Day: July 8, 2024

SEOUL: Heavy rain pounded much of the Republic of Korea on Monday, leaving roads flooded and many residents evacuating for safety, as rescue efforts are under way to find a person missing in the central county of Okcheon following a landslide.

Accord…

DUBAI: Dubai Courts today announced the launch of an integrated package of services aimed at facilitating and streamlining judicial procedures for senior citizens and people of determination.

This initiative reinforces Dubai Courts’ commitment to sus…

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi is set to host the World Food Security Summit for the first time at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on 26th and 27th November, 2024. This summit is part of the activities of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Security Week (AD…

DETROIT: A shooting early Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead, and 19 others injured, according to authorities.

AP News agency quoted Michigan State Police as saying that no one was in custody, and they were assisting Detroit police …

HUARONG: Emergency crews are going all out in repair and relief operations after the dike breach in Dongting Lake, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, in central China’s Hunan Province.

According to a report from China Central Television (CCTV), …

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the western Ogasawara Islands of Japan on Monday morning, but no tsunami warning was issued, Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The temblor occurred at 5:02 am local time, measuring 3…

Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure announced Monday that at least 12 people died, and 18 others are missing, as a result of a landslide in an illegal gold mine in the province of South Sulawesi in the center of the country.

An of…