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Aug 18, 2024
Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin made significant appointments in the nation's defense and diplomatic leadership on Saturday, naming Anna Tsivileva as State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Defense, and Sergei Butin as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital
After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored: Aviation authority
Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and thousands evacuated
Moscow's secret service takes action against Western war reporters
Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's Kursk area
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Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty
Bangkok [Thailand], August 18: Thailand's controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his...
Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance
Montreal [Canada], August 18: Kamala Harris spent her adolescence in Montreal often pining for her California hometown, but former Canadian classmates remember the American presidential...
Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
Caracas [Venezuela], August 18: Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential election.
Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level
Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday recommended increased vigilance against a new mpox virus variant that...
Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival
Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the city of Leipzig in the eastern German...
Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave
Seoul [South Korea], August 18: The Republic of Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the COVID-19 virus in wastewater has nearly doubled...
UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Nations and the African Union...
Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area
Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has now been declared a disaster area.
U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service
Aug 17, 2024
New York [US], August 17: A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming venture, Venu, from launching later this month, a major...
Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"
Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is "closer than ever," while noting that "we're not there yet."
U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year
Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure
Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for deadly suicide attack in S. Yemen
Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media
Nordic ministers discuss migration challenges, security concerns
Experts say mpox epidemic is low-risk in Europe despite new variant
Czech Republic, Slovakia agree on cooperation in medicines policy
Builders of Malaysia's mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand agree to step up joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes
