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Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 22: A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports.

UAE stocks generate strong cash flows Monday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 22: UAE stocks generated strong cash flows Monday as the International Holding Company (IHC) maintained...

3 dead, 6 injured in U.S. Seattle shooting
San Francisco [US], August 21: Three people were killed and six more injured in a shooting early Sunday at a...

Singaporean PM says recent political scandals will not...
Singapore, August 21: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday stressed that the leadership renewal is on track and...

Solomon Islands' PM hails Chinese medical ship services
Honiara [Solomon Islands], August 21: Prime minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare visited the Chinese naval hospital ship "Peace Ark"...

Taxis in Japan to stop displaying driver's name,...
Tokyo [Japan], August 21: Japan's transport ministry has abolished the requirement for taxi drivers to display their name and photograph...

Kiev hits Russia's Kursk in drone attack, targets...
Moscow [Russia], August 21: The Russian capital Moscow and the city of Kursk were targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks, officials...

Japan's leader visits Fukushima before cooling water to...
Tokyo [Japan], August 21: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a brief visit to the remains of the Fukushima power...

Niger's coup leader plans transitional govt for 3...
Niamey [Niger], August 21: Niger's de facto president, AbdourahamaneTchiani, wants to create a transitional government that would remain in power...

Ukraine struggled to receive F-16 fighter jets
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 21: Equipping the Ukrainian Air Force with a new fighter model like the F-16 is not a...

Tensions continue in the Taiwan Strait
Taipei [Taiwan], August 21: Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that as of yesterday morning (August 20), 45 Chinese military aircraft and...

Trump was advised to give up hope in...
Washington [US], August 21: A prominent Republican figure in the US Senate has said that former President Donald Trump should...

Hurricane Hilary hits the US West Coast, Southern...
California [US], August 21: In the early morning of August 21 (Vietnam time), a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California...

President Biden's 'one job, two things' move
Washington [US], August 21: The administration of US President Joe Biden has just decided to reopen the migration office in...

Australia spends heavily to buy more than 200...
Melbourne [Australia], August 21: Australia will spend 1.3 billion AUD (VND 19,800 billion) to buy more than 200 Tomahawk cruise...

Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
Quito [Ecuador], August 21: People in Ecuador have voted in presidential and congressional elections overshadowed by violence.

Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19...
Washington [US], August 21: The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus...

California braces for imminent storm Hilary arrival
California [US], August 21: The US state of California is bracing itself for tropical storm Hilary, which is already bringing...

US Senate Republican says Trump should drop out...
Washington [US], August 21: A prominent U.S. Senate Republican on Sunday said former President Donald Trump should drop out of...

Palestine rejects Israeli plan to legalize 155 settlement...
Ramallah [Palestine], August 20:Palestine on Saturday condemned and rejected Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's plan to legalize 155 Israeli settlement...

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 114...
Los Angeles [US], August 20:The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 114 on...

Over 60,000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 20: Dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka for 2023 passed the 60,000 mark on Saturday, the...

Road accidents claim 92 lives in Laos in...
Vientiane [Laos], August 20: A total of 92 people were killed in road accidents across Laos in July, an increase...

US, Japan, S Korea expand security ties at...
Washington [US], August 20: The United States, Japan and South Korea deepened their security cooperation at what was dubbed a...

Russia slaps entry bans on 54 British officials,...
Moscow [Russia], August 20: Moscow slapped bans on 54 British citizens, including government officials, journalists and public relations specialists, citing...

Venezuelans struggle to find power, water amid shortage
Caracas [Venezuela], August 20: Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage on water. Isora must go to the...

Over 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence in...
Port-au-Prince[Haiti], August 20:More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence,...