South Africa has declared a ‘national disaster’ in the country after floods and storms caused widespread damage. Elias Sithole, head of South Africa’s National Disaster Management Centre, said in an…
The Brazilian government has announced that 9,000 troops will be deployed to provide security at the G20 summit in Brazil. Starting on Wednesday, the defence ministry will deploy 9,000 soldiers…
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to lead the Office of Government Efficiency alongside businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump said in a statement: ‘These two great…
Thirty-five people have been killed and 43 others injured in a car accident at a sports centre in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province. The city’s public security bureau said on…
On Tuesday Brazil inaugurated the Social Engagement Pavilion at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The pavilion, with the theme “Green Transformation Pathways”, is a…
Data from China’s postal administration showed on Tuesday that postal and express delivery companies handled 701 million parcels on Monday, which coincided with the peak of the 11-11 online shopping…
China will host Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu for security consultations in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Shoigu for ‘strategic security consultations’, Beijing said.…
More than 400 irregular migrants have arrived in one day on the island of Lampedusa, Italy’s closest point to North Africa. Nearly 300 irregular migrants arrived on eight different boats…
Switzerland will ask developing countries with high carbon emissions, such as China and Russia, to join the list of countries obliged to finance poor countries to combat the worsening effects…
Deals worth more than 31.2 billion yuan (about US$4.3 billion) are expected to be signed at the 2024 Internet of Things (IoT) World Expo, which kicked off on Monday in…