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US to end Covid vax requirements on May 11 for foreign travelers
May 2, 2023, 4:21 pm
WASHINGTON – The United States will end its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination requirements for international travelers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, Reuters quoted the White House as saying on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives… Read More
RSV 421 Anchors at Varna Bay
May 2, 2023, 3:31 pm
VARNA – Minutes before 23:00 on May 1, the military research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) dropped anchor in Varna Bay, where it will wait overnight before docking at the Varna Marine Station at 10:00 on May 2. RSV 421 is returning home after successfully participating in the 31st… Read More
WEF: Economists split on likelihood of global recession
May 2, 2023, 2:47 pm
LONDON -- Chief economists are evenly divided over the likelihood of a global recession as growth and inflation dynamics vary across regions, but most of them expect the cost of living to remain acute in many countries, according to a survey released Tuesday by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The… Read More
Rome's bid to host expo 2030 -- a truly European candidature
May 2, 2023, 1:50 pm
By Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente and European Union Ambassador Luc Véron ROME, Italy – At the end of April, the world's top intergovernmental organization that oversees world exhibitions (Bureau International des Expositions - BIE) has visited Rome on a enquiry mission that will examine… Read More
BMKG to update weather information to support 2023 ASEAN Summit
May 1, 2023, 7:54 pm
JAKARTA -- The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) intends to continuously update information related to the weather, climate, and earthquakes to support the success of the 2023 ASEAN Summit, BMKG Head Dwikorita Karnawati said. "Specifically, BMKG also provides strategic weather… Read More
German police forcefully remove Muslim boy from family
May 1, 2023, 1:50 pm
BERLIN – German authorities have been facing heavy criticism following a viral video showing a Muslim immigrant child forcefully being removed from his family in the city of Bremerhaven. The video, widely shared on social media, showed police and child protection agency officers entering a… Read More
Exhibit marks 40 years of monastery's inclusion in UNESCO list
May 1, 2023, 11:33 am
PARIS, France – A photo-documentary exhibition on the 40th anniversary of the inclusion of the Rila Monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage List was opened in Paris, BTA learned from Prof. Rumyana Preshlenova, Director of the Institute of Balkan Studies with the Centre of Thracology at the… Read More
NoKor to bolster 'military deterrence' vs. Washington Declaration
April 30, 2023, 3:20 pm
SEOUL – North Korea will step up its "military deterrence" against South Korea and the United States as it lashed at this week’s summit agreement between the two states on strengthening the U.S. extended deterrence as a "product of heinous hostile policy" against Pyongyang. The Korean Central… Read More
Biden says US-Korea alliance born out of shared beliefs
April 30, 2023, 12:44 pm
SEOUL – US President Joe Biden tweeted that the alliance between the United States and South Korea is based on shared beliefs on "democracy, liberty, security, and above all – freedom," as President Yoon Suk Yeol headed home after a state visit to the U.S. "The United States and Republic of… Read More
UAE astronaut becomes 1st Arab to complete spacewalk
April 30, 2023, 11:43 am
ISTANBUL – Vice-President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, has announced the success of Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi to become first Arab to perform a spacewalk on the International Space Station. "After three years of intensive training, today… Read More
Sudan’s death toll rises to 528 – Health Ministry
April 30, 2023, 10:10 am
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan’s death toll from the ongoing clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 528, according to the Health Ministry on Saturday. A ministry statement said that 4,599 people have also been injured in the violence in the period… Read More
Chinese combat drone 'circles' Taiwan, claims Taipei
April 29, 2023, 12:09 pm
ANKARA – At least 38 Chinese aircraft and a combat drone crossed the Taiwan Strait early Friday, the island nation’s Defense Ministry claimed. The Chinese jets, including the TB-001 drone, crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s southwest, southeast, and northeast… Read More
Russia introduces life imprisonment for treason
April 29, 2023, 11:36 am
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that introduces life imprisonment for high treason and increases penalties for terrorism, according to the document published on Friday. The bill contains a number of amendments to the Russian Criminal Code that tighten penalties for… Read More
Pinoy workers in China await May day rush
April 28, 2023, 4:28 pm
BEIJING, China — Workers here will have the most needed long break as the government announced a five-day holiday from April 29 to May 3 in celebration of International Labor Day. This includes Filipino worker Ereneo Galendrez Jr., a mixed martial arts coach at the Tigerking Mixed Martial Arts… Read More
US, S. Korea sign deal to deter nuke attacks from NoKor
April 27, 2023, 4:40 pm
WASHINGTON – The United States and South Korea announced a new deal Wednesday that aims to deter North Korea from using nuclear and ballistic missiles. The Washington Declaration said the pact was sealed as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol paid an official state visit to the White House. It… Read More
Automotive, battery forum to examine software innovations
April 27, 2023, 4:10 pm
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Innovations in automotive software and its role in improving safety and productivity in the automotive industry will be discussed at the Automotive & Battery Forum, a three-day international conference that concludes here on Thursday. The forum in Sofia is organized by the… Read More
Kenya cult deaths now at 95
April 27, 2023, 2:34 pm
NAIROBI, Kenya – The death toll from Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie's church rose to 95 after the bodies of eight children were exhumed Wednesday from his homestead. The children, whose relatives are suspected to be members of the cult, are believed to have starved or starved themselves in… Read More
Renewables generate more of EU's electricity than fossil fuels
April 27, 2023, 1:58 pm
LONDON – Renewables generated 40 percent of the European Union's electricity over the winter period, overtaking fossil fuels, at 37 percent, for the first time, a new analysis from energy think tank Ember revealed Thursday. The October 2022-March 2023 period was a "crisis winter" due to the… Read More
UN chief sounds alarm on lack of progress on SDGs
April 26, 2023, 7:43 pm
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday sounded the alarm on the lack of progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "Halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda, we are leaving more than half the world behind," Guterres told UN member states in a briefing on the… Read More
German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry holds confab on innovation
April 26, 2023, 4:26 pm
SOFIA, Bulgaria – The German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce is organizing a conference Wednesday on "Digitalisation, Innovation and Sustainability", the chamber said. The forum starts at 10:00 am at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sofia. The aim of the event is to spark a general… Read More
