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Summer Davos concludes in China with call to scale innovation into growth, jobs and competitiveness

Summer Davos concludes in China with call to...

Dalian [China], June 26: Against a backdrop of evolving geoeconomic realities and exponential innovation, the World Economic Forum brought together...

655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target: Tracking SDG 7

655 million people still living without electricity underscore...

Paris [France], June 26: At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development...

US to create endangered species 'BioVault'

US to create endangered species 'BioVault'

Washington [US], June 26: The US government is partnering with Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences to build a national repository...

Jordanian FM, Hungarian counterpart discuss regional developments

Jordanian FM, Hungarian counterpart discuss regional developments

Amman [Jordan], June 26: Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Ayman Safadi, on Thursday held a phone call with...

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 164

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 164

Caracas [Venezuela], June 26: The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela has risen to 164, with 971...

Colombia into knock-outs with hard-fought win over DR Congo

Colombia into knock-outs with hard-fought win over DR...

Guadalajara [Mexico], June 25: Colombian fans were made to wait but eventually able to celebrate a 1-0 win over the...

Croatia keep knock-out hopes alive with 1-0 win over Panama

Croatia keep knock-out hopes alive with 1-0 win...

Toronto [Canada], June 25: Ante Budimir's goal gave Croatia a narrow 1-0 against Panama at the World Cup on Tuesday.

Europe swelters under deadly 'Omega' heatwave

Europe swelters under deadly 'Omega' heatwave

London [UK], June 25: Western Europe was in the grip of a heatwave on Wednesday that claimed dozens of lives,...

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

New York [US], June 25: A baby girl's death at a tourist attraction at the hands of her "manipulative and...

Papua New Guinea bans Australian poultry imports after bird flu cases

Papua New Guinea bans Australian poultry imports after...

Sydney [Australia], June 25: Australian authorities ramped ​up surveillance and testing after confirming two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1...

Secretary Rubio tries to reassure Gulf allies on US-Iran deal details

Secretary Rubio tries to reassure Gulf allies on...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 25: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on the second day of a visit...

First ships pass through Hormuz under UN evacuation scheme

First ships pass through Hormuz under UN evacuation...

London [UK], June 25: The first ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz under a UN-backed operation to evacuate...

No need for panic, says WHO after first Ebola case detected in France

No need for panic, says WHO after first...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25: The World Health Organization (WHO) is not raising its risk assessment for Ebola, despite the first...

Italy rebukes NATO chief Rutte over remarks on US use of military bases

Italy rebukes NATO chief Rutte over remarks on...

Rome [Italy], June 25: Comments by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about the use of US military bases in Italy...

Iran contradicts IAEA's Rafael Grossi on access for nuclear inspectors

Iran contradicts IAEA's Rafael Grossi on access for...

Tokyo [Japan] / Tehran [Iran], June 25: There is confusion over whether inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza to hold two-day meeting in Cyprus

Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza to hold...

Athens [Greece], June 25: The Board of Peace established by US President Donald Trump is due to meet on the...

Germany, France, UK express concern over China's activities off Taiwan

Germany, France, UK express concern over China's activities...

Taipei [Taiwan], June 25: Germany, France and the United Kingdom on Wednesday jointly expressed concern over recent Chinese activities off...

Moscow says Europe sending mixed signals on Ukraine talks

Moscow says Europe sending mixed signals on Ukraine...

Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], June 25: The Kremlin on Wednesday cast doubt on Europe's willingness to engage in talks...

Polluter-paid climate damages up for council vote

Polluter-paid climate damages up for council vote

Sydney [Australia], June 24: Sick of floods, storms and other climate extremes eating into council budgets, local governments are seeking...

UN inquiry finds Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza

UN inquiry finds Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children...

Gaza [Palestine], June 24: Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children , resulting ​in genocide, crimes against...

US Senate votes to halt Iran war in latest rebuke of Trump

US Senate votes to halt Iran war in...

New York [US], June 24: The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military...

Trump allies defend him to Israelis anxious over Iran deal

Trump allies defend him to Israelis anxious over...

New York [US], June 24: American allies of President Donald Trump this week defended him to an Israeli public anxious...

NATO is preparing for war against Russia, says Putin

NATO is preparing for war against Russia, says...

Moscow [Russia], June 24: The West, fronted by NATO, is actively preparing for war against Russia, President Vladimir Putin told...

More killed as Israel says it targets fighters near Nabatiyeh

More killed as Israel says it targets fighters...

Beirut [Lebanon], June 24: Two people were killed and another was wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on the southern...

Eiffel, Louvre shut doors as France swelters in historic heat

Eiffel, Louvre shut doors as France swelters in...

Paris [France], June 24: The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in Paris closed early for visitors on Tuesday in response...

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time since takeover

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first...

Brussels [Belgium], June 24: The European Commission hosted Taliban representatives in Brussels on Tuesday for the first time since the...

Jordan resumes executions after nearly a decade with six hangings

Jordan resumes executions after nearly a decade with...

Cairo [Egypt], June 24: Jordan has executed six convicted criminals for the first time in nearly a decade, Human Rights...