Victoria falls: A total of nine Chinese cities were accredited as international wetland cities on Thursday during the opening of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15) held in Zimbabw…

Windhoek: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday launched Namibia’s upgraded banknotes and a new coinage series, featuring enhancements specifically designed for visually impaired and partially sighted Namibians.

According to Namibia Press Ag…

Istanbul: After a brief third round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday, hopes for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine remain as frail as ever. During the 40-minute talks, Russia and Ukraine remain “quite apart from each other,” with neither side cla…

Outapi: The Outapi Town Council has invested about N.dollars three million for the electrification of extension 20, through its Outapi Phase 1, transformative electrical infrastructure project. Town spokesperson Joolokeni Haidula on Wednesday informed…

Nadi: The Pacific region is stepping up efforts to secure its food future as agricultural leaders meet in Nadi, Fiji’s third-largest city, to emphasize the vital need for collaboration in conserving and actively using plant genetic resources.

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Windhoek: It was a thrilling occasion at the Young African Football Club (FC) when the Namibia Football Association (NFA) officially granted a Confederation of African Football (CAF) license to the club to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup set …

Brussels: The eyebrow-raising “daddy” remark by NATO’s chief has sparked widespread attention and exposed inconvenient truths: the lopsided relationship between the United States and Europe, and the deep-seated differences within NATO regarding milita…

Hong kong: Hong Kong Hang Seng Index increased 0.51 percent on Thursday to close at 25,667.18 points.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index saw an increase of 0.18 percent, closing at 9,257.62 points. Meanwhile, t…

Shanghai: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend and address the opening ceremony of the 2025 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai on July 26, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Thursday.

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South korea: South Korea’s chipmaker SK hynix achieved record-high earnings in the second quarter, driven by robust sales of memory chips utilized in generative artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets, the company announced on Thursday.

According to …

Beijing: A total of 190 million Chinese people are covered by long-term care insurance by the end of 2024, according to the National Healthcare Security Administration on Thursday.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the long-term care insurance fund…

Eenhana: The Eenhana Town Council has cleared its debt of over N.dollars 13 million with NamWater. Eenhana Mayor Omri-Onn Kavandje told Nampa on Thursday that this achievement marks a significant milestone in the council’s commitment to sound financia…

Kuwait city: Kuwait’s authorities announced Wednesday they confiscated nearly 4 million Captagon pills, with an estimated market value of 39.3 million U.S. dollars. In a statement posted on social media X, the country’s interior ministry said the drug…