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Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 4 dead
Published On: April 3, 2024 10:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 3: Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour Wednesday, damaging buildings and highways and causing the deaths of four people.
Gunmen in Ecuador kill 9, injure 10 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges
Published On: April 1, 2024 12:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Gunmen attacked a group of people in Ecuador ’s coastal city of Guayaquil killing nine and injuring 10 others, police said Sunday, the latest in a string of violent incidents in the South American country.
Romania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone, but checks at land borders remain
Published On: March 31, 2024 02:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union.
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead
Published On: March 30, 2024 01:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes on Friday near the northern city of Aleppo killed or wounded “a number of” people and caused damage. A war monitor said the strikes killed 44, most of them Syrian troops.
A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear
Published On: March 30, 2024 07:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family.
WHO launches CoViNet: a global network for monitoring coronaviruses
Published On: March 28, 2024 05:45 PM NPT By: Agencies
GENEVA, March 28: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched on Wednesday a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, for early and accurate detection, monitoring and assessment of SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and novel coronaviruses of public health importance.
China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products
Published On: March 27, 2024 01:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SYDNEY (AP) — China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the countries, and Australia’s trade minister said Wednesday his government accepted the ruling.
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship struck it, sending vehicles into water
Published On: March 26, 2024 01:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BALTIMORE, March 26: A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning, and multiple vehicles fell into the water. Authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people.
UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began
Published On: March 26, 2024 08:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, Marc 26: The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war began.
4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt
Published On: March 25, 2024 11:05 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.
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