KAMPALA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/GNA) – Uganda’s head coach, Charles Onen, has expressed confidence in his team’s preparation, ahead of the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens…
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‘Big demand’ UEFA starts ticket sale for Euro 2024 in Germany
Hamburg/Frankfurt, Oct 3, (dpa/GNA) – Ticket sales for the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany started on Tuesday, with German Football Federation vice-president Celia Sasic,…
Two dead, five injured after shooting in Bangkok mall
Bangkok, Oct 3, (dpa/GNA) – A 14-year-old boy shot dead two people, at a popular shopping mall in the Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday.…
Pakistan sets deadline for illegal immigrants to leave country
Islamabad, Oct 3, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani authorities Tuesday, announced a deadline for all illegal immigrants including Afghan nationals to leave the country, in a…
Indian police raid journalists’ homes, offices in New Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 3, (dpa/GNA) – The New Delhi police, has raided homes and offices of journalists from the website NewsClick, taking their phones…
Quake-hit Turkish region faces safety risks in winter, union warns
Istanbul, Oct 3, (dpa/GNA) – The Turkish Medical Association (TTB), on Tuesday urged adequate precautions to protect over a million people in temporary shelters…
Kevin McCarthy ousted as House Speaker in historic vote
Washington, Oct 4 (Reuters/GNA) – A handful of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party…
Swiss tourist killed in Turkey bus crash, 11 injured
Istanbul, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – A Swiss tourist was killed while 10 other Swiss nationals and the driver were injured after a minibus carrying…
Red Cross seeks people left behind in flight from Nagorno-Karabakh
Geneva, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The Red Cross is looking for people in distress left behind in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, ICRC spokesman…
Ukrainian air defence says Russian missile and 29 drones downed
Kiev, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Ukraine’s air defence command said on Tuesday its forces had brought down 29 drones and an Iskander missile in…
Rare protest in Egypt after Al-Sisi declares his candidacy
Cairo, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – After Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced his candidacy for a third term in office, a rare protest broke…
Pakistan sets deadline for illegal immigrants to leave country
Islamabad, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani authorities Tuesday announced a deadline for all illegal immigrants including Afghan nationals to leave the country, in a…
Quake-hit Turkish region faces safety risks in winter, union warns
Istanbul, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) on Tuesday urged adequate precautions to protect over a million people in temporary shelters…
Slovakia’s third-placed candidate is keeping his options open
Bratislava, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – After the parliamentary elections in Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, head of the HLAS-SD (“Voice-Social Democracy”) party has stressed that he…
Austria, Czech Republic to introduce checks on border with Slovakia
Vienna, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Austria is joining Poland and the Czech Republic in introducing checks along its border with Slovakia, in response to…
Doubts on migration deal after Tunisia rejects EU aid as ‘charity’
Tunis, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Tunisia has rejected financial aid offered by the European Union to help stem the flow of irregular migrants and…
Spanish King tasks PM Sánchez with forming new government
Madrid, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – King Felipe VI of Spain has tasked acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez with forming a new government, after a…
Report: India demands dozens of Canadian diplomats to leave country
New Delhi, Oct. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The Indian government has asked Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats by October 10, according to a report published…
Ford lays off 243 staff in Chicago in wake of strike at nearby plant
Chicago, Oct. 3, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Ford has laid off 243 workers at its stamping facility in Chicago Heights in the wake of the strike…
Turkey inflation climbs to 9-month high, producer price growth slows
Ankara, Oct. 3, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Turkey’s consumer price inflation accelerated further in September to the highest level in nine months, figures from the Turkish…