Severo-kurilsk: Authorities in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin Region on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the Severo-Kurilsk District following a powerful earthquake and threat of further tsunamis. Sakhalin Governor Valery Limarenko convened a…
Windhoek: China’s childcare subsidy, set at a standard of 3,600 yuan (about 503 U.S. dollars) per year for each child under the age of three, will directly increase family incomes and benefit tens of millions of households each year, said an official …
Taupo: New Zealand has launched a draft strategy to double geothermal energy production by 2040 and position itself as a global leader in sustainable geothermal innovation. The initiative was unveiled by Resources Minister Shane Jones in Taupo, locate…
Beijing: Torrential rains have wreaked havoc across northern China, forcing evacuations, disrupting traffic, and leaving 30 people dead in Beijing and eight more in neighboring Hebei Province, where a landslide struck a village.
According to Namibi…
Pyongyang: After years of hiatus, direct flights between Pyongyang and Moscow have resumed due to demand from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Russia, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday.
According …
Dalian: Iron ore futures closed higher on Tuesday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). The most active iron ore contract for September 2025 delivery gained 5 yuan (about 70 U.S. cents) to close at 798 yuan per tonne.
According …
Baiyin: Amid the cool night breeze of Baiyin, a city nestled in northwest China’s Gansu Province, the scent of herbs like astragalus and angelica permeates the air as crowds gather beneath glowing light boxes around cupping stations and pulse-reading …
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 60,034, Gaza’s health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the health authorities in Gaza have been closely monito…
Yatsauk: Over 2,200 people have been evacuated as flooding impacts four townships in eastern Myanmar’s Shan state. A total of 2,267 individuals from 461 households were relocated, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.
According to Namib…
Vientiane: The “New Perspective: China-Laos Young Artists Exchange Exhibition” has opened in the Lao capital with over 100 guests from the cultural and tourism sectors of both countries attending the opening ceremony.
According to Namibia Press Age…
Opuwo: The Swapo Party has finalised its candidate selections for six constituencies and their respective local authorities in the Kunene Region, ahead of November’s Regional Council and Local Authority elections. The confirmations follow district con…
Vientiane: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the Chile-Argentina border region at 0933 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences reported.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the epicenter of the quake was determined …
Windhoek: A male trainee at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at a village near the Okamatapati settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region. The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old Zenotjiuonga Tj…
Gaza: Health authorities in Gaza have reported that the death toll from Israeli strikes has now exceeded 60,000.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the ongoing conflict has led to a significant number of casualties, with the situation in the region …
Gaza: U.S. budget airlines like Spirit and Southwest have chosen to lay off pilots, cut flights and change business models for survival in a hard time of rising costs and shrinking markets.
According to Namibia Press Agency, Spirit Airlines on Mond…
