Vienna: Austria’s first commercial satellite has successfully launched into space. As the Vienna-based space company Tumbleweed announced on Tuesday, the satellite ‘Oasis Alpha’ was brought into a low Earth orbit with a Falcon-9 rocket from the US spa…
Developing asia: Developing Asia remained the world’s largest destination for foreign direct investment among developing regions in 2025. But the region’s significance increasingly lies not only in the volume of investment it attracts, but also where …
New york: With fewer than five years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new UN report says sustained investment and international cooperation have improved billions of lives, but warns that governments must urgently accelerate…
Caracas: The death toll from the twin earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 3,685 with 16,740 injured, the government said Tuesday.
According to Emirates News Agency, the United Nations has estimated as many as 50,000 are unaccou…
Al arish: Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 received a delegation from the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), led by Ahmed Sari Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Authority, during a visit to the UAE Humanitarian Aid Logistics Centre in Al Arish, Egypt.
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Sichuan: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Gaoxian County, Yibin City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The epicentre was located at 28.54 degrees north latitude and 104.67 degr…
Lisbon: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Europe could face more deadly weeks ahead as a new severe heatwave is already building over the Atlantic, urging countries to strengthen health response plans as temperatures in Portugal and …
Ajman: H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, reviewed the achievements and proj…