CANBERRA-- Australian researchers have developed a new method of purifying water which they say could save millions of lives.Scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have designed their own type of graphene, a form of carbon consisting of a single... Read More
WASHINGTON -- A mass shooting in a Florida high school killed 17 people on Wednesday, local police said.Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told the press that 12 were killed in the school building, two were killed outside the building, one on a road nearby and two died in hospital from wounds.The... Read More
JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday."The ANC (African National Congress) should never be divided in my name. I have therefore come to the decision to resign," Zuma said in an evening address to the nation.Zuma announced that, although he doesn't agree with ANC's... Read More
WASHINGTON -- At least 20 people were wounded in a school shooting on Wednesday in the US state of Florida, according to local media.The shooting took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, just north of Miami. According to aerial footage, students were seen running from the... Read More
MOSCOW, Russia – The prize money for the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, conducted by Rossiya Segodnya under the patronage of the Russian Federation’s Commission for UNESCO, has been increased to 3 million rubles, or 100,000, 75,000 and 50,000 rubles for first, second... Read More
MOSCOW -- A Russian airliner carrying 71 people crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from the country's second-busiest airport in Moscow, killing all the people on board.The Antonov-148 of Saratov Airlines with 65 passengers and a crew of six was en route from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow to... Read More
TAIPEI -- Two more bodies were found in the ruins of a building in Taiwan's Hualien County Friday afternoon, taking the death toll of the recent magnitude-6.5 earthquake in the area to 12.The bodies were identified as a Canadian couple, according to Taiwan's emergency operation center.A family of... Read More
UNITED NATIONS -- A senior UN official on Thursday warned against complacency in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group despite its recent military setbacks in Iraq, Syria and the southern Philippines.The fight against the IS is entering a new phase after the terrorist group's... Read More
TAIPEI-- Four people were killed and 225 were injured as of 10:40 a.m. Wednesday after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan.A total of 236 people have been rescued but there are still 148 people missing with 143 trapped in Yun Men Tusi Ti building, according to the local disaster relief... Read More
SINGAPORE -- All 10 ASEAN countries have agreed with the King Salman Center for International Peace (KSCIP) initiative, said Malaysian Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein."I will bring it up to Saudi Arabia," he told Malaysian media on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow 2018... Read More
YANGON -- An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude jolted Myanmar's Bago region, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department said.The earthquake struck at 11:25 p.m. local time (16:55:35 GMT) with a depth of 10 kilometers, Xinhua News Agency reported.The epicenter was 32 kilometers southwest of Phyu city in Bago... Read More
TEL AVIV -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the country’s authorities have started the procedure of deportation of thousands of African immigrants."Today, we have started the procedure of deportation of illegal immigrants from Israel, similar to what advanced... Read More
HAVANA -- Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, took his own life Thursday morning after being treated for depression for months, an official release said.According to a statement on the government site Cubadebate, Castro Diaz-Balart, 68, suffered... Read More
YANGON -- Myanmar's northwestern Chin state government has vowed to crack down on carrying illegal firearms due to excessive hunting across the state, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Wednesday.The Chin state government called for wildlife conservation in the state while stressing... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook said on Tuesday that no "deceptive promotional practices such as cryptocurrency" will be allowed in any ads on its website.The new Facebook policy released on Tuesday virtually bans all ads that promote cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, across the Facebook community."Ads... Read More
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Monday lifted a ban on admissions to refugees from 11 countries that it identified present a high security risk, while announcing new vetting measures.The changes came after a 90-day review by the White House of refugee admissions from the North Korea, Egypt, Iran,... Read More
SEOUL -- North Korea cancelled the joint cultural event with South Korea set to be held days before the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to Seoul's unification ministry on Tuesday.North Korea sent a notice at about 10:10 p.m. local time on Monday (1310 GMT) via the restored inter-Korean hotline of... Read More
TOKYO/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --On January 26, 2018, Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his annual peace proposal, titled "Toward an Era of Human Rights: Building a People's Movement."Ikeda welcomes the July 2017 adoption of the Treaty on the... Read More
OTTAWA -- Canadian Sport and Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr announced his resignation Thursday over allegations of his sexual misconduct.Hehr said he welcomes and respects an investigation process and he will stay on as a member of parliament at the House of Commons.The allegations against Hehr... Read More
TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off northeastern Japan, at 7:51 p.m. local time (1051 GMT) Wednesday, Japan Meteorological Agency said.The temblor was centered off the coast of Aomori prefecture, with the epicenter at a latitude of 41.0 degrees north and a longitude... Read More
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