Jailed former Thai premier Thaksin to be released on Sunday, PM says
Bangkok [Thailand], February 17: Jailed former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be released from hospital detention on Sunday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.
Taiwan agrees to bring in Indian migrant workers to ease job crunch
Taipei [Taiwan], February 17: and India signed an agreement on Friday to bring in Indian migrant workers to the island as labour-strained Taipei seeks...
NASA looking for volunteers to live in isolation for a year, simulating...
Washington [USA], February 17: NASA is searching for volunteers to take part in an isolation experiment simulating what it would be like to be alone...
AED3.4 billion generated in property sales through ADJD's Auction App
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 17: Since its launch in June 2022 through mid-February 2024, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department's (ADJD) Auction App has generated over...
China emerges as leader in AI development and governance
Beijing [China], February 17: plays a leading role in the global development of artificial intelligence (AI) and has excelled in AI governance, according to...
New York Supreme Court judge schedules criminal trial against ex-U.S. President Trump
New York [US], February 16: A judge at New York Supreme Criminal Court on Thursday set the trial date in an election interference case against...
NASA to launch new mission to study ultraviolet sky, stars, stellar explosions
Los Angeles [US], February 16: NASA will launch a new mission to survey ultraviolet light across the entire sky with an aim to learn how...
Canada strengthens air defence capabilities for NATO's troops in Latvia
Ottawa [Canada], February 16: Canada's National Defence said on Thursday that its troops deployed to NATO's Canada-led Battle Group in Latvia will soon have two...
FBI informant charged with providing false derogatory information about Bidens
Washington [US], February 16: A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant has been charged with providing the bureau with incorrect information about President Joe Biden...
U.S. records over 109,000 drug overdose deaths in 2022: CDC
Los Angeles [US], February 16: U.S. drug overdose deaths surpassed 109,000 in 2022, and nearly 70 percent of these deaths involved synthetic opioids other than...
Canada, Czech Republic sign defence cooperation MOU
Ottawa [Canada], February 16: Canada and Czech Republic signed a defence cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU), Canada's National Defence said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka, Israel sign direct air service agreement
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 16: Sri Lanka's Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on Thursday announced the signing of a direct air...
Bangkok: Work from home as pollution blankets city
Bangkok [Thailand], February 16: Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze...
Doctors operate robot on ISS
Washington [US], February 16: Earth-bound surgeons remotely controlled a small robot aboard the International Space Station over the weekend, conducting the first-ever such surgery in...
Ukraine reinforces 'extremely critical' frontline town
Kiev [Ukraine], February 16: Ukraine has rushed soldiers to the embattled eastern town of Avdiivka, surrounded on three sides by Russian forces, where the military...
US rebukes Zionists for demolishing activist's home in Jerusalem
Washington [US], February 16: The United States has rebuked Zionists for demolishing the home of a Palestinian activist in east Jerusalem, saying its ally was...
Private US lander bound for the Moon
Washington [US], February 16: A private US spaceship was bound for the Moon on Thursday, where it will attempt to land near the south pole...
Gaza doctors measure children for malnutrition
Gaza [Palestine], February 16: Medical workers held strips of plastic around the upper arms of small children in a Rafah tent, measuring the circumferences of...
Israel raids main Gaza hospital as Rafah concerns grow
Gaza [Palestine], February 16: Israeli forces said they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark...
Kansas City police link Super Bowl rally shooting to dispute, not terror
Missouri [US], February 16: An altercation involving several people sparked a shooting spree in Kansas City that killed one person and wounded 22 after a...
Death toll from Philippine landslide rises to 92, search continues
Manila [Philippine], February 16: The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 92 as the search for missing people continues,...
Dubai Harbour Marinas becomes first in the world to receive three simultaneous...
Dubai [UAE], February 16: Dubai Harbour has won three prestigious accreditations from The Yacht Harbour Association, including the coveted Gold Anchor award - a credible...
International Search and Rescue Conference & Exhibition concludes in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: The 3rd International Search and Rescue Conference & Exhibition (INSRC 2024), organised by the National Search and Rescue Center (NSRC),...
ECDC warns of spike in cases of deadly bacterium strain
Stockholm [Sweden], February 15: Europe has seen an increased number of infections from a strain of antibiotics-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp), which is expected to...
Russian oil depot on fire after Ukrainian drone attack
Moscow [Russia], February 15: A fire broke out at an oil depot in Russia's southern region of Kursk as a result of an attack by...
One dead, 22 injured at U.S. Super Bowl victory parade shooting
Washington [US], February 15: At least one person was killed and 22 were injured as gunfire erupted during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory...
DPRK test-fires new-type surface-to-sea missile
Seoul [South Korea], February 15: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired new-type surface-to-sea missile Padasuri-6 on Wednesday, with its top leader supervising the...