO) has caused great harm to the development of Laos, highlighting the need for...

ASEAN must work together to ensure regional peace, stability, prosperity: Cambodian PM

ASEAN must work together to ensure regional peace,...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], September 12: Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen of Cambodia, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian...

Fiji's inflation rate likely to drop to 5 pct by year-end: PM

Fiji's inflation rate likely to drop to 5...

Suva [Fiji], September 12: Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said the country's inflation rate is likely to drop to 5...

Developed countries responsible for vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions through history: UN chief

Developed countries responsible for vast majority of greenhouse...

Islamabad (Pakistan), September 11: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that developed economies are responsible for the vast majority...

16 cholera cases reported in Syria's Aleppo: health ministry

16 cholera cases reported in Syria's Aleppo: health...

Damascus (Syria), September 11: The Syrian Health Ministry on Saturday reported 16 cholera cases in the northern city of Aleppo.

U.S. bias revealed in redefinition of accountability over killing of Al Jazeera journalist: opinion

U.S. bias revealed in redefinition of accountability over...

Cairo (Egypt), September 11 : The U.S. authorities' move to "redefine" accountability over the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist...

Cuba celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese cultural activities

Cuba celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese cultural activities

Havana (Cuba), September 11: Cubans and Chinese residents of the island celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in Havana's Chinatown on Saturday.

Japanese automakers drop in global auto decarbonization ranking: report

Japanese automakers drop in global auto decarbonization ranking:...

Tokyo (Japan), September 11: Three major Japanese automakers ranked low due to their slow transition to zero-emission vehicles and weak...

Ghanaians celebrate traditional yam festival

Ghanaians celebrate traditional yam festival

Ho (Ghana), September 11: A spectacular display of rich Ghanaian culture and tradition on Saturday climaxed a week-long celebration of...