China sends three astronauts to complete space station
BSS/AFP :China on Sunday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station, the latest milestone in...
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WHO: 780 monkeypox outbreak cases
BSS/AFP :The World Health Organization said Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the...
Ash covers towns after Philippines volcano eruption
BSS/AFP :A volcano in the eastern Philippines spewed a huge, dark cloud on Sunday, prompting evacuations from ash-covered towns while authorities warned of possible further...
Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties
BSS :President Joe Biden hopes to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting...
Saudi receives first foreign Hajj pilgrims since before pandemic
BSS :Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the corona virus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the...
As EU squeezes Russia, Serbia embraces old ally
BSS/AFP :While the European Union scrambles to isolate Russia and reduce energy imports from the country, EU candidate Serbia is tightening its bond with Moscow...
Biden to visit Saudi Arabia: Reports
BSS/AFP :US President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia this month, reports said Thursday, a stark reversal for a leader who once called for the...
Turkey officially changes name at UN to ‘Turkiye’
BSS/AFP :Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called “Turkiye” in all...
Ukraine war ‘will have no winner,’ UN says on 100th day of fight
BSS/AFP :The United Nations said on Friday there would be no victor from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the conflict entered its 100th day and...
Fugitive shot dead after allegedly killing Texas family: Sheriff
BSS/AFP :Texas law enforcement officers have shot dead a convicted murderer who escaped prison and was suspected of killing a family close to his last...
Zelensky says ‘victory will be ours’ on day 100 of Russian invasion
BSS/AFP :Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday his country’s military would fend off the Russian invasion in a video marking 100 days of Moscow’s all-out...
Papua New Guinea’s Ulawun volcano erupts
BSS/AFP :The Mount Ulawun volcano in northeastern Papua New Guinea erupted early Thursday, spewing ash highinto the air before easing with no injuries reported.The country’s...