Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976 in race with Indian...
Moscow [Russia], August 8: Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race with India to the south...
Looming storms shut US government offices, millions under tornado watch
Washington [US], August 8:U.S. government offices in the Washington area closed early on Monday due to approaching thunderstorms as people across the eastern U.S. were...
North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker
Pyongyang [North Korea],August 8: An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile developer for at least five...
After heatwave, looming typhoon forces scouts to evacuate South Korea campsite
Seoul [South Korea], August 8: Tens of thousands of youngsters will be evacuated from the campsite of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.
Brazil's Indigenous population double the size previously recorded -census
Brasilia [Brazil], August 8: Brazil has 1.69 million Indigenous people, almost twice as many as previously acknowledged by the state, according to numbers announced on...
Dubai Municipality launches 'A Safer Summer' campaign to foster public health and...
Dubai [UAE], August 8:Dubai Municipality launched the "A Safer Summer" campaign to raise public awareness on the importance of taking necessary health precautions that ensure...
National Elections Committee announces opening of candidacy for FNC 2023 elections
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 8: The National Elections Committee (NEC) announced that potential candidates for the Federal National Council (FNC) 2023 elections could register from...
Dubai Taxi Corporation launches digital transformation strategic plan 2022-2025
Dubai [UAE],August 8: Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), a subsidiary of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched its strategic plan for digital transformation 2022-2025.
3 killed, 2 injured in shooting in Washington D.C.
Washington [US], August 7:Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting in Southeast Washington D.C. on Saturday night, said the police.
Sri Lanka to launch climate justice forum at COP28
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 7: Sri Lanka will launch a climate justice forum for the vulnerable and developing countries at the 28th session of the...
Saudis and others float peace outline at Ukraine war summit
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia],August 7: Saudi Arabia and several other countries have proposed the outlines of a potential peace plan for the war in Ukraine at...
Japan marks 78th anniversary of nuclear attack
Tokyo [Japan],August 7:Japan on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bomb attack on the western city of Hiroshima with thousands of people...
Israel forces kill 3 Palestinians
Ramallah [Palestine], August 7: Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank have shot dead three Palestinians who the army alleged were on their way to...
Musk claims cage fight against Zuckerberg will be live streamed
New York [US], August 7: Billionaire Elon Musk suggested that plans to fight a cage match against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg still stand.
Ukraine claims it downed 57 missiles, drones
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 7: Russia renewed its aerial assault on Ukraine with waves of missiles and explosive-laden drones during the night, while a simultaneous drone...
Judge muzzles Trump, issues protective order on trial documents
New York [US], August 7:A Washington federal court judge blocked former US president Donald Trump from going public with potential trial evidence shared with his...
Body of missing Mexican student found in Berlin
Berlin [Germany], August 7: A 24-year-old female student from Mexico has been found dead in Berlin, more than two weeks after she went missing.
30 missing at sea from capsized migrant boats off Italian coast
Rome [Italy], August 7:Two migrant boats capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend, with the fate of 30...
Hundreds evacuated in Slovenia, Austria
Vienna [Austria], August 7: Emergency services in Slovenia and Austria were deployed in force on Sunday amid landslide warnings and other incidents caused by heavy...
Morocco minibus plunge kills 24
Rabat [Morocco], August 7: A minibus carrying market-goers in Morocco plunged into a ravine on Sunday, killing 24 people in one of the North African...
Saudi Arabia urges its citizens
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 7: Saudi Arabia called on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching areas where there have been...
Ukraine calls Jeddah talks productive
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 7: A senior Ukrainian official said that talks in Saudi Arabia to make headway towards a peaceful settlement of the war with...
Five arrested as protest halts elite UCI cycling race
Edinburgh [Scotland], August 7: Five people have been arrested after a protest halted the Men's Elite Road Race at the UCI Cycling World Championships in...
Boy, 12, killed in hit-and-run crash on motorway
London [UK], August 7: A 12-year-old boy has died in a hit-and-run crash on a motorway in West Yorkshire.
Dubai surpasses pre-pandemic international visitation levels in H1 2023 with 20% YoY...
Dubai [UAE], August 7: Dubai's resurgent tourism industry is celebrating a successful first half of 2023 (H1 2023), after welcoming a record 8.55 million international...
UAE expresses solidarity with Slovenia and offers condolences over victims of floods
Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 7: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Slovenia over the victims of the heavy rains...
Greenpeace activists arrested after protesting on Sunak's roof
London [UK], August 6:Greenpeace activists have been arrested after an hours-long protest on the roof of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's mansion over his new...