Foreign
7.2% of deaths in 10 major Indian cities due to air pollution: Study
July 5, 2024, 1:06 pm
ISTANBUL – Some 7.2 percent of deaths reported in 10 major Indian cities are caused by air pollution, a new study said on Thursday. The study by The Lancet Planetary Health claimed significant associations between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and daily mortality rates… Read More
Samsung Electronics eyes surge in Q2 operating profit on AI boom
July 5, 2024, 12:53 pm
SEOUL – Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday estimated its second-quarter operating profit shot up more than 15-fold, as a prolonged boom in artificial intelligence computing lifted prices of memory chips. The world's biggest maker of memory chips expected a second-quarter operating profit of 10.4… Read More
SoKor urges trainee doctors to swiftly decide return to hospitals
July 2, 2024, 1:44 pm
SEOUL – Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Tuesday called for trainee doctors to swiftly make their decision on whether or not to return to hospitals, as most of them have shown little sign of returning despite the government's appeasement steps. About 12,000 trainee doctors have left their… Read More
Greece sweated through hottest June since 2010
July 2, 2024, 12:51 pm
ATHENS – Greece just sweated through its hottest June in over a dozen years, the National Observatory of Athens announced on Monday. June 2024 was marked by several days with higher positive temperature deviations than usual, resulting in the warmest June since 2010 across Greece – by far… Read More
Japan launches observation satellite aboard H3 rocket
July 1, 2024, 4:24 pm
ISTANBUL – Japan on Monday successfully launched an Earth observation satellite aboard an H3 rocket. The satellite was put into orbit after being launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern Kagoshima province. After lifting off from the launch center, the domestically… Read More
Indonesia, Philippines launch joint patrol in maritime border
July 1, 2024, 3:18 pm
JAKARTA – The Indonesian and Philippine navies have launched a joint patrol in their maritime border of Sulawesi and Mindanao waters to strengthen their capabilities against piracy and terrorism, an Indonesian navy spokesperson said. The joint effort was held on June 27, during the second phase… Read More
Japan to issue new banknotes with cutting-edge holography
July 1, 2024, 12:46 pm
ANKARA – Japan on Wednesday will start issuing new banknotes with the first-ever use of cutting-edge holographic technology. Holographic portraits of historical figures appear to rotate in 3D on the bills, serving as an anti-counterfeit measure, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported on Sunday. In the… Read More
Double immunization safe – Indonesian official
July 1, 2024, 12:34 pm
JAKARTA – An Indonesian health official has addressed concerns following a recent report on an infant's death in Sukabumi, West Java, after receiving double immunization. "Double immunization, administering recommended vaccines at one visit, is a safe practice," Prima Yosephine, the Director of… Read More
S. Korea's online shopping surges in May
July 1, 2024, 12:11 pm
SEOUL – South Korea's online shopping rose in single digits in May due to solid demand for food, travel, car accessories and e-coupon services, statistical office data showed Monday. Shopping in cyberspace stood at 20.87 trillion won (USD 15.1 billion) in May, 7.7 percent up compared with the… Read More
Lebanon asks countries to show solidarity amid war threats from Israel
June 30, 2024, 12:22 pm
BEIRUT – Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib urged countries to show solidarity with Lebanon in the face of Israeli threats to launch a war. Bou Habib was commenting on countries that issued warnings in recent days to their nationals to leave or avoid travel to Lebanon amid tension with… Read More
Obama backs Biden after poor debate performance
June 29, 2024, 4:28 pm
WASHINGTON – Former US president Barack Obama on Friday backed President Joe Biden despite his poor performance during Thursday night's presidential debate against Donald Trump. "Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know," Obama said on X. In the first US presidential debate of 2024, Biden, who… Read More
China’s Xi reiterates call for ‘equal, orderly multipolar world’
June 29, 2024, 1:08 pm
ISTANBUL – China’s President Xi Jinping Friday reiterated his call for an “equal and orderly” multipolar world. “We need to uphold the principle of sovereign equality,” Xi told a conference in Beijing to mark 70 years of "five principles of peaceful coexistence." Emphasizing the… Read More
World 'failing' on gender equality as violence vs. women continues
June 29, 2024, 11:31 am
GENEVA – The UN human rights chief on Friday said the world is "failing to deliver on the promise of gender equality" as women and girls continue to live with threats, including economic violence. Volker Turk's remarks came in his opening speech at an annual full-day discussion on the human… Read More
LeBron-Bronny 1st father-son tandem in NBA
June 28, 2024, 8:32 pm
ANKARA – LeBron James' eldest son, Bronny James, 19, is in line to be the first player to team up with his father in the NBA, as he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers out of the University of Southern California as the No. 55 pick in 2024 NBA Draft on Friday. "In the history of the NBA,… Read More
292M people worldwide used drugs in 2022: UN report
June 28, 2024, 7:40 pm
ANKARA – As many as 292 million people worldwide were drug users in 2022, up 20 percent in the last 10 years, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Wednesday. In its World Drug Report 2024, which compiled data from 2022, the agency said it was believed that one out of every 18 people… Read More
7.2 magnitude quake rocks Peru’s Pacific Coast
June 28, 2024, 4:03 pm
ISTANBUL – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean, 91 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of San Juan de Marcona in Ica, Peru, early Friday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The tremor occurred at 12:36 a.m. (local time) in the province of Nazca in the Ica region.… Read More
Philippines' tax cut ups opportunities for Vietnam rice exports
June 28, 2024, 3:58 pm
HANOI – The reduction of the rice import tax by the Philippines will create more advantages and increase opportunities for Vietnamese rice to enter the market later this year, insiders said. The Philippines, one of the world's largest rice buyers and biggest importers of the Vietnamese grain,… Read More
Extreme heat due to climate change affected 5 billion people in June
June 28, 2024, 1:39 pm
LONDON – Nearly five billion people suffered from extreme heat due to climate change from June 16 to June 24, according to Climate Central. Due to climate change caused by emissions from burning petrol, gas, and coal, 619 million people in India and 579 million people in China were exposed to… Read More
NASA taps SpaceX to safely bring International Space Station down
June 28, 2024, 1:35 pm
ISTANBUL – The National Aeronautics and Space Administraton (NASA) has awarded SpaceX a USD843 million contract to develop a spacecraft specifically designed to push the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit when it reaches retirement around 2030, the agency announced Wednesday. "We… Read More
Biden, Trump set stakes for voters in first, chaotic pres'l debate
June 28, 2024, 1:16 pm
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump sought to set the stakes for America's voters Thursday night as they sparred during their first presidential debate that repeatedly broke down into personal attacks and meandering, stream-of-consciousness diatribes. Biden… Read More
