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Tensions continue in the Taiwan Strait
Taipei [Taiwan], August 21: Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that as of yesterday morning (August 20), 45 Chinese military aircraft and...
Trump was advised to give up hope in...
Washington [US], August 21: A prominent Republican figure in the US Senate has said that former President Donald Trump should...
Hurricane Hilary hits the US West Coast, Southern...
California [US], August 21: In the early morning of August 21 (Vietnam time), a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California...
President Biden's 'one job, two things' move
Washington [US], August 21: The administration of US President Joe Biden has just decided to reopen the migration office in...
Australia spends heavily to buy more than 200...
Melbourne [Australia], August 21: Australia will spend 1.3 billion AUD (VND 19,800 billion) to buy more than 200 Tomahawk cruise...
Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
Quito [Ecuador], August 21: People in Ecuador have voted in presidential and congressional elections overshadowed by violence.
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19...
Washington [US], August 21: The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus...
Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households in British...
British Columbia [Canada], August 21: About 30,000 households have been ordered to evacuate in Canada's British Columbia province, where nearly...
California braces for imminent storm Hilary arrival
California [US], August 21: The US state of California is bracing itself for tropical storm Hilary, which is already bringing...
US Senate Republican says Trump should drop out...
Washington [US], August 21: A prominent U.S. Senate Republican on Sunday said former President Donald Trump should drop out of...
Palestine rejects Israeli plan to legalize 155 settlement...
Ramallah [Palestine], August 20:Palestine on Saturday condemned and rejected Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's plan to legalize 155 Israeli settlement...
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 114...
Los Angeles [US], August 20:The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 114 on...
Over 60,000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 20: Dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka for 2023 passed the 60,000 mark on Saturday, the...
Road accidents claim 92 lives in Laos in...
Vientiane [Laos], August 20: A total of 92 people were killed in road accidents across Laos in July, an increase...
Regional group ECOWAS and Niger in stalemate over...
Niamey [Niger], August 20: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared its readiness for military intervention after...
US, Japan, S Korea expand security ties at...
Washington [US], August 20: The United States, Japan and South Korea deepened their security cooperation at what was dubbed a...
Russia slaps entry bans on 54 British officials,...
Moscow [Russia], August 20: Moscow slapped bans on 54 British citizens, including government officials, journalists and public relations specialists, citing...
Jailed Egyptian pro-democracy activist gets presidential pardon
Cairo [Egypt], August 20:Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi has pardoned several prisoners including prominent pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Douma, an Egyptian lawmaker...
Venezuelans struggle to find power, water amid shortage
Caracas [Venezuela], August 20: Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage on water. Isora must go to the...
Over 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence in...
Port-au-Prince[Haiti], August 20:More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence,...
'Heinous' Russian attack on Ukraine kills 7
Chernihiv [Ukraine], August 20: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more...
Thousands flee raging wildfires in western Canada
Kelowna [Canada], August 20: Residents of western Canada scrambled to evacuate Saturday as raging wildfires encroached on two metropolitan areas...
Saudi Crown Prince accepts invitation to pay visit...
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], August 20: Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Friday during his first visit since...
UK reports first case of new COVID virus...
London [UK], August 20: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the first case of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 had been...
UAE participates in the G20 Joint Health-Finance Ministers...
New Delhi [India], August 20: Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and Dr.MahaBarakat, Assistant Minister...
World Humanitarian Day: UN and partners aim to...
New York [US], August 20: The United Nations on Friday paid tribute to 22 staff members killed in the bombing...
ECI inks three MoUs with leading banks, insurance...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 20:Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE's federal export credit company, has entered into strategic agreements with...