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Aug 19, 2024
Vienna [Austria], August 19: The suspect in the plot to detonate a bomb at one of Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts earlier this month inquired where he could buy a fuse, a friend of the suspect has revealed to police, the Austria Press Agency (APA) reported on Sunday.
Thai king formally endorses new Shinawatra clan prime minister
Fire with explosions destroys factory in Australia's Melbourne, no casualty reported
Aug 18, 2024
Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and foreign affairs
Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital
US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much closer'
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At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack in Somalia's Mogadishu
Mogadishu [Somalia], August 18: At least 11 people were killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the local police...
After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored: Aviation authority
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 18: Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass...
Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and thousands evacuated
Istanbul [Turkey], August 18: Wildfires across western Turkey, the worst so far this year, injured 21 people and forced around 4,000 residents to evacuate, the...
Moscow's secret service takes action against Western war reporters
Moscow [Russia], August 18: The Russian domestic Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated criminal proceedings against three Western war reporters for illegal stays in the...
Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's Kursk area
Kiev [Ukraine], August 18: The Ukrainian Air Force said it destroyed a road bridge of strategic importance in Russia on Saturday, amid its offensive in...
Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty
Bangkok [Thailand], August 18: Thailand's controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his...
Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance
Montreal [Canada], August 18: Kamala Harris spent her adolescence in Montreal often pining for her California hometown, but former Canadian classmates remember the American presidential...
Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
Caracas [Venezuela], August 18: Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential election.
Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level
Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday recommended increased vigilance against a new mpox virus variant that...
Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival
Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the city of Leipzig in the eastern German state of Saxony late on Saturday.
Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave
Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc
UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue joint statement on Sudan
Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area
U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service
Aug 17, 2024
Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"
U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year
Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure
South Africa on high alert following mpox declared public health emergency of int'l concern
Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours
