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New York: Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods. more
Afghanistan: Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices

Kabul:  Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Administration, which is now controlled by Taliban, said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned to conduc ...

Former US President Bill Clinton hospitalised

Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to hospital for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, media reports said.

Fire in Taiwan residential multi-storey kills at least 46, wounds over 40

Taipei, Taiwan (JEN): At least 46 people died and dozens were injured after a devastating fire tore through a 13-storey residential building in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung in ...

Lebanon: Six dead, 30 more injured by gunfire at Beirut blast protest

Beirut, Lebanon (JEN): At least six people have been killed and 30 others wounded by gunfire in Lebanese capital Beirut after a rally organised by the Hezbollah and Amal Movements to dema ...

Man armed with bow and arrow kills five people in Norway, arrested later

Oslo, Norway (JEN): Five people have been confirmed dead and two more have been wounded after a man armed with a bow and arrow attacked them in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesda ...

US to reopen Mexico, Canada land borders for fully vaccinated travellers in Nov

Washington, DC (JEN): The United States said it will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada in November for 'fully vaccinated' travellers, ending a 19-month freeze due to the C ...

Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop found dead following alleged stabbing by husband

Nairobi, Kenya (JEN): Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist who represented her country in the recent Tokyo Olympics, has been found dead a ...

Alibaba founder Jack Ma resurfaces in Hong Kong: Reports

Hong Kong: Alibaba founder billionaire Jack Ma, who remained mostly out of public view ever since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently presen ...

Chinese PLA runs tank drills on Indian border as talks fail

The Chinese army put tank regiments through their paces near the Indian border days after talks between the two nations failed, media reports said.