GENEVA:The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the web version of the second edition of its Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) guidance. The web AA-HA! aims to enhance the accessibility of the AA-HA! content for people with disabilities , and on a wide range of devices and operating systems, including computers, […]
BEIJING:Chinese President Xi Jinping , in a recent reply to a letter from an Iowa native whom he first met nearly four decades ago, said the world’s future demanded stability in Sino-U.S. ties, according to Chinese state media on Wednesday. Bilateral ties have sagged in recent years, slammed by a trade war and a plethora […]
GAZA:The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees. It was the fourth time WHO had had to call off a planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies to Al-Awda Hospital and the central […]
JAKARTHA:Indonesian presidential frontrunner Prabowo Subianto suffered a barrage of attacks in a heated election debate on Sunday, with his two opponents taking aim at his military procurement strategy as defence minister, calling him reckless and wasteful. Third-time candidate Prabowo, a former special forces commander, has held a strong lead in opinion polls for the Feb. […]
TOKYO:A powerful earthquake and tsunami struck central Japan and its western coast on Monday, triggering warnings for residents to evacuate, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of around 1 metre along parts of the […]
SEOUL:South Korea’s Gangwon province warned residents to take precautions and evacuate to higher grounds after a massive earthquake hit north central Japan on Monday and triggered tsunami warnings, according the safety ministry. South Korea’s meteorological agency earlier said sea levels in some parts of the Gangwon province on the east coast may rise after an […]
WASHINGTON:Hours after the US helicopters sank three Houthi boats in the Red Sea, the White House issued a statement saying that it is not seeking a ‘wider conflict’ in the Middle East, CNN reported. Notably, the US helicopters sinking the Houthi boats and killing its crew, marked the first instance when the US killed members […]
KATHMANDU:Despite concerns about rising temperatures, melting glaciers and snow and increasing extreme weather events, the mountaineering community celebrated the 70th anniversary of scaling Mount Everest with around 500 climbers, including four Indians, making it to the summit in 2023. Ever since New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepal ’s Sherpa Tenzing Norgay summited the 8,848.86 metres […]
MOSCOW:Russia on Friday unleashed one of its biggest missile attacks on Ukraine of the war so far, killing 12 civilians, wounding dozens more and hitting residential buildings in Kyiv , the south and west of the country, officials said. Ten people in Kyiv were trapped under rubble at a warehouse damaged by falling debris, the […]
TEL AVIV:Tens of thousands of newly displaced Gazans huddled under tarpaulins on Friday in the centre of the enclave after fleeing the latest offensive by Israeli tanks, while warplanes targeted the south, flattening homes and burying families as they slept. Israel is closing the year with new assaults in central and southern Gaza, unleashing a […]