Russia, South Korea to jointly build nuclear plant in Egypt
South Korean state-owned company Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) is set to construct the machinery buildings and provide materials...
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Independence Day attack on Ukraine train station kills at least 22
Russian shelling of the Chaplyne train station in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least 22 people on Wednesday, Ukrainian...
Endangered plant rediscovered in China
A critically endangered plant, known as Euonymus aquifolium, has been rediscovered in China, more than 110 years after it was...
China releases results of investigation into math textbook illustrations
China’s Ministry of Education on Monday announced the results of an investigation into problematic illustrations in math textbooks for primary...
UN calls for release of woman jailed for 34 years for tweeting
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed outrage over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi...
Court sentences Canadian billionaire to 13 years imprisonment for financial crimes
Chinese-born Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Shanghai court on Friday for bribery,...
Cambodia spends over $744m to support households hit by pandemic
Cambodia has so far released more than 744 million U.S. dollars in assistance to some 700,000 COVID-19-affected poor and vulnerable...
Rushdie’s attacker says he is surprised author survived stabbing
The man who allegedly stabbed Sir Salman Rushdie on stage at an event in New York said he was “surprised”...
Death toll from heavy rains, floods in Sudan climbs to 75
The death toll from the recent heavy rains and floods in Sudan has climbed to 75, the country’s National Council...
Blasts rock Russian base in Crimea, Ukraine exults
Explosions rocked an ammunition depot and disrupted trains in Russian-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, the latest such incident in a region...
Senior Kenyan election officials disown results of presidential election
The planned announcement of the Kenyan presidential election results on Monday descended into chaotic scenes after the deputy chairperson of...
Israel arrests 3 in international money laundering probe
Israeli authorities have arrested three suspects as part of an investigation into “large-scale fraud” against the French treasury and the...
Moscow’s plans to hold referendum in Donetsk ‘at advanced stage’
As Russia seeks to consolidate its hold on parts of the country seized by its troops, planning to hold referenda...
South Korea pardons Samsung heir involved in corruption scandal
A South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Friday granted a presidential pardon to Samsung's heir, Lee Jae Yong, allowing...
Chinese scientists develop a hydrogel to help burn up tumors
Chinese scientists have designed a hydrogel that might have a double effect in the fight against cancer, burning up tumors...
Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike
Burkina Faso’s army on Wednesday said that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the country’s southeast earlier...
Teenager killed as Israel seizes Palestinian militant on West Bank
A 17-year-old boy was shot during an Israeli military operation on the West Bank and died later in hospital, the...
Flooding hits Kentucky, nearby states, kills 8
At least eight people were killed in Kentucky after heavy rain-caused flooding hit the eastern part of the U.S. state....
At least 40% of UK airport workers ‘thinking about quitting’
More than two in five UK airport workers are considering leaving the industry, new research suggests. A survey of 1,700...
Saudi arrests man for allegedly helping non-Muslim reporter enter Mecca
A person who allegedly facilitated entry of a non-Muslim journalist into the Islamic holy city of Mecca, in violation of...
