NEW DELHI: Delhi has suspended most construction and demolition activities as air quality in the Indian capital is set to worsen from Tuesday (Nov 1) because of calmer winds and other meteorological conditions, a government minister said. The city of about 20 million, the world’s most polluted capital, turns nearlyContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and Russia’s war in Ukraine in a call on Sunday (Oct 30), the State Department and Beijing’s foreign ministry said. The top diplomats talked about the need to “responsibly manageContinue Reading
Malaysians make up the largest migrant population in Singapore, with about a million of them living and working in the country as of 2020.Continue Reading
Preventing another tragedy like this involves monitoring and regulating the number of people in such spaces, and increasing education and awareness, said experts who spoke to CNA.Continue Reading
BEIJING: Officials in Chinese cities and provinces across the country are pulling no punches in stamping out sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks as winter nears, quickly closing venues and enforcing longer temporary lockdowns on millions of people. Cases in mainland China hit 2,898 on Sunday (Oct 30), topping 2,000 for a secondContinue Reading
In-person applications have been required for the past two and a half years due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the bureau said that as the current COVID-19 situation in Macao was stable and demand to visit the city was increasing, the government had decided to offer e-visas. Shares in Hong Kong-listedContinue Reading
SEOUL: The United States and South Korea began one of their largest combined military air drills on Monday (Oct 31), with hundreds of warplanes from both sides staging mock attacks 24 hours a day for the better part of a week. The operation, called Vigilant Storm, will run until Friday,Continue Reading
The crisis has mobilised citizens across class, ethnic, religious, and geographic divides toward the common goal of ending the regime.
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“In my entire life living here, it’s the first time we experienced this kind of flooding,” said Joselito Ilano, 55, whose house was flooded by waist-high water. “I am used to flooding here but this is just the worst, I was caught by surprise.” Nalgae inundated villages, destroyed crops andContinue Reading
“In my entire life living here, it’s the first time we experienced this kind of flooding,” said Joselito Ilano, 55, whose house was flooded by waist-high water. “I am used to flooding here but this is just the worst, I was caught by surprise.” Nalgae inundated villages, destroyed crops andContinue Reading