Foreign
Heavy rain casualties in SoKor rise to 11 deaths, 8 missing
August 11, 2022, 7:31 pm
SEOUL – Casualties from this week's heavy rains have risen to 11 people dead and eight others missing, officials said Thursday. Of the dead, six were in Seoul, three in Gyeonggi Province, and two in Gangwon Province while three of the eight unaccounted for were from Seoul, according to data from… Read More
Massive house explosion in Indiana kills 3, damages 40 homes
August 11, 2022, 7:28 pm
ANKARA – At least three people are dead and nearly 40 homes damaged following a huge explosion Wednesday at a house in Evansville in the US state of Indiana. Authorities are worried there could be more deaths or injuries as a search mission is yet to be completed. "There could be other victims.… Read More
Morocco works tirelessly to consolidate peace in Africa: diplomat
August 11, 2022, 6:55 pm
UNITED NATIONS, New York – In accordance with the High Guidance of HM King Mohammed VI, Morocco works tirelessly for the maintenance, consolidation and sustainability of peace in the African continent, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Kadiri, said Tuesday in New… Read More
Elon Musk sells $6.9-B in Tesla stock as Twitter trial looms
August 11, 2022, 5:29 pm
ANKARA – Billionaire Elon Musk sold almost USD6.9 billion worth of Tesla stock in a matter of days as a trial looms for the CEO who abandoned a deal to purchase Twitter. The world's richest man sold 7.92 million shares of Tesla between Aug. 5 - 9 that are worth USD6.88 billion, according to six… Read More
Biden signs $52.7-B bill for chip production to counter China
August 10, 2022, 7:57 pm
WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bill that invests $52.7 billion in semiconductor production and development in a bid to secure a technological edge amid intensifying competition with China. The enactment of the law, which includes $39 billion in… Read More
Yoon apologizes after heavy rains trigger massive flooding
August 10, 2022, 5:58 pm
SEOUL – President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the nation Wednesday after heavy rains triggered massive flooding in southern Seoul this week and sparked criticism the capital city lacks adequate flood control measures. Yoon offered the apology during a government meeting on the response to the… Read More
16 dead, missing as heavy rains batter Seoul, surrounding areas
August 10, 2022, 3:41 pm
SEOUL – Sixteen people have been confirmed dead or missing and more than 2,500 homes and buildings were flooded in this week's record rainfall that battered Seoul and elsewhere in the central and eastern regions, officials said Wednesday. A total of 525 millimeters (mm) of rain fell in Seoul… Read More
Japan population falls by record 726K in 2021 amid Covid
August 9, 2022, 8:50 pm
TOKYO -- Japan's population declined to 125.93 million as of Jan. 1, down by 726,342 in its biggest drop since comparable data became available in 2013, as deaths again outnumbered births and Covid-19 border restrictions kept foreign resident numbers low, government data showed Tuesday. The… Read More
UN won’t be able to respond if nuclear conflict breaks out: UN
August 8, 2022, 7:20 pm
TOKYO – The United Nations will not be able to respond in any form to a potential nuclear conflict, because in case of a global nuclear war there will probably be "no UN, able to respond anymore," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told journalists in Tokyo. "I believe that if nuclear weapons… Read More
US Senate passes sweeping climate, health care, tax bill
August 8, 2022, 5:03 pm
NEW YORK – The US Senate on Sunday passed a sweeping USD430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes. Following a marathon debate, the Senate approved the legislation, which is also known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in a 51-50… Read More
Nuclear-free world still a dream 77 years after Japan bombings
August 6, 2022, 6:52 pm
ISTANBUL – Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States. The government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida views it as meaningful for Japan to “set out how realistically we should move forward toward a world without nuclear weapons.” But… Read More
Supply worries remain despite fall in food prices in July: FAO
August 6, 2022, 4:03 pm
ROME – Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the wake of the developments in Ukraine, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported. The UN agency has published its latest… Read More
UAE signs Asean’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
August 4, 2022, 9:32 pm
ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the 55th Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which is taking place in the Kingdom of Cambodia from July 30 to Aug. 6, 2022. As part of the meeting’s key agenda items, the UAE signed… Read More
SoKor vows stronger partnerships with Asean
August 4, 2022, 9:05 pm
PHNOM PENH – South Korea will strengthen "strategic dialogue" with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on regional challenges, Seoul's top diplomat said Thursday during a group meeting in Phnom Penh with his counterparts from the members of the key regional bloc. "Our… Read More
Asean Plus 3 foreign ministers likely to tackle Ukraine war
August 4, 2022, 4:13 pm
PHNOM PENH – Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plus Japan, China and South Korea opened their meeting Thursday in Phnom Penh, with talks likely to focus on Russia's invasion of Ukraine among other international and regional issues. The first in-person… Read More
Indiana congresswoman, 3 others killed in car crash
August 4, 2022, 4:12 pm
ANKARA – Jackie Walorski, a Republican Congresswoman from the US state of Indiana, was killed in a car crash Wednesday afternoon along with two members of her office and the driver of the other vehicle. "On Aug. 3, 2022 at approximately 12:32 p.m., the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office responded… Read More
55th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting opens in Cambodia
August 3, 2022, 8:36 pm
PHNOM PHENH -- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn attended the 55th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55) which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Wednesday. This is the first in-person gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) top diplomats along… Read More
China summons US envoy to Beijing over Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan
August 3, 2022, 3:24 pm
ISTANBUL – China has summoned the US ambassador to Beijing over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. China’s Foreign Ministry, early on Wednesday local time (Tuesday night GMT), lodged a protest with US Ambassador Nicholas Burns over the unannounced visit by Pelosi to Taiwan which… Read More
New York City declares monkeypox emergency, reports 1,200 cases
August 2, 2022, 6:14 pm
HOUSTON, Texas – New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a state of emergency on Monday as the monkeypox outbreak continues to infiltrate the largest US city. "New York City now has over 1,200 reported cases, approximately 25 percent of cases nationally, and we are continuing to see the numbers… Read More
UN welcomes departure of 1st grain ship from Ukraine
August 2, 2022, 2:47 pm
NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday welcomed the departure of the first ship from the Ukrainian port of Odesa, carrying grain under the landmark deal signed by Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye, overseen by the UN. The M/V Razoni, carrying a cargo of 26,527 tons of corn, is… Read More
