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NAYPIDAW, Jan 6 — Though it is a pariah on the world stage and battling fierce domestic opposition to its rule, Myanmar’s junta has found grounds for optimism -– the birth of a rare albino elephant. Since seizing power, the junta has crushed democracy protests, jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and been accused […]

New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The foreign ministers of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries are set to meet in New Delhi in March this year, sources said on Thursday. India assumed the Presidency of the G20 starting in December 2022. The 43 Heads of Delegations- the largest ever in G20-will be participating in […]

A medical worker checks the blood pressure of an elderly woman at her home in Chaoyang district, Beijing, on Wednesday to make sure it”s safe for her to get vaccinated. Community medical centers in Chaoyang have been taking telephone bookings for free door-to-door vaccinations for the elderly. LEI BINBIN/FOR CHINA DAILY For three years, government has […]

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is at Government House on Jan 3, 2023. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) The United Thai Nation (UTN) Party is preparing to roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is expected to formally apply for party membership on Monday, a source in the party said. Several MPs from the […]

African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to 415,000 today. While this is largely due to European colonisation, poaching and habitat loss, these majestic animals now face another grave challenge. Climate change is causing droughts in much of Africa to become longer and more severe. This damages elephant habitats and […]

If UNSC won’t stop you, our people will, Palestinian envoy tells Israeli counterpart NEW YORK: “Listen carefully to me,” Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador said to his Israeli counterpart sitting across from him in the UN Security Council chamber. “This council should stop you,” Mansour continued. “It is their responsibility. It is the responsibility […]

January 5, 2023 JAKARTA – Middle power Indonesia may now have earned the trust of the international community as a “neutral” peace mediator for its successful management of the Group of 20, in which leaders unanimously condemned Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine without appearing to take sides in the conflict. However, the real test for […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US said Thursday it has worked with Turkey to impose sanctions on four people and two firms that it says provided financial support to the Islamic State group. The announcement signaled counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries at a time of tensions over efforts to fight Islamic State. Turkish President Tayyip […]

Liesbet Steer WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Board of Trustees for Education Development Center (EDC), a global nonprofit advancing solutions at the intersection of education, health, and economic opportunity, announced today the selection of Liesbet Steer as its next president and CEO. She comes to EDC from the Education Commission, a global initiative encouraging greater progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development […]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to undertake a high-profile visit to India next month with an aim to significantly expand overall cooperation in areas of trade, defence, clean energy and climate change, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. It will be Scholz’s first visit to India after he became German Chancellor in […]