Colombo: Prasanna Ranatunga, who formerly served as Sri Lanka’s minister of tourism and civil aviation, was arrested Wednesday by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. The commission said in a statement that …
Hunchun: A freight train carrying 46 containers of goods left the border city of Hunchun in northeast China’s Jilin Province heading for the Russian capital city of Moscow, marking the launch of a new postal train service.
According to Namibia Press…
Samangan: Health authorities in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province have collected and destroyed a large quantity of expired and low-quality medicines accumulated over the past year, the provincial public health office said in a statement on Wedn…
Belem: At the ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), leaders and experts have emphasized the need for stronger South-South cooperation to advance global climate governance. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Conventi…
Guangzhou: Senior officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lauded China’s commitment to anti-doping education and emphasized the importance of global collaboration in the fight for clean sport during their visit to the country’s 15th Nationa…
Ohangwena: The NamPower Foundation on Tuesday handed over a three-classroom block at Titus Ndjaba Combined School, along with a guardroom and school fence at Oluwaya Combined School in the Epembe constituency of the Ohangwena Region. The projects were…
Melbourne: A new international study has revealed the vast and largely unmonitored trade of wildlife around the world, warning of growing risks to biodiversity and biosecurity.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the study, conducted in collaboration…
Beijing: A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday condemned the so-called Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) for making provocations on Taiwan-related issues. Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks…
Islamabad: At least 12 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside the District Judicial Complex of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Tuesday, the country’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said. “The incident happened at 12:39 p.m. local time (073…
Britain: Britain’s unemployment rate edged up to its highest level since the pandemic in the third quarter of 2025, a sign of a labor market losing its fizz as firms curb investment and scale back hiring plans. Analysts have warned that the forthcomin…
Vientiane: Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president, held a meeting with Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committ…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has sent a letter of congratulations to the 20th theory seminar between the CPC and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)….
