Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Landslides in China

Two landslides caused by heavy rains on Thursday morning in Hunan Province, Hunan Province in central China, left two people dead and four missing, local authorities said. At around 3 am on Thursday, a landslide occurred in the town of Tunlingsi in the Maya-Miao Autonomous Region. Read more: Brazil faces severe flooding and landslides; atleast 30 dead The landslide destroyed two houses and left four people missing. Another landslide occurred in Dahuaping village around … Read more

Biden sends missile systems to Ukraine

Former Vice President Joe Biden has said that the United States will send a medium-range missile system to Ukraine to discourage Russia’s advances. The president of the United States said on Monday that the United States “will not send missiles into Russia that could hit Ukraine.” However, as Vladimir Putin’s army advanced into the Donbas, it was decided to supply the HIMARS system with high-capacity artillery missiles, unless Ukraine uses it for cross-border attacks. According to civil servants, the system is $ 700 million (55 million pounds) for American helicopters, anti-tank … Read more

Trove of historic Egyptian coffins and statues discovered

Archaeologists working near Cairo have discovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of the gods. The find in a cemetery at Saqqara contains statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet, and Hathor as well as a headless statue of the architect Imhotep, who built the pyramid of Saqqara, according … Read more

COVID-19 cases have been reported in Vietnam

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According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam registered 1,047 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up 37 from Tuesday. In 40 provinces and cities, all of the new diseases were spread domestically. On Wednesday, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi was the pandemic hotspot, with 245 new cases reported, followed by 67 cases in northern Yen Bai province … Read more

6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Sichuan, China

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The Ministry of Emergency Management announced Wednesday that a level-III national emergency response has been initiated after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China’s Sichuan Province. At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, an earthquake shook Ya’an City’s Lushan County (Beijing Time). According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the epicentre was located at 30.37 degrees north latitude … Read more

Iraq claims to have 50 IS prisoners from Kurd Syrian forces

Iraqi security officials claimed on Wednesday that they had received 50 Islamic State (IS) fighters arrested earlier in Syria by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC), the captives were handed over through the Rabia border crossing in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, with … Read more

Chinese, Russian scholars help to strengthen bilateral ties

On Wednesday, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged for more in-depth engagement between Chinese and Russian intellectuals in order to strengthen bilateral ties. Wang gave a video message at a high-level think tank meeting for researchers from both nations, encouraging them to share knowledge to make the world more peaceful, safer, and … Read more

Rwandan deportation flight leaves the UK

Priti Patel has revealed that the first deportation aircraft to Rwanda, carrying persons who entered the UK without authorization, will depart on June 14th. Officials said the Home Office has delivered legal letters to a group of asylum seekers telling them that they would be moved to the east African country. Few specifics regarding the … Read more

Tobacco companies contribute to global pollution

According to one expert, the tobacco business and tobacco smoking are increasing soil, air, and water pollution, as well as deforestation. “The tobacco industry is one of the major causes of global deforestation because it cuts down trees to make room for tobacco plants, which require a lot of insecticides and end up destroying the … Read more

Blast in Myanmar

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A bomb blast happened in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, killed at least one person and injured nine people on Tuesday, according to Myanmar’s state-run media. According to the report, the explosion happened around 3:20 p.m. local time (0850 GMT) near a bus stop in Yangon’s Kyauktada Township. Read more: At least nine killed by bomb … Read more

COVID-19 survivors have a twofold higher risk of lung blood clots

COVID-19 survivors had double the risk of developing severe blood clots in their lungs compared to persons who were not infected, as well as twice the risk of respiratory symptoms. According to the state-owned international news network, citing an AFP report last week, research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that as … Read more

Russia determined to use nuclear weapons

More from President Joe Biden’s New York Times opinion piece, in which he acknowledged that his government will supply Ukraine with a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket launchers. The US president said in his piece: “Many people throughout the world, I know, are frightened about nuclear weapons being used.” Read more: A nitric acid … Read more

