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China starts building mega-dam in Tibet
News Agencies, Published on 19/07/2025
» Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched construction of a mega-dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet on Saturday, with a total planned investment of 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion), according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Disgraced South Korean ex-president faces more charges
News Agencies, Published on 19/07/2025
» SEOUL - Jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted on additional charges on Saturday as a special prosecutor continues investigating him for his short-lived declaration of martial law in South Korea in December.
Balloon crash in Brazil kills eight people
News Agencies, Published on 21/06/2025
» SAO PAULO - At least eight people were killed after a hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers crashed on Saturday in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina, local and state officials said.
Iran says nuclear talks with US ‘meaningless’
News Agencies, Published on 14/06/2025
» CAIRO - Iran said the dialogue with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme is “meaningless” after Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, but said it is yet to decide whether to attend planned talks on Sunday.
Israel deports Greta Thunberg after seizing aid boat
News Agencies, Published on 10/06/2025
» TEL AVIV - High-profile campaigner Greta Thunberg left Israel on a flight to Sweden via France on Tuesday, after she was detained along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat.
Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington
News Agencies, Published on 22/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - Two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC on Wednesday night and a suspect is in custody, officials said.
Landmark global pandemic pact approved
News Agencies, Published on 20/05/2025
» GENEVA - Members of the World Health Organization have adopted a landmark agreement on how to prepare for future pandemics following the Covid-19 outbreak, which killed millions of people between the years of 2020 and 2022.
US Ebola lab shutdown after safety breach
Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2025
» A United States government laboratory in Maryland, which conducts research on deadly diseases such as ebola, has been closed following a safety breach caused by a dispute between two scientists.
Duterte allies outperform in early Philippine Senate vote count
Agencies, Published on 12/05/2025
» MANILA - Allies of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte are outperforming in the early count for the Senate elections, boosting her chances of surviving an upcoming impeachment trial and remaining eligible to run for the presidency in 2028.
Bumpy start for new German chancellor
News Agencies, Published on 06/05/2025
» German parliamentarians elected conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor on Tuesday afternoon in a second round of voting after his new alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats was dealt a surprise defeat in the first attempt.