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Central European floods cause 6 deaths, hundreds of landslides

Central European floods cause 6 deaths, hundreds of...

Vienna [Austria], August 8: Record floods, hundreds of landslides and six deaths were reported from Central Europe, as rescue workers...

Another heatwave hits Spain, bringing increased fire risk

Another heatwave hits Spain, bringing increased fire risk

Madrid [Spain], August 8:Spain is being hit by the fourth heatwave of the summer and it is expected to continue...

Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions

Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea...

Dubai [UAE], August 8: More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships,...

Several killed in Russian missile attack in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine

Several killed in Russian missile attack in Pokrovsk,...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 8: At least five people have been killed and 31 others wounded after two Russian missiles hit...

Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976 in race with Indian spacecraft

Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976...

Moscow [Russia], August 8: Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race...

Looming storms shut US government offices, millions under tornado watch

Looming storms shut US government offices, millions under...

Washington [US], August 8:U.S. government offices in the Washington area closed early on Monday due to approaching thunderstorms as people...

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker

Pyongyang [North Korea],August 8: An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile...

After heatwave, looming typhoon forces scouts to evacuate South Korea campsite

After heatwave, looming typhoon forces scouts to evacuate...

Seoul [South Korea], August 8: Tens of thousands of youngsters will be evacuated from the campsite of the World Scout...

Brazil's Indigenous population double the size previously recorded -census

Brazil's Indigenous population double the size previously recorded...

Brasilia [Brazil], August 8: Brazil has 1.69 million Indigenous people, almost twice as many as previously acknowledged by the state,...

Dubai Municipality launches 'A Safer Summer' campaign to foster public health and well-being during summer season

Dubai Municipality launches 'A Safer Summer' campaign to...

Dubai [UAE], August 8:Dubai Municipality launched the "A Safer Summer" campaign to raise public awareness on the importance of taking...

National Elections Committee announces opening of candidacy for FNC 2023 elections

National Elections Committee announces opening of candidacy for...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 8: The National Elections Committee (NEC) announced that potential candidates for the Federal National Council (FNC)...

Dubai Taxi Corporation launches digital transformation strategic plan 2022-2025

Dubai Taxi Corporation launches digital transformation strategic plan...

Dubai [UAE],August 8: Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), a subsidiary of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched its strategic...

3 killed, 2 injured in shooting in Washington D.C.

3 killed, 2 injured in shooting in Washington...

Washington [US], August 7:Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting in Southeast Washington D.C. on Saturday...

Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at COP28

Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 7: Sri Lanka will launch a climate justice forum for the vulnerable and developing countries at...

Japan marks 78th anniversary of nuclear attack

Japan marks 78th anniversary of nuclear attack

Tokyo [Japan],August 7:Japan on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bomb attack on the western city of...

Judge muzzles Trump, issues protective order on trial documents

Judge muzzles Trump, issues protective order on trial...

New York [US], August 7:A Washington federal court judge blocked former US president Donald Trump from going public with potential...

Saudi Arabia urges its citizens

Saudi Arabia urges its citizens

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 7: Saudi Arabia called on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching...

Ukraine calls Jeddah talks productive

Ukraine calls Jeddah talks productive

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 7: A senior Ukrainian official said that talks in Saudi Arabia to make headway towards a peaceful...

Five arrested as protest halts elite UCI cycling race

Five arrested as protest halts elite UCI cycling...

Edinburgh [Scotland], August 7: Five people have been arrested after a protest halted the Men's Elite Road Race at the...

Boy, 12, killed in hit-and-run crash on motorway

Boy, 12, killed in hit-and-run crash on motorway

London [UK], August 7: A 12-year-old boy has died in a hit-and-run crash on a motorway in West Yorkshire.

Dubai surpasses pre-pandemic international visitation levels in H1 2023 with 20% YoY growth

Dubai surpasses pre-pandemic international visitation levels in H1...

Dubai [UAE], August 7: Dubai's resurgent tourism industry is celebrating a successful first half of 2023 (H1 2023), after welcoming...

UAE expresses solidarity with Slovenia and offers condolences over victims of floods

UAE expresses solidarity with Slovenia and offers condolences...

Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 7: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Slovenia over the...

Greenpeace activists arrested after protesting on Sunak's roof

Greenpeace activists arrested after protesting on Sunak's roof

London [UK], August 6:Greenpeace activists have been arrested after an hours-long protest on the roof of British Prime Minister Rishi...

British scouts at S Korea event moved to hotels

British scouts at S Korea event moved to...

London [UK], August 6: British children attending the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea have been moved to hotels after...

Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to 'immediately' leave Lebanon

Saudi Arabia urges its citizens to 'immediately' leave...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 6: Saudi Arabia's embassy in Lebanon urged its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible,...

Polish healthminister in trouble over confidentiality slip

Polish healthminister in trouble over confidentiality slip

Warsaw [Poland], August 6:Polish Health Minister Adam Niedzielski is being criticized by the nation's doctors for allegedly violating medical confidentiality.

Extreme storms, floods cause damage in Slovenia

Extreme storms, floods cause damage in Slovenia

Vienna [Austria], August 6: Heavy rain and flooding have caused severe damage in Slovenia and Austria and are believed to...