In China, marriages rise for the first time in nine years
BEIJING â The number of couples in China choosing to marry has gone up for the first time in nine years.
In 2023 there were...
Czech Republic struggles to contain surge of whooping cough
PRAGUE â Whooping cough is on the rise across Europe, and the Czech Republic is no exception. However, a week marked by confusion surrounding...
Delhi worldâs âmost pollutedâ capital
INDIAâS Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2023, a Swiss-based air-quality monitoring group has found.
India, of which Delhi is...
Iceland under violent volcanic flare-up
REYKJAVIK â A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula â the fourth since...
Heat wave hits South Sudan
JUBA â All schools have been ordered to close in South Sudan, as it prepares for a heatwave in which temperatures could reach an...
African countries hit by major internet outages
CAPE TOWN â Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa.
Outages have been reported in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory...
Haiti prime minister resigns
PORT-AU-PRINCE â Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country.
It comes...
Japan same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
TOKYO â Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalized.
Japanâs constitution currently defines...
China warns US vs TikTok ban
BEIJING â China has warned that a proposed ban on TikTok would "come back to bite" the US, as lawmakers approved a bill that...
15 more Nigerian students kidnapped
ABUJA â Nigeriaâs spate of abductions worsened on Saturday as more than a dozen students and four women were kidnapped from a school in...