Category: Rest of World News
US-South Korea drills begin after North Korea submarine missile test
SEOUL: The South Korean and US militaries launched their biggest joint military exercises in years Monday, as North Korea said it conducted submarine-launched cruise missile…
North Korea tests submarine-launched missile, Seoul confirms
SEOUL: North Korea said Monday it has conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to be ready…
Covid: Pandemic 3 years later: Has the Covid-19 virus won?
On the third anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people…
Finding Covid-19’s origins is a moral imperative: WHO chief
GENEVA: Discovering the origins of Covid-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in…
Covid 19: Finding Covid-19’s origins is a moral imperative: WHO’s Tedros
GENEVA: Discovering the origins of Covid-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in…
Mauritania: Three escaped jihadist prisoners killed in Mauritania: Govt
NOUAKCHOTT: Three escaped jihadist prisoners in Mauritania were killed and a fourth detained during an operation to recapture them, the government said in a statement…
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano spews hot clouds in new eruption
MOUNT MERAPI (INDONESIA): Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities…
Kremlin: Will Putin attend G-20 Summit in India? Kremlin clears his diary
The Kremlin is opening up Vladimir Putin’s schedule around this year’s G-20 summit in India in September to make it possible for the Russian president…
Merapi: Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot cloud
JAKARTA: Indonesia‘s Merapi volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing hot cloud up to seven kilometres, the country’s disaster management agency said in a statement. The volcano…
New Zealand tops attractiveness chart for highly qualified potential migrants, Canada for startup founders and US for international students
MUMBAI: The top-five most attractive OECD-member countries for highly qualified potential immigrants are New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and Norway – the parameters for ranking…