Singapore, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Singapore’s public sector emitted 3.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for the fiscal year (FY) 2023, a 0.2-per cent decrease from FY2022, according to an official report issued on Monday….
Dakar, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senegal’s ruling PASTEF party, led by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, secured a large lead in the November 17 legislative elections, according to preliminary tallies. With these results, released late Sunday evening…
Abuja, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Scores of bandits have been killed in airstrikes in the Nigerian northwestern state of Zamfara, a top official has confirmed. The airstrikes took place on Friday in the village of Babban…
Wellington, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealanders lost nearly 200 million NZ dollars ($117.3 million) to scammers last year, as online financial scams are a growing problem for the country, according to government statistics released on…
Sydney, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities warned on Monday that a bushfire in Australia that has destroyed at least one home could continue burning for several weeks. The bushfire near the town of Kadnook, over 300…
Phnom Penh, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cambodia on Monday hosted the first-ever Southeast Asian school meals coalition summit in Siem Reap province, aiming at driving human capital development and food systems transformation, said a joint press…
Colombo, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry, a few hours after 21 cabinet ministers were sworn in before Lankan…
Manila, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Philippines has been ‘aggressively’ pushing for scaled-up climate finance flows to vulnerable nations in light of the successive typhoons that hit the country in the past months, the Philippines’ Department…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Envoys of six countries presented their credentials to President Droupadi Murmu in a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. President Murmu accepted credentials from the Ambassadors and High…
Colomo, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty-one cabinet ministers were sworn in before Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday morning at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Deputy ministers will be sworn in later, it was…
Yaounde, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu discussed enhancing regional security and combating terrorism, according to Chad’s presidency. The meeting took place on Sunday, two…
Seoul, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s unification ministry said Monday it is reviewing measures to reclaim loans granted to North Korea for building inter-Korean roads and train tracks after the North blew them up in…
Islamabad, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several prominent Pakistani think tanks, policymakers and top government officials have been forced to re-strategise their position and reassess the terms of their relationship with the United States under the incoming…
Seoul, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s military on Monday condemned North Korea for “crossing the line” with its continued sending of trash-carrying balloons to the South and warned that all responsibility lies with the North….
Sydney, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A former leading Australian radio host and national rugby team coach was arrested on Monday over allegations of indecent assault offences spanning multiple decades. Police in the state of New South…
Los Angeles, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday warned of a new E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots. At least 39 people infected with the disease…
Tokyo, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan experienced a sharp temperature drop on Monday due to a strong cold wave, following unseasonably warm weather a day before. The Japan Meteorological Agency warns that the cold weather will…
Washington, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major shift of his administration’s policy on the Ukraine crisis, US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, American media…
Tokyo, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will continue incremental interest rate hikes to align with the nation’s economic and price improvements, its Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday. Speaking at a financial…
Sydney, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A damaging storm swept across Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) Sunday night, leaving several properties destroyed, over 20 flights cancelled, and a part of the Sydney Harbour…