Ukraine calls on world to prevent Russia from using blackmail
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, called on the international community Tuesday to prevent Russia from using blackmail and threats of a...
NASA’s James Webb Telescope reaches its destination in space
HOUSTON, Texas – After a month-long journey across the universe, a million miles away from Earth, the largest and most powerful space telescope has...
S. Korea culls chickens over outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu
SEOUL – South Korean quarantine officials began slaughtering about 427,000 chickens Sunday as a precautionary measure after the outbreaks of the H5N1 avian influenza...
Omicron surge dark reminder of India’s harrowing virus wave
NEW DELHI – As cases of the coronavirus omicron variant surge at an alarming pace, fears of a new coronavirus wave in India are...
Meteor shower, massive Sun to greet stargazers in 2022
MOSCOW – Stargazers will be able to witness the greatest activity of the Quadrantid meteor shower, as well as the New Year’s parade of...
Philippine Embassy in Belgium temporarily closed after worker found COVID-19 positive
The Philippine Embassy in Belgium was shut down on Dec. 30 and will remain closed until Jan. 7 because one of its personnel tested...
Coronavirus cases in China see over 20-month high
The coronavirus tally in China hit an over 20-month high on Sunday as infections in the country kept rising in recent weeks.
This comes as...
Police arrest six from Hong Kong independent news outlet
Hong Kong police have arrested six people from an independent news website for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications".
Both current and former staff members of...
China to continue Covid-19 vax support to Asean countries
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with diplomatic envoys of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries on Sunday in...
Delhi smog: Schools and colleges shut as pollution worsens
Authorities in the India capital, Delhi, have shut all schools and colleges indefinitely amid the worsening levels of air pollution.
Construction work has also been...