Foreign
Prince Harry’s memoir to be released in January 2023: publisher
October 28, 2022, 4:53 pm
ANKARA – Britain’s Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir will be released in January next year, the book’s publisher announced on Thursday. In a statement, Penguin Random House said the book, titled Spare, will hit the shelves on Jan. 10, 2023 and it will also be translated into 15… Read More
Britain’s new premier to skip COP27 climate summit
October 28, 2022, 4:08 pm
LONDON – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend next month’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt, his office said Thursday. Sunak will not take part in the summit due to "other pressing domestic commitments," said a spokesperson for 10 Downing Street. The spokesperson said the autumn… Read More
Global Media Congress to hold conference workshops, exhibit
October 28, 2022, 4:02 pm
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The upcoming inaugural Global Media Congress (GMC), organized by ADNEC Group in partnership with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), will see an exhibition and specialized conference workshops that focus on the latest developments in and future of the media sector… Read More
Elon Musk completes $44B Twitter purchase, fires senior execs
October 28, 2022, 2:59 pm
WASHINGTON – Tesla CEO Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on Thursday, firing three key senior executives from the company as he prepared to chart a new course for the microblogging website, according to multiple reports. In addition to closing the deal and adding a new… Read More
UN body to review growing threat posed by new technologies
October 27, 2022, 8:52 pm
NEW DELHI – The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee holds a special meeting in Mumbai and New Delhi beginning on Friday, focused on the growing threat posed by new and emerging technologies. The two-day meeting in India marks the first time since 2015, that the Committee… Read More
China willing to work with US for global peace, stability: Xi
October 27, 2022, 8:28 pm
ANKARA – Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country is willing to work with the US for bringing peace and stability to the world. In a congratulatory message to the annual gala dinner of the National Committee on US-China Relations, Xi added China and the US should respect each other, coexist… Read More
Poles anxious as cost-of-living crisis creeps nearer to home
October 27, 2022, 8:21 pm
WARSAW – As winter approaches in the eastern European Union member state of Poland, Poles worry about the impact of galloping prices, mainly driven by rising energy bills. “It’s very tough for us at the moment,” said Malgorzata, the co-owner of the Bajbuk bookshop in Warsaw’s relatively… Read More
Skechers escorts Kanye West out of LA headquarters
October 27, 2022, 7:44 pm
HOUSTON, US – Kanye West got the boot from footwear company Skechers on Wednesday after the rapper – known as Ye – arrived at its Los Angeles headquarters "unannounced and without invitation." "Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized filming, two Skechers executives escorted him and his… Read More
Elon Musk enters Twitter HQ w/ sink in hand: 'Let that sink in!'
October 27, 2022, 2:27 pm
WASHINGTON – Tesla CEO Elon Musk entered Twitter's headquarters Wednesday with a sink in hand as his deal to purchase the microblogging website nears completion. "Let that sink in!" Musk tweeted in a post in which he shared the video of his entrance on his personal account. He can be heard… Read More
Fossil fuel overreliance puts health of generations in jeopardy
October 26, 2022, 8:43 pm
ANKARA – Governments and corporations continue to pursue strategies that endanger the health and survival of all people today and future generations, as continued fuel dependence places additional strain on health systems and increases the risk of food insecurity, infectious disease… Read More
S. Korea logs lowest childbirths, highest death rate in 4 decades
October 26, 2022, 7:39 pm
ANKARA – South Korea recorded the lowest childbirths and highest death rate in 41 years during the month of August this year amid an aging population and the Covid-19 pandemic, local media reported on Wednesday. During August, a total of 21,758 babies were born, down 2.4% from the previous year,… Read More
South Korean gov't to lower criminal age limit by 1 year to 13
October 26, 2022, 7:36 pm
SEOUL – The age of criminal responsibility will be lowered by one year from the current 14, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday, announcing measures to cope with an increasing number of serious crimes committed by juveniles. The ministry said it will revise the criminal and juvenile laws to… Read More
Iranian man dies months after first bath in over 50 years: report
October 26, 2022, 6:12 pm
ISTANBUL – A hermit in Iran died at the age of 94 just months after having his first wash in more than half a century, local media reported. Amou Haji had refused to bathe for more than 50 years, fearing it would make him sick. But a few months ago, villagers in the southern Fars province had… Read More
China's Sinopec makes major shale gas discovery
October 26, 2022, 3:28 pm
ANKARA – China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Sinopec, announced a significant shale gas discovery in the country’s Sichuan basin in southwestern China on Tuesday. With a daily natural gas production of 258,600 cubic meters and an evaluated resource capacity of 387.8 billion cubic meters,… Read More
SoKor, US, Japan hold talks amid speculation on NoKor nuke test
October 26, 2022, 3:27 pm
SEOUL – Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan held consultations Wednesday on regional and global security issues amid concerns over the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test. South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong held the trilateral session with his… Read More
New British premier Rishi Sunak appoints Cabinet
October 26, 2022, 12:31 pm
LONDON – Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday announced his new Cabinet, with the unity of his increasingly fractured party his top concern. Alongside the premiership itself, the three big offices of state in the UK are the chancellor, home secretary, and foreign secretary. Jeremy… Read More
IRNA takes helm of OANA, to push for unbiased news
October 25, 2022, 11:22 pm
TEHRAN – Senior media officials in the Asia Pacific region on Tuesday committed to strengthen their partnerships and expertise to fight disinformation and misinformation in providing the public with balanced, factual, and objective news. The group emphasized this as members adopted the Tehran… Read More
News exchange to secure independence of OANA members: Bulgaria
October 25, 2022, 8:45 pm
TEHRAN – Bilateral and multilateral cooperation among members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) can help turn them into main source of reports in the world and guarantee the members’ independence in terms of media activities. Vasil Gelev, advisor to the managing director… Read More
OANA summit good opportunity to see real image of Iran: IRNA head
October 25, 2022, 8:28 pm
TEHRAN – The 18th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) is a proper opportunity for the directors of the important news agencies of the region to become familiar with the progress and the real image of Iran following the victory of the Islamic Revolution.… Read More
Filipino community holds food, cultural festival in Qatar
October 25, 2022, 8:25 pm
By Ashraf Siddiqui QATAR – The Filipino community here held a Philippine Food, Culture and Trade Festival Qatar (PFCTFQ) on Oct. 20-21 at the Sapphire Plaza Hotel with hundreds of visitors in attendance. A well participated event by more than 30 Filipino cuisine and trade exhibitors, including… Read More
