Saudi Arabia pushes for environmental cooperation
RIYADH, 12 September: Saudi Arabia has emphasized the need for regional and international cooperation to tackle environmental challenges, particularly in rehabilitating degraded lands and boosting resilience to drought. Deputy Minister of Environment Mansour Al-Mushaiti highlighted these points at the 26th GCC meeting on environmental affairs in Qatar, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Al-Mushaiti urged GCC […]
Saudi crown prince receives China’s PM
RIYADH, 12 September: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang in the Kingdom on Wednesday. A welcoming ceremony was held in the premier’s honor and the two leaders held an official session of talks shortly after. The leaders chaired a meeting of the High-Level Saudi-Chinese Committee, where aspects of joint […]
Study finds fish farming wastewater boosts date fruit weight, nutrients
RIYADH, 12 September: The Saudi Ministry of Environment has introduced an innovative irrigation technique using fish farming wastewater, significantly increasing date palm productivity across the Kingdom. Recent research reveals that this method boosts soil nutrient levels and enhances various qualities of dates, improving their economic value, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday. Conducted by […]
Bolivia: 6 dead in head-on truck-bus collision
La Paz, Sep 12 (IANS) At least six people died, and seven others were injured when a cargo truck going the wrong way collided head-on with a public transit minibus in western Bolivia, according to local authorities. The accident occurred on Wednesday along a highway connecting the departments of La Paz and Oruro, 35 km […]
Australia: Two children die after Melbourne house fire
Sydney, Sep 12 (IANS) Two children have died days after suffering critical injuries in a house fire in Melbourne’s northwest in Australia. Police in the state of Victoria said in a statement on Wednesday that two girls, aged one and five respectively, died surrounded by family in hospital on Wednesday morning while their three-year-old brother […]
Peru: One killed in armed assault on prison workers
Lima (Peru), Sep 12 (IANS) A prison worker was killed and another injured in an armed assault outside a prison in southern Peru’s Ica region, according to the National Penitentiary Institute (Inpe). “Our Institution expresses its condolences to the family of the deceased and will provide all necessary support to the workers affected by this […]
Mexican President applauds Senate’s approval of judicial reform bill
Mexico City, Sep 12 (IANS) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrated the Senate’s approval of his administration’s judicial reform package. At a regular daily press conference, Lopez Obrador said the bill’s approval sets an “example for the world.” “I think it is very important to end corruption and impunity, and much progress will be […]
Australian government to outlaw doxxing
Canberra, Sep 12 (IANS) The act of doxxing by releasing someone’s personal information without consent will be made a criminal offence in Australia under new government privacy laws. Mark Dreyfus, Australia’s Attorney-General, on Thursday, introduced legislation to Parliament that would make doxxing illegal and entitle victims of serious invasions of privacy to seek compensation through […]
S. Korea, US, Japan discuss N. Korea’s missile launches in phone talks
Seoul, Sep 12 (IANS) Nuclear envoys of South Korea, the US and Japan on Thursday discussed over the phone North Korea’s latest firing of short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. The phone talks came hours after the North fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, in an apparent protest against the joint […]
Grim recall of 9/11 tragedy draws Harris, Trump together briefly
New York, Sept 12 (IANS) The 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack brought together US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in a moment of civility on Wednesday barely 10 hours after they had exchanged insults during their fiery debate presidential debate. At the commemoration at Ground Zero here, the Vice […]
