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Russia rails at UN move on Ukraine, China readies 'position paper'
Published On: February 22, 2023 09:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22: Russia has urged U.N. states to vote against an "unbalanced and anti-Russian" move at the General Assembly by Ukraine and others to mark one year since Moscow invaded, as China said on Tuesday it could release a "position paper" on the war within days.
Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
Published On: February 21, 2023 11:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 21: Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
Heavy rains leave 36 dead in Brazil, cities cancel Carnival
Published On: February 20, 2023 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SAO PAULO: Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides that have killed 36 people in Brazil’s north Sao Paulo state, officials said Sunday, and the fatalities could rise.
North Korea confirms it tested ICBM, touts 'fatal nuclear counterattack' capabilities
Published On: February 19, 2023 01:55 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, Feb 19: North Korea said on Sunday it had fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the day before in a "sudden launching drill" that confirmed its readiness for "mobile and mighty counterattack" against hostile forces.
Hong Kong's population estimated at 7.33 million at end-2022
Published On: February 17, 2023 12:00 PM NPT By: Republica
HONG KONG, Feb 17: The provisional estimate of the Hong Kong population was 7,333,200 at the end of 2022, representing a decrease of 68,300 or 0.9 percent from 7,401,500 at the end of 2021, according to the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday.A natural decrease of 29,500 was recorded between the end of 2021 and the end of 2022, with 32,500 births and 62,100 deaths.
World's ocean heat grows to record high: study
Published On: February 16, 2023 06:15 PM NPT By: RSS
BEIJING, Feb 16: The world continued to see ocean heat reaching new records, as the year 2022 was the warmest in recorded human history, according to a recent study. Conducted by a team of 24 scientists from 16 institutes mainly in China, the United States, and Italy, the study was published in the international journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.
Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
Published On: February 16, 2023 03:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 16: The number of fatalities in the earthquakes that devastated parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria is continuing to rise. As chances of finding more survivors have dwindled, some foreign search teams are beginning to leave.
Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000
Published On: February 15, 2023 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
Antakya, Feb 15: Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold.
India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has
Published On: February 15, 2023 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Feb 15: In two months, India is projected to become the world's most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. But for at least a year, and possibly longer, the country won't know how many people it has because it hasn't been able to count them.
U.S. military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon
Published On: February 14, 2023 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off South Carolina's coast on Feb. 4, including key sensors presumably used for intelligence gathering.
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