Ukraine loses up to 100 soldiers everyday

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Ukraine is losing up to 100 soldiers per day as it continues to engage Russian forces, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian leader told the American television station Newsmax that the “most terrible” situation was in the country’s east, notably in Severodonetsk and Lysychansk. “The position in the east is critical. Every day, we … Read more

Man dies in an alligator-infested lake

A guy was killed by an alligator while hunting for frisbees in a lake. The 47-year-old was scuba diving at Taylor Park Disc Golf Course in Largo, Florida, where visitors are urged to be wary of the aggressive reptiles. “At this point, detectives think the victim was hunting for frisbees in the water when he … Read more

Singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead

On Sunday, May 29, Punjabi artist Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Jawaharke village in Mansa district. This comes only one day after the Punjab Police removed the protection of 424 persons, including Punjabi artist Sidhu Moose Wala. Sidhu Moose Wala ran for Punjab assembly in this year’s election on a … Read more

Russia offers Serbia a steady supply of gas

During a phone chat with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that his nation will continue to export natural gas to Serbia indefinitely. Putin and Vucic addressed bilateral ties in depth, including “measures to promote mutually advantageous trade and economic cooperation,” as well as the “situation in Ukraine and events … Read more

UNDP Pakistan in collaboration with IBA

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi has initiated a pilot study on urban resilience for Karachi’s informal communities of Azam Basti and Rehri Goth. The project seeks to strengthen the inclusion and resilience of migrants, displaced people and host communities in informal urban settlements across … Read more

British Council organizes art exhibition for school children

Karachi: The British Council organises an art exhibition for school children as part of their Pakistan/UK Season programme. As part of Commonwealth Connections (CWC), the Pakistan/UK Season is supporting an activity to engage six public and private schools, including one special school, that have been working with the wider CWC programme to provide a unique … Read more

Taiwanese consumer confidence fell in May

According to the latest Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development poll, Taiwan’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell 7.07 points year on year to 67.81 points in May, a two-year low. According to the survey report released this week, the index declined 3.96 points from April, while all six sub-indices plummeted. The CCI is made up … Read more

South Korean documentary “The Red Herring”

The South Korean documentary “The Red Herring” has drawn attention on the dangers of political prosecutors by following the fate of Cho Kuk, the former justice minister who spearheaded prosecutors’ reform. “There appeared to be an issue with the prosecutors’ office and the media from the standpoint of the general public, but Cho also had … Read more

Bus slams into tree in Bangladesh

A crowded bus ploughed into a tree in Bangladesh’s southern Barisal district, 180 kilometres south of Dhaka, killing at least eight passengers and injuring 20 more, according to the region’s police commissioner. The driver appears to have lost control of the bus on a highway during a nocturnal excursion, according to Barishal District Police Superintendent … Read more

Canadian filmmaker was asked to leave Cannes red carpet

Kelvin Redvers, an Indigenous Canadian filmmaker, was denied access to the 75th Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet because he was wearing traditional moccasins, he told Canadian media on Saturday. The director grew raised in Canada’s Northwest Territories as a member of the Dene Indigenous people. He told the CBC, “I grew up among my culture … Read more

Governor of U.S. California tests positive for COVID-19

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Los Angeles: California Governor Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 and will be kept in isolation at least until June 2 and until he tests negative, according to his office. While working remotely, Newsom announced on Twitter that he is “experiencing moderate symptoms” and is “following health rules and will be isolated.” According to the … Read more

‘Amber Alert’ has disrupted Amber Heard’s legal arguments

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When a ‘Amber Alert’ alarm went off during Friday’s hearings, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp had a courtroom moment. A weird noise in the courtroom halted Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn, as he was delivering his concluding arguments. Judge Penney Azcarate stated, “There looks to be an Amber Alert.” “People who haven’t hushed their phones are … Read more