JAKARTA, Oct. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) – Indonesia is intensifying monitoring of acute respiratory infections, linked to forest and land fires, after recording 277,075 cumulative cases…
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Houthis claim fresh missile attacks on Riyadh airport, Yemeni gov’t forces
SANAA, Oct. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) – Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday evening, it had launched a fresh ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport…
Boateng ‘proud and happy’ in coaching role at Trabzonspor
Istanbul, Oct 13. (dpa/GNA) – Former Germany defender, JĂ©rĂ´me Boateng, has said he is “very proud and happy” to be working as an assistant…
Houthis say Saudi strikes target northern Yemen
Sana’a, Oct 13. (dpa/GNA) – Saudi Arabia carried out several strikes on northern Yemen on Tuesday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels said one day after the…
At least 1 killed as Houthis launch fresh attacks on Saudi airports
Cairo, Oct 13. (dpa/GNA) – At least one person has died in an attack on the international airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, the…
India’s Cockroach party leaders freed on bail
New Delhi, Oct 11. (dpa/GNA) – The founder and other leading figures of India’s anti-government Cockroach youth movement, were released from detention on Sunday,…
Saudi jets hit Yemen’s Sana’a airport in retaliation for Riyadh strike
Cairo, Oct 11, (dpa/GNA) – Saudi Arabia has struck the airport of the Yemeni capital Sana’a, following the deadly attack on Riyadh’s airport, the…
32 public officials punished over deadly fireworks blast in central China’s Hunan
CHANGSHA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – The government of central China’s Hunan Province, on Thursday released the investigation report on a fatal fireworks factory explosion…
Former Philippine President Duterte “fit to stand trial”, ICC says
THE HAGUE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/GNA) – Former Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, is “fit to stand trial,” the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Thursday. Trial…
Longer trips, richer experiences: China’s National Day holiday reveals shifting tourism trends
Beijing, Oct. 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – Five days into China’s week-long National Day holiday, millions are still immersed in the sights, sounds and flavors of…
Global businesses eye opportunities as China import expo nears
Shanghai, Oct. 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – With one month to go before the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), companies from around the world are…
China’s holiday consumption market posts steady growth
Beijing, Oct. 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – Consumer spending across China is holding steady midway through the seven-day National Day holiday, with early data pointing to…
China’s island province Hainan offers diverse tourism experiences to holidaymakers
Haikou, Oct. 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – China’s southernmost province of Hainan has more to offer than beaches and coconut trees. During the first National Day…
Economic Watch: Holiday travel highlights China’s transport strength, economic vitality
Beijing, Oct. 7 (Xinhua/GNA) – For Zhang Yang and his family in Ankang, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, this year’s National Day holiday was a…
India to become world’s largest economy by 2047
The politician linked the country’s prospects to rapid economic and technological development Oct 7 (TV BRICS/GNA) – India could become the world’s largest economy…
Student stabs eight pupils at Istanbul middle school
Istanbul, Ocr 6. (dpa/GNA) – A student from another school, stabbed eight pupils at a middle school in Istanbul’s BaĹźakĹźehir district on Tuesday, Istanbul…
Turkish authorities detain 46 in graft probe targeting opposition
Istanbul, Oct 6. (dpa/GNA) – Turkish police have detained 46 suspects, including the former mayor of an opposition district municipality in the Aegean province…
Taliban rejects ICC arrest warrants, denies court’s authority
Islamabad, Oct 6. (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government has rejected the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to unseal four arrest warrants against senior Taliban…
South Korea confirms successful launch of Nuri rocket
Seoul, Oct 7 (RIA Novosti/GNA) – The South Korean Nuri rocket has successfully placed five ultra-small satellites into orbit, Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) chief…
Let’s see China beyond the old perspective – Yiwu City Vice Mayor
By Eric K. Amoh, GNA Yiwu, (Zhejiang Province) Oct. 06, GNA – Mr Tang Tang, the Vice Mayor of the Yiwu City in Zhejiang…