Foreign
Bangladesh Bank firms up stance over possible cyberattack
August 15, 2023, 9:36 pm
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh's central bank has suspended several internal online services to prevent a possible cyberattack. Some web-based services of Bangladesh Bank (BB) were closed for a span of 36 hours starting on Monday night as a cautionary measure to avoid an incident similar to… Read More
Landslide in China's Shaanxi province kills 21
August 14, 2023, 2:30 pm
BEIJING – A total of 21 people died after a rain-triggered landslide hit China’s Shaanxi province, officials said Sunday. The highway in the west of Xi’an city was damaged due to the landslide caused by the flash flood that started Friday night, Emergency Management Bureau in the city said… Read More
Migrant deaths at sea 'open wound on humanity', says Pope
August 14, 2023, 11:49 am
ROME – The death at sea of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean in search of safety and a better life in Europe is an "open wound on our humanity", Pope Francis said on Sunday. "Another tragic shipwreck happened a few days ago in the Mediterranean: 41 people lost their lives, I… Read More
Baghdad sizzles at 50°C
August 13, 2023, 5:25 pm
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Temperatures in Iraq's capital Baghdad, which averages between 45 and 48 degrees Celsius, rose to 50°C on Saturday afternoon. The Met Department said that temperatures will remain elevated until Monday. To make matters worse, citizens are dealing with frequent power cuts. Only… Read More
2 migrants dead, 5 missing as boat sinks off Tunisia’s coast
August 13, 2023, 2:29 pm
TUNISIA – At least two migrants died and five others went missing on Saturday as their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, according to local authorities. The coast guard teams rescued 13 people from the sinking boat off the coast of Gabes city in the Gulf of Gabes, said the Tunisian National Guard… Read More
UN: 6.3M people in Sudan 'one step away from famine'
August 12, 2023, 6:52 pm
GENEVA – The Sudan conflict has pushed over 20 million people into severe acute hunger, with 6.3 million of them "one step away from famine," the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. "Around 42 percent of Sudan’s population had now been pushed into hunger; 6.3 million… Read More
Canada has worst wildfire season on record with more to come
August 12, 2023, 12:31 pm
TRENTON, Canada – Canada is burning up with 5,500 wildfires consuming 13.4 million hectares (33.1 million acres) to date and officials warned Friday there is “significant fire activity” still to come. The fires have raged through every province and territory from coast to coast, from British… Read More
Death toll in Hawaii climbs to 53 as wildfires ravage state
August 11, 2023, 8:10 pm
HOUSTON, US – Wildfires in Hawaii have claimed the lives of 53 people so far as search and rescue efforts continue for those unaccounted for. A total of six fires are burning on the Big Island and Maui, where most of the devastation has occurred since the blazes broke out on Tuesday. Nearly… Read More
Extreme heat wave to hit Israel
August 11, 2023, 4:05 pm
JERUSALEM – The Israel Meteorological Service Thursday warned of an extreme heat wave across the country in the coming days. Friday will see normal weather for the month of August, but on Saturday the temperatures will start to rise across Israel but mainly in the mountains and the interior of… Read More
NoKor plans offensive measures as Kim orders war preps
August 10, 2023, 8:31 pm
ISTANBUL – North Korea has planned offensive military countermeasures which its leader Kim Jong-un called a move to further step up "the war preparations.” During a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), Kim “made an important conclusion on further… Read More
Twitter fined $350K for delay in handing over Trump records
August 10, 2023, 6:05 pm
HOUSTON, United States – The company formerly known as Twitter, now called X, was held in contempt of court and fined US$350,000 for noncompliance with a court-ordered warrant regarding former President Donald Trump's social media account, newly released court documents revealed Wednesday. The… Read More
Bulgaria leads eastern Europe in Google tech in education
August 10, 2023, 9:19 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Bulgaria is the leading country in Central and Eastern Europe in the use of technology solutions provided by the Google platform for education, the Ministry Education said Wednesday after a meeting between Minister of Education and Science Prof. Galin Tsokov and William… Read More
Morocco-ASEAN ties 'closer than ever': Vietnamese envoy
August 9, 2023, 9:42 pm
RABAT – Relations between Morocco and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are "closer than ever", Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Morocco Dang Thi Thu Ha said. In a statement to MAP on the sidelines of a ceremony at the Indonesian Embassy to commemorate the 56th… Read More
UN 'profoundly disturbed' by Russian attacks on Ukraine
August 9, 2023, 5:23 pm
WASHINGTON – The United Nations (UN) voiced extreme concern Tuesday about overnight Russian airstrikes against Ukraine that left at least seven dead and dozens injured, calling them a violation of international law. Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine,… Read More
Blackout of news by Meta ‘anticompetitive’: Canadian media
August 9, 2023, 4:06 pm
TRENTON, Canada – Canada media groups labeled Meta’s decision to block news content on Facebook and Instagram as “anticompetitive”, and demanded an investigation Tuesday. Friction was ignited after Bill C-18 mandated tech firms like Meta and Google to share revenue with Canadian news… Read More
UN food agency resumes food aid to Ethiopia
August 9, 2023, 3:32 pm
NAIROBI, Kenya – The World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday that it has resumed crucial food distribution in Ethiopia following its suspension in June amid widespread reports of donations being stolen and diverted. In a statement to Anadolu, the UN food agency said it was now being even more… Read More
PM: Over 50K children brought back, retained in education system
August 9, 2023, 2:53 pm
SOFIA, Bulgaria – In the past six years, over 50 000 children have been brought back and retained in the education system so that they can continue their education, said here on Tuesday at a briefing at the Council of Ministers Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov. He was speaking after a meeting of… Read More
Domestic Violence Act also applies to intimate partners
August 8, 2023, 10:53 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Domestic violence should now be punishable not only in the case of marriage or cohabitation but also in the case of an intimate relationship, as per amendments to the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act adopted by lawmakers on first reading on Monday. The amendments were… Read More
Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts eastern China
August 6, 2023, 7:30 pm
ANKARA – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern China on Sunday, bringing down dozens of houses and injuring at least 21 people, state-run media reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), said daily South China Post, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center. The… Read More
UN: Shadow of nuclear war re-emerges
August 6, 2023, 6:22 pm
TOKYO – The shadow of nuclear war has re-emerged now that some countries are threatening to use nuclear weapons, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his message commemorating the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. "The drums of nuclear war are beating once… Read More
