Researchers in Norway say COVID-19 was likely far more widespread in Europe, and around the world, before a first official diagnosis was made.
Scientists at Akershus University Hospital near Oslo identified a positive coronavirus result in a blood (...)
A day before India was set to celebrate its 73rd Republic Day, government officials issued an unusual clarification: this year's parade would not feature a song from Bollywood.
The parade has in fact never included a Bollywood track but the (...)
On the joyous occasion of the 73rd Republic Day of India, I would like to extend my warm greetings and felicitations to all Indian nationals, Persons of Indian Origin, and Friends of India in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This Republic Day coincides (...)
DUBAI — Saudi Made pavilion, which is participating in the Arab Health Exhibition 2022 in Dubai, UAE, has embraced the signing of a joint agreement on Wednesday to localize the medical device industry and transfer medical technology to Saudi (...)
The pilot of a US F-35 jet ejected as his jet crashed on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, injuring seven, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Monday.
The pilot was conducting routine flight operations (...)
Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the world to "build a culture of peace" through the power of sport, calling for nations to observe the Olympic Truce, endorsed last week through a resolution of the UN General Assembly.
Amidst spreading (...)
The global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday, in an update to their World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The institution now expects the global economy to (...)
China sent 39 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, the largest such incursion this year.
The flights by the People's Liberation Army aircraft came a day after the United States and (...)
The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has been instrumental in strengthening Saudi Arabia's maritime sector in 2021, helping the nation make its mark on the global shipping and freight landscape.
2021 represented a banner year in the Kingdom's drive to (...)
The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has been instrumental in strengthening the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's maritime sector in 2021, helping the nation make its mark on the global shipping and freight landscape.
2021 represented a banner year in the (...)
A powerful 5.8 earthquake struck Qinghai province located in north-western China, the China Earthquake Networks Center said on Sunday according to Sputnik.
The earthquake was registered at 10:21 local time (02:21 GMT) in the Delingha seat of the (...)
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake hit Delingha, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province at 10:21 a.m. on Sunday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported.
According to CENC, the epicenter was (...)
A British former government minister has been urged to make a formal complaint after reportedly claiming that she was sacked from her job in Boris Johnson's government partly because of her Muslim faith.
Nusrat Ghani, 49, lost her job as a junior (...)
Urgent action is required to assist and protect some 400 Vietnamese migrant workers who were allegedly trafficked to Serbia, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
Eight companies, including Vietnamese labor recruitment (...)
Survivors' tales are slowly beginning to come out of Tonga, after Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The tale of one man, Lisala Folau, captured global attention after he told a local radio station that he swam for more than a day to survive (...)
Iran, China and Russia on Friday began joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean on Friday, state media reported.
Navies from Iran's armed forces and Revolutionary Guards are taking part in the "2022 Marine Security Belt", Rear Admiral Mostafa (...)
South Korea's technology trade reached the second-highest tally ever of US$29.9 billion in 2020, down 5.5 percent from the previous year, Yonhap cited government data as showing Friday.
The technology trade refers to the country's international (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is not lifting the health emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic for the time being.
The situation remains a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the WHO announced in Geneva on (...)
Climate change, the digital transformation and security are the main challenges facing the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on member states to unite and come up with common positions.
Macron was in (...)
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for saying that he — and most Americans — "don't care" about abuses against the Uyghur minority in China.
Sri Lankan-born Palihapitiya, a part-owner of San Francisco's basketball team, made the (...)
As the Beijing Winter Olympics draws nearer, the troubled Xinjiang region is being painted as a poster destination for China's ballooning winter sports industry. Many foreign firms are rushing to be part of that, despite Western countries alleging (...)
A leading business organization says more than 40% of its members are considering leaving Hong Kong due to the city's strict coronavirus rules.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong pointed to border closures as a major issue for those (...)
Coming into 2022, the focus of science and technology (S&T) has sharpened with fresh urgency: Our climate is undergoing steep changes; an energy transition is in the offing; the world is increasingly hungry and thirsty, and we are failing our SDG (...)
Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report.
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says there's a cascade of evidence of harm from plastics.
It argues that the plastic pollution threat is (...)
