China renews yellow alert for thick fog
Beijing: China’s national observatory on Friday renewed a yellow alert for thick fog in some parts of the country. On Friday, dense fog is expected to shroud parts of the Yellow Sea and coastal waters off the Shandong Peninsula, as well as parts of provincial-level regions including Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing, according to […]
Israeli airstrike kills 9 Palestinians in Gaza’s Rafah
Gaza: At least nine Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah, eyewitnesses and medical sources said on Thursday. An Israeli drone targeted a gathering of Palestinians near a cemetery east of Rafah with a missile, killing six people, local sources told Xinhua, adding the bodies were transferred […]
Over 10,400 houses flooded in parts of Russia
Moscow: More than 10,400 residential houses have been flooded across Russia’s western Siberia, the Volga region and Central Federal District, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said Monday. In the severely hit Orenburg region, more than 6,100 people have been evacuated and a total of 33 temporary accommodation centers deployed for 33,000 people, the ministry […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 33,137: ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 33,137, Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Saturday. During the past 24 hours, Israeli army killed 46 Palestinians and wounded 65 others, bringing the total death toll to 33,137 and injuries to 75,815, since the Israel-Hamas conflict […]
Death toll rises to 13 following Taiwan’s 7.3-magnitude quake
Hualien, Taiwan: The death toll following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in China’s Taiwan has risen to 13, local authorities confirmed on Saturday. A 21-year-old woman, who was traveling alone in Taroko Park in Hualien County when the earthquake struck, was confirmed dead. Her body lay close to those of two victims discovered on Friday, according to […]
Train drivers in Britain begin strike over pay dispute
London: Train drivers at 16 rail companies in Britain began a new wave of strikes starting from Friday, amid a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), a trade union of train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales, were expected to take part in a program of […]
NATO’s Washington summit to help build bridge for Ukraine becoming NATO member: Blinken
Washington,: The 2024 NATO summit in Washington will help build a bridge for Ukraine becoming a NATO member, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “Ukraine will become a member of NATO. Our purpose at the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership and to create a clear pathway for Ukraine […]
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck Japan’s northern coast of Honshu on Thursday morning, the National Centre of Seismology said. The depth of the earthquake was 55 km which struck Japan at 8:46 am IST. “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 04-04-2024, 08:46:33 IST, Lat: 37.77 & Long: 141.70, Depth: 55 Km ,Location: Near East […]
9 dead, over 1,000 injured in 7.3-magnitude quake in China’s Taiwan
Taipei/Beijing: The 7.3-magnitude quake in China’s Taiwan on Wednesday morning had left nine people dead and 1,011 people injured as of 10 p.m., according to the local emergency operation center. Meanwhile, more than 100 people were trapped following the earthquake that hit the sea area near Hualien County, Taiwan, data from the center showed. As […]
9 killed, 821 others injured in Taiwan earthquake
Taipei: At least nine people have died and 821 have been injured in an earthquake that erupted in Taiwan, Taiwanese broadcaster Sanlih reported on Wednesday, citing fire services. Earlier in the day, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan has become the strongest to hit the island in 25 years, Wu […]