International

News Desk New York: Nearly 15 million people in Pakistan are affected by Hepatitis B and C, with 150,000 new cases reported every year. These multifaceted challenges stemmed from unsafe blood transfusions, unhygienic dental treatments…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the South Sandwich Islands region at 04:12:19 GMT on Monday, informed U.S. Geological Survey. The epicentre, with a depth of 147.1 km, was initially determined to be at 55.90…

News Desk Athens: Olive oil – an essential part of Greek culture and cuisine – is shifting towards becoming a luxury good due to skyrocketing prices, with its average price on shelves reaching €13 and the price rising 35 per cent in…

News Desk Shijiazhuang: A three-month excavation project has found the ruins of a Taoist temple dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) in North China’s Hebei Province Wuyi county, local authorities informed on Saturday. It was…

News Desk Kutahya: Archaeologists uncovered remnants of cosmetic products, including jewellery items and makeup materials, used by Roman women more than 2,000 years ago in the ancient city of Aizanoi in western Türkiye. Aizanoi is…

Xinhua/APP Hanoi: The Vietnamese government is introducing a green finance classification system to promote and guide the expansion of sustainable investments, stated State Bank of Vietnam Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha. According to…

News Desk Beijing: The China National Meteorological Centre issued a blue alert for rainstorms on Saturday as heavy downpours are forecast to lash parts of China. Heavy rains are forecast to hit parts of Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou,…

News Desk New York: We’ve been going to conferences for so long, telling our story, but it seemed like we weren’t getting anywhere. I have come to view summits as “talkfests with no action”, said Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi. Niue,…

News Desk Riyadh: The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has finalised the addition of 47 new sites to its World Heritage List, where member states nominated 50 natural, cultural and mixed sites. During the…

News Desk Kampala: Nearly 60 internally displaced people have died from starvation, including 33 children and 27 adults (17 women and 10 men) in the central Congo province of Kwilu, according to the Provincial Humanitarian Commission on…