Foreign
Over 250M people worldwide suffered acute hunger in 2022: UN
August 5, 2023, 3:49 pm
NEW YORK – The threat of famine, with people slowly starving to death, must be considered a red line for international peace and security, the UN Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator, Reena Ghelani, said on Thursday, warning that warring groups deliberately use hunger as a tactic of war.… Read More
TikTok faces fine for violating children's privacy
August 5, 2023, 3:27 pm
LONDON – TikTok is facing a potential fine in the European Union amounting to millions of dollars due to a violation of children's privacy, as declared by the bloc's data protection regulator. The European Data Protection Board has issued a definitive verdict regarding the Chinese-owned… Read More
At least dozen missing in India after Himalayan landslide
August 4, 2023, 8:34 pm
ANKARA – At least a dozen people are reported missing after a landslide due to monsoon rains in a Himalayan Indian state, officials said on Friday. The landslide took place in the Gaurikund area of Rudraprayag in the Uttarakhand state on Thursday night, on the route leading to the Hindu… Read More
Amazon recovers, posts strong profit in Q2
August 4, 2023, 1:23 pm
ISTANBUL – Amazon posted strong profits in the second quarter, recovering from a loss in the same period last year, according to its financial results statement released Thursday. The US-based global e-commerce giant generated a net income of more than US$6.7 billion in the April-June period of… Read More
Vietnam, PH to advance maritime cooperation, handle sea issues
August 3, 2023, 4:16 pm
HANOI – Vietnam and the Philippines on Wednesday agreed to strongly push maritime cooperation and quickly handle sea issues through improved bilateral coordination. Philippines' Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo is on a two-day visit in Vietnam to co-chair the 10th meeting of the… Read More
Remains of possibly heaviest animal ever discovered in Peru
August 3, 2023, 2:59 pm
GENEVA – The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) announced Wednesday that the remains of possibly the heaviest animal that ever lived --an ancient whale species-- were found off the coast of Peru. Perucetus colossus, which swam off the coast of present-day Peru 39 million years… Read More
YIA first quake-, tsunami-resistant airport in ASEAN: BMKG
August 2, 2023, 5:00 pm
YOGYAKARTA – The Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) in Kulon Progo district, Yogyakarta is the first airport in the ASEAN with earthquake- and tsunami-resistant construction, Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said. "It is the only airport in… Read More
‘Urgent action' vs. climate change after 'hottest' July sought
August 2, 2023, 4:08 pm
GENEVA – The chief of the World Health Organization on Tuesday called for "urgent collective action" against climate change after the world left the "hottest" month behind. "The hottest month just ended. We witnessed scorching heat, extreme weather events, wildfires and severe health… Read More
Trump indicted for efforts to reverse 2020 election loss
August 2, 2023, 2:20 pm
WASHINGTON – Former US President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The 45-page indictment charges Trump with conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiracy to… Read More
APEC members push for economic resilience, interconnectedness
August 1, 2023, 4:39 pm
JAKARTA – The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies start a group of meetings in Seattle, making a broad-based push to improve economic resilience and interconnectedness, enable an innovative environment for a sustainable future, and affirm an equitable future for all. Over… Read More
Bright 'X' sign removed from former Twitter HQ after complaints
August 1, 2023, 3:55 pm
WASHINGTON – A brightly illuminated 'X' sign was removed Monday morning from the former Twitter headquarters on Market Street in San Francisco, days after it was installed. Workers were spotted taking the sign down after San Francisco city officials received several complaints from people living… Read More
Gov't launches circular economy procedure under recovery plan
July 31, 2023, 10:07 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – The Ministry of Innovation and Growth launched a circular economy procedure under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Ministry's press office said here on Friday. The measure has a budget of BGN180 million. Micro, small, medium and large manufacturing enterprises may… Read More
Despite strained relations, locals long for united Korea
July 28, 2023, 9:11 pm
SEOUL – Despite strained relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, locals still long for a united Korea. Thursday marked 70 years to the end of the Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950. The two sides are technically still at war because, even though the conflict ended in an armistice deal on… Read More
Singapore executes woman over drugs, 1st in nearly 2 decades
July 28, 2023, 5:10 pm
ISTANBUL – Singapore on Friday executed the first woman in nearly two decades over drug charges. According to the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore, Saridewi Binte Djamani, 45, was executed early today. It was the second such execution this week. Djamani was “convicted of having in her… Read More
1st Women in Mountains residency to host 10 female writers
July 28, 2023, 8:51 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Ten women writers from six countries will participate in the first edition of the Women in the Mountains residency. They were selected from among 150 submissions by an international jury, said the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation (EKF) Tuesday. The 2023 Women in the Mountains… Read More
Auto industry proof Bulgaria can develop in the sector -- Radev
July 28, 2023, 8:19 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – President Rumen Radev said the automotive industry is "living proof" that Bulgaria could develop in the sector. “The automotive industry is the living proof that Bulgaria could develop extremely quickly in a sector which defines the future of Europe and the world,” said… Read More
Bulgaria's ancient treasures featured at seminar
July 28, 2023, 7:48 am
SOFIA, Bulgaria – A seminar on "Bulgaria's Ancient Treasures" was held as part of the National Programme for Development of Bulgarian Studies Abroad, funded by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Institute for Balkan Studies with Centre for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences… Read More
Over 2.5M died from drowning over last decade: WHO
July 27, 2023, 10:19 pm
LONDON – More than 2.5 million people around the world died from drowning over the last decade, with an "alarming" 90 percent of these fatalities occurring in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In a report, published on the occasion of the World Drowning… Read More
LIK Magazine’s Voyage to Antarctica issue launched on board ship
July 27, 2023, 8:55 pm
VARNA – The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) on Thursday launched the English version of the BTA LIK Magazine’s June issue devoted to the first voyage to Antarctica of the Bulgarian Navy Research/Survey Vessel (RSV 421) Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii at the BTA National Press Club on board the ship at… Read More
OFW wins P14M in UAE lotto draw
July 27, 2023, 7:48 pm
MANILA – A Filipino national who has been working as a filing clerk in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for two years became an instant millionaire after bagging AED1 million or around PHP14 million in a lotto draw in the Arab state. Mahzooz only identified the winner as John, who won the… Read More
