Singapore records 9,783 e-commerce scam cases in 2023

Singapore, April 10: Singaporean authority registered 9,783 e-commerce scam cases in 2023, more than doubling the 4,762 cases in 2022, according to a report issued...

Climate activists win landmark European lawsuit

Strasbourg [France], April 10: Climate activists in Switzerland on Tuesday won a landmark case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) holding that authorities...

March warmer than in any previous year

Berlin [Germany], April 10: March became the 10th month in a row to set record-high global temperatures, EU scientists said.

Ecuador's former VP hospitalised after arrest in Mexican embassy

Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 10: Ecuador's imprisoned former vice president Jorge Glas has been taken to hospital due to health problems.

Four die in explosion at reservoir in Italy

Rome [Italy], April 10: At least four workers were killed in an explosion at a hydroelectric power plant on a reservoir in northern Italy...

Billionaire Elon Musk predicts that super AI will be smarter than humans...

California [US], April 10: Mr. Elon Musk believes that unless the demand for electricity and computing power for artificial intelligence (AI) becomes unsustainable, a 'super...

The turning point election in Korea today

Seoul [South Korea], April 10: On April 10, South Korea began the official election of the 22nd National Assembly, an event that could determine whether...

Hamas reviews Israeli proposal

Gaza [Palestine], April 10: Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza did not meet the demands...

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuates 100,000+ in historic floods

Moscow [Russia], April 10: Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in...

Niger coup risks jump in EU immigration, commissioner says

Brussels [Belgium], April 10: Last year's coup in Niger could bring about a surge in irregular arrivals to the European Union, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva...

Ireland: Simon Harris elected new prime minister

Dublin [Ireland], April 10: Simon Harris has become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister, or taoiseach, after being elected to succeed party colleague Leo Varadkar.

WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day

Geneva [Switzerland], April 10: The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, has revealed that the number of lives lost due...

UAE President exchanges Eid Al-Fitr greetings with Emir of Kuwait and Turkish...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 10: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged Eid Al-Fitr greetings today during phone calls with His...

ERC distributes Zakat Al Fitr to 1,270 families in Mukalla, Yemen

Mukalla [Yemen], April 10: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has started the distribution of Zakat Al Fitr in Mukalla, Hadramaut Governorate in Yemen, benefiting around...

WTO forecasts rebound in global trade but warns of downside risks

Geneva [Switzerland], April 10: Global goods trade is expected to pick up gradually this year following a contraction in 2023 that was driven by the...

WHO donates supply kits to Malawi amid food crisis

Lilongwe [Malawi], April 9: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday donated pediatric severe acute malnutrition (PEDSAM) kits to the Malawian government in response to...

Egypt, Jordan, France urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Cairo [Egypt], April 9: Egypt, Jordan, and France on Monday urged an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been under deadly Israeli siege...

Russia requests emergency IAEA board meeting over Zaporizhzhia attacks

Vienna [Austria], April 9: Russia has requested an extraordinary session of the 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over what...

Israel's Netanyahu says date for ground attack on Rafah set

Jerusalem [Israel], April 9: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel has set the date for a ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah.

6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 9: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, but did not trigger a...

More than 90 people killed as boat sinks off Mozambique coast

Nairobi [Kenya], April 9: More than 90 people have died after a boat capsized off Mozambique's northern coast on Sunday, authorities reported.

Zelensky calls for air defences amid Kharkiv bombardment

Kiev [Ukraine], April 9: In light of the constant barrage of Russian airstrikes hitting the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made...

Palestine's UN membership application referred for deliberation: UNSC

Washington [US], April 9: Palestine's application to join the United Nations as a full member was referred to the Committee on the Admission of New...

NATO would defend eastern flank with 'enormous' air, sea power: Defence official

Washington [US], April 9: A senior NATO defence official said on Monday that the military alliance would defend its eastern flank not only with land...

Suspected Islamic State member arrested at Rome Airport

Rome [Italy], April 9: Italian police have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State terrorist group at Rome's Fiumicino airport, police said on Monday.

Cities in Russian Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades

Moscow [Russia], April 9: The Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, braced on Monday for flooding not seen in decades, as officials evacuated...

Second S Korea spy satellite placed in orbit

Seoul [South Korea], April 9: South Korea put its second domestically made spy satellite into orbit, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday, after it launched from...