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Aug 31, 2024
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 31: Two airports in Vietnam's biggest cities Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are expected to serve more than 800,000 passengers during the four-day National Day holiday from Saturday to Tuesday, local media reported.
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Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate
Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: On the sidelines of the frenetic Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week, there was calm.
Mexican drug lord, who founded ultra-violent Zetas, released from US prison
Washington [US], August 31: One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico's history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a U.S. prison into the custody...
NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance
Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: New Zealand has decided to tip both for the Pacific Policing Initiative and the Pacific Resilience Facility.
South Koreans' overseas card spending hits US$5.18 bln in Q2
Seoul [South Korea], August 31: South Koreans' overseas card spending remained unchanged in the second quarter from three months earlier as falling demand for overseas...
Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in next few days, WHO says
Geneva [Switzerland], August 31: The World Health Organisation chief said on Friday that mpox vaccines were set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso
New York [US], August 31: The United Nations Security Council has condemned the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso.
Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends 50th session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
Yaounde [Cameroon], August 31: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, led the UAE delegation participating in the 50th session of the...
Ukrainian army confirms F16 crash
Aug 30, 2024
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Thursday confirmed that an F16 fighter jet crashed during fighting in Ukraine.
Japan's jobless rate climbs to 2.7 pct in July
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Unemployment rate in Japan increased in July from a month earlier, the government said in a report on Friday.
Above average temperatures forecast for spring in Australia
Sydney [Australia], August 30: Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has forecast above average spring temperatures across the country following an unseasonably warm winter.
Week of flooding kills over 50 in Bangladesh
Russia not ready to end war with Ukraine, says Poland's foreign minister
US security adviser sees chance for Biden to meet Xi this year
Almost 70 Palestinians killed as Gaza fighting continues
Ukraine attacks deep inside Russian territory
West Bank shaken by violence
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Ms. Harris promises to appoint Republicans to the cabinet if elected
New Zealand's Māori King Tuhetia dies
