US agency, California gathering details of accident involving robot taxi and pedestrian
Washington [US], October 4: U.S. and California officials said this morning they are in discussions with General Motors' (GM.N) self-driving unit Cruise about an accident...
Hospitality workers, Las Vegas casinos in crunch time for labor talks
Washington [US], October 4: Unions representing roughly 53,000 Las Vegas workers on Tuesday kicked off critical negotiating sessions with hotel and casino operators after its...
Americas rights court condemns violence against Haiti journalists
Washington [US], October 4: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Tuesday condemned an escalation of violence against journalists in Haiti, saying media workers...
Canada wants private talks with India to resolve diplomatic spat
Ottawa [Canada], October 4: Canada wants private talks with India to resolve a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader.
Japan starts self-driving bus test runs in Tokyo
Tokyo [Japan], October 3: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has kicked off its test runs of a self-driving bus, as Japan seeks driverless services and autonomous...
Church roof collapse kills at least 11 in Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], October 3: At least 11 people died when a church roof collapsed in north-eastern Mexico on Sunday, officials said.
Fire at police complex in Egypt's Ismailia contained after hours
Cairo [Egypt], October 3: A huge fire that erupted at a police complex in the Egyptian city of Ismailia and wounded at least 38 people...
New head of UN organisation aims to change migration's image
Geneva [Switzerland], October 3: The new director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday stressed the benefits of legal migration and pledged...
The US stopped military aid to Ukraine for 45 days
Washington [US], October 3: US President Joe Biden is pressuring Republican lawmakers to include a provision for increased aid to Ukraine in the next budget...
Britain announced a huge contract for the nuclear submarine project
Britain [UK], October 3: The British Ministry of Defense said SSNAUKUS will be the largest, most advanced and powerful attack submarine used by the navy,...
The Security Council approved sending multinational forces to Haiti
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 3: The United Nations Security Council has given the green light to the mission to deploy multinational armed forces to Haiti, although...
Mexican President condemns US military aid to Ukraine
Mexico City [Mexico], October 3: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the US's "unreasonable" military aid to Ukraine, saying Washington needs to spend more...
Venezuela's political opposition rejects request to delay primary
Caracas [Venezuela], October 3: Venezuela's opposition election commission said it will move forward with its late October primary vote to pick its presidential candidate for...
India's monsoon rains hit five-year low due to El Nino
New Delhi [India], October 3: India's monsoon rainfall this year was its lowest since 2018 as the El Nino weather pattern made August the driest...
New Zealand starts new tourism campaign as post-COVID visits lag
Auckland [New Zealand], October 3: New Zealand is launching a new tourism campaign with Kiwi director and actor Taika Waititi to attract visitors after the...
Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 3: The death toll from Bangladesh's worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year, official data showed, with hospitals struggling...
UN authorizes Haiti security mission to fight gangs
New York [US], October 3: The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country...
New Zealanders start voting in Oct. 14 general election
Auckland [New Zealand], October 3: New Zealanders on Monday started voting for a new government as advance in-person balloting opened ahead of the Oct. 14...
Australia PM rallies support for Indigenous referendum as early voting starts
Sydney [Australia], October 3: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would focus on having one-on-one conversations with Australians to rally support for the Indigenous...
More than 100 Amazon dolphins found dead, heat and drought blamed
Washington [US], October 3: The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating on a tributary of the Amazon River since last week in...
Trump reaped over $1 billion in fraud
New York [US], October 3: Donald Trump attacked New York's attorney general and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial.
UAE invites GCC Ministers of Health to attend COP 28
Dubai [UAE], October 3: Abdulrahman bin Mohamed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has once again invited GCC Health Ministers to attend the...
Dubai Culture and Expo School Programme enhance teachers' knowledge through LinkedIn e-learning
Dubai [UAE], October 3: In celebration of World Teachers' Day and in recognition of the role and efforts of the profession in shaping conscious and...
WHO, WADA sign MoU to collaborate on clean, drug-free sport
Geneva [Switzerland], October 3: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a four-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to allow...
Australian gov't to crack down on student visa exploitation
Canberra [Australia], October 2: The Australian government has announced a crackdown on international student visa scams.
Schools in Libya's Derna reopen after deadly floods
Tripoli [Libya], October 2: Schools were reopened Sunday in the eastern city of Derna, which was hit by deadly floods a few weeks ago that...
Indonesian president declares operation of Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 2: Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the official operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) at Halim Station in Jakarta Monday morning.