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MOZAMBIQUE: Cyclone Gezani killed at least four people in Mozambique’s southern coastal province of Inhambane, with officials reporting deaths caused by falling trees and lightning as the system swept past the shoreline. The National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union opened its 39th ordinary summit in Addis Ababa on Feb. 14, bringing together heads of state and government at the bloc’s headquarters with a focus on water security and sanitation. The meeting’s official theme centers
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said it has documented a previously unknown rock art site in South Sinai featuring a natural sandstone rock shelter that preserves paintings, carvings and inscriptions spanning thousands of years. The ministry said the
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said it has documented a previously unknown rock art site in South Sinai featuring a natural sandstone rock shelter that preserves paintings, carvings and inscriptions spanning thousands of years. The ministry said the
MANILA: Philippine authorities said at least 52 people have died and 24 remain missing after the roll on roll off passenger ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sank off Basilan in the country’s south, one of the deadliest maritime incidents this
TOKYO: Japan on Feb. 9 restarted a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, bringing the country back to production at the world’s largest nuclear plant by capacity after a late-January shutdown tied to a monitoring alarm.
TAIYUAN: Eight people were killed after an explosion hit a workshop at a biotechnology company in Shanyin County, in the city of Shuozhou in Shanxi province, local authorities said. The blast occurred in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 7, triggering a search
GENEVA: China criticized the United States for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, telling a meeting of the WHO Executive Board that countries should not place domestic politics ahead of international law as member states consider how to handle the
ABU DHABI, Feb. 9, 2026: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi, marking the start of a fraternal visit between the two countries, according to
NEW DELHI: India’s updated baggage framework took effect on February 2, 2026, changing how returning travelers can bring personal goods into the country and revising long-standing limits on jewellery carried in baggage. Under the Baggage Rules, 2026, eligible passengers may bring gold, silver