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At the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural and Sports Organization (UNESCO), a number of living traditions were, this year, inscribed on the
Two four-story buildings adjacent to each other in the Moroccan city of Fez collapsed overnight, and 22 people are dead, in the second time this year that buildings in the
As tension between Tokyo and Beijing increased, the Japanese defence ministry on 9th December said that jets have been scrambled by the Japanese to keep track of Russian and Chinese
Thailand’s parliament is dissolved for new elections to be held early next year, as the country continues its cross-border skirmishes with Cambodia. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House
Australia has become the world’s first nation to ban social media for children under the age of 16, preventing them from using social media platforms such as TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube,
Russian President Vladimir Putin informed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday (Dec 10) that Moscow was happy with the emerging military relationship between the two nations and was willing to
On Friday (Nov 14), North Korea’s foreign minister Choe Son Hui rejected the joint statement issued by G7 countries, state media KCNA said, denouncing their demand for the total denuclearisation
On 15th November, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 armed group signed a framework agreement in Doha to establish a framework upon which the two parties would
Peru has terminated diplomatic relations with Mexico following the granting of asylum to a preceding Peruvian prime minister charged with a 2022 coup attempt. Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency today following Typhoon Kalmaegi, which claimed at least 114 lives and hundreds of others were lost in central provinces in
U.S. senior officials pressed European partners to accelerate the process of eliminating Russian gas by increasing the pipeline networks regionally and raising American imports of liquefied natural gas in Europe.
This year, the German economy is projected to stand still following two years of decline, and the German Chamber of Commerce (DIHK) forecasted a sluggish growth of 0.7 percent in
On 23rd November, Ukraine used drones to hit a heat and power station in Moscow, causing a large fire and severing heating for thousands of people in one of the
Venezuela has declared a significant, national-scale military operation to resist the US naval presence in its waters. On Tuesday, the defence ministry of the country made an announcement of the
Myanmar claims to have ordered Russian helicopters and Chinese jets into its air force as the two countries proceed with the supply of the military-led government with the equipment, even
Greece is reportedly seeking to acquire Israeli anti-aircraft and artillery weapons estimated to cost it approximately 3.5 billion US dollars in its modernization of its military forces, reported Reuters on
On 15th November, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 armed group signed a framework agreement in Doha to establish a framework upon which the two parties would
On 13th November, the United States gave the Taiwan government a sale of fighter jets along with parts of other airplanes worth 330 million dollars, and this was the first
In a country still struggling with conflict, economic collapse, and the trauma of the 2020 port explosion, Pope Leo XIV spent his last moments on his Middle East visit by
Indonesia participated in the Festival of the Nations (Fiesta de las Naciones), the cultural event organized in São Paulo, Municipality of Las Condes, Parque Araucano, Chile, for the first time,
Among the earliest items that the scientists of Colombia discovered among the deep waters of the Caribbean Sea, where the mythical Spanish galleon San Jose sank in 1708, was a
New business ventures and experts are revolutionizing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Saudi Arabia using social media platforms that are also a launchpad and an accelerator of new businesses, experts told
Reuters reports that unredacted court documents filed in a class-action suit against Meta and other social media firms accuse it of allegedly shutting down its internal studies into how Facebook
Chengdu is starting a new history of tourism and cultural cooperation with Europe. The representatives of Chengdu Media Group, who collaborated with the Chengdu Administration of Culture, Sports and Tourism,
On 14th November, the UK bond markets were scared as it was revealed that Rachel Reeves had abandoned her plans to make a manifesto-busting income tax hike at the autumn
The Thai economy is estimated to increase at 2.1 percent in the current year and 1.6 percent in 2026 in the wake of escalating economic headwinds, as indicated by the […]
The United States will lift tariffs on some of the food products, as well as other imports by Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, and El Salvador in exchange for better access to
On 14th November, the International Monetary Fund reported that its executive board had sanctioned a new two-year, $24 billion flexible credit line to Mexico, which the country could use as
The Bank of England has given a green light on the possibility of an interest rate cut in December following an indication that inflation had reached its peak, with its
An economic report commissioned by the firms behind the scheme showed that the largest offshore wind farm in the world would boost the UK economy by a total of £6.1bn.
On 21st November, a powerful 5.5 magnitude earthquake caused fatalities and injuries to more than 300 people in central Bangladesh and killed at least eight people, according to the authorities
The federal police of Brazil on 22nd November arrested the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion that he was planning his escape and avoiding a 27-year sentence for spearheading a
On 21st November, the Brazilian central bank announced it will conduct up to two dollar auctions with repurchase agreements of up to $2 billion on Monday morning. According to a
Iran is also ready to redo nuclear negotiations with the United States, provided they are respected by the Iranian government, a high-ranking Iranian official informed CNN on 18th November, but
On 18th November, Britain, through its MI5 security agency, alerted members of parliament against efforts by Chinese agents to gather information and influence operations, which is contained in an email
On 21st November, Nokia, with the Trump administration, announced its intentions to increase its U.S. R&D and manufacturing capacity by investing in AI-ready mobile, fixed access, IP, optical, and data
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