UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Thursday for $1.1 billion to fully fund an aid plan for combating the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The plan, costing $2.1 billion in total, has received a...
The Digital Policy Office of Hong Kong is expanding the use of AI on the 1823 government hotline. They include introducing voice recognition technology which is expected to trim case processing time ...
Cuba's Education Minister Naima Trujillo on Thursday confirmed that the new school year would begin as planned on September 1, despite a severe energy crunch underscored by another major blackout. The minister...
North Korea has condemned a US plan to sell weapons to South Korea. A spokesperson for North Korea's foreign ministry announced the criticism on Thursday in remarks carried by the country's state-run...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America". Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North...
Rescue teams waded through mud on Thursday searching for more than 1,400 people missing after flash floods and landslides that struck the Nepal-Tibet border.
As of Thursday evening, the death toll rose sharply...
The health of Norway's 89-year-old King Harald, hospitalized with a blood disease, has deteriorated and he is in an "extremely serious" condition, the palace said Thursday. Queen Sonja and Crown...
Türkiye’s first thematic Cheese Museum welcomed 72,000 domestic and international visitors in the first seven months of the year. Established in the historic Süvari Bastion in Kars,...
With the support of neighbouring countries and international organizations, the government is striving to expose illegal foreign nationals in Myanmar who have committed online gambling and scams that are...
The 40th International Islamic Unity Conference has begun in Tehran with the participation of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The conference is being held at the Islamic Summit Hall under the theme “...