CANBERRA: Waning natural immunity has caused a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Australia (SA), the state’s health chief has warned. According to data published by SA Health on Friday, there were 1,691 new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths reported across the state in the latest seven-day reporting window,…
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ANKARA: France’s president encouraged G7 countries on Friday to stop using coal by 2030. Emmanuel Macron enumerated several key points to improve the fight against climate change during an address to the 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, reported…
मोदी और सुनक ने इजराइल-हमास संघर्ष, द्विपक्षीय संबंधों पर चर्चा की इधर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और उनके ब्रिटिश समकक्ष ऋषि सुनक ने शुक्रवार को टेलीफोन पर बातचीत की. इस दौरान, दोनों नेताओं ने पश्चिम एशिया के घटनाक्रम और इजराइल-हमास के बीच जारी संघर्ष पर चर्चा की. उन्होंने आतंकवाद, बिगड़ती सुरक्षा…
JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday morning sent off humanitarian assistance, weighing 51.5 tons, from the Indonesian government and people for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that is currently being shelled by Israeli forces. “Praise be to God, the assistance from Indonesia for Palestine will soon be sent to…
HERAT: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Saturday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, with the epicentre close to the region’s largest city. The USGS said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, and was followed by an aftershock with a…
GUAYAQUIL: Six Colombian suspects in the August assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio were killed in prison on Friday, officials said, just a week to a key election run-off. Right-wing President Guillermo Lasso, who is on a private trip to New York and was due in…
इजराइल की ‘मैगन डेविड एडोम’ बचाव एजेंसी ने बताया कि दक्षिणी इजराइल में एक इमारत से रॉकेट टकराने से 70 वर्षीय महिला गंभीर रूप से घायल हो गई. एजेंसी के मुताबिक, इसके अलावा रॉकेट के छर्रे से 20 वर्षीय युवक को हल्की-फुल्की चोट आई है. इजराइल की ओर से तत्काल…
RIO DE JANEIRO: The patients don’t have addresses, phone numbers or in many cases even last names. But the addicts and homeless people of this Rio de Janeiro wasteland can count one blessing amid the misery: health care. Doctor Yasmine Nascimento, 33, could have chosen to work at a private…
GAZA/RAMALLAH: At least 16 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Palestinian security and medical sources said on Friday. In the besieged coastal enclave, at least nine Palestinians were wounded by the Israeli soldiers stationed in the eastern fence separating Gaza and…
BANGKOK: Thailand’s jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king on Friday, just days after he returned from 15 years in exile. The move came a day after the billionaire ex-prime minister, 74, applied for a royal pardon over graft…
MANILA: Super typhoon Saola, which triggered floods and landslides in the Philippines, has left at least one dead and displaced 387,242 people across the country, the government said on Friday, reported Xinhua. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said more than 21,000 are still in temporary shelters. Saola…
MOSCOW: Cathay Pacific Airways, the flag air carrier of Hong Kong, has cancelled all flights at Hong Kong International Airport scheduled for Friday and Saturday as Super Typhoon Saola approaches the city. “As a result of Super Typhoon Saola approaching Hong Kong, a number of flights scheduled to arrive and…
GENEVA (Switzerland): As snow and ice melt on Swiss glaciers, the remains of a mountaineer who had been missing for more than 50 years have been uncovered. The British man had been formally identified, police in the district of Valais said on Thursday. Two mountaineers discovered the bones on Aug…
NEW DELHI: Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Mohammad Azhar Mazlan highlighted the message of unity in National Day celebrations in Islamabad on Thursday. “As Malaysians living abroad, we should be proud of our beloved nation, taking cognisance of the success stories Malaysia has achieved since independence as a progressive dynamic…
NEW DELHI: The foreign ministers of India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka were among the South Asian officials extending greetings to Malaysia on the country’s 66th National Day. “We pray for happiness, continued peace, and prosperity for the friendly people of Malaysia. Selamat Menyambut Hari Kebangsaan Ke-66!” Maldives Foreign Minister…