Saudi crown prince receives call from Iran president
RIYADH, 11 November: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the phone call, Pezeshkian praised the Kingdom’s initiative to host a joint Arab-Islamic follow-up summit to discuss continued Israeli aggression on Palestinian territories and Lebanon. The president expressed his […]
Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts again, spewing ash 1 km above summit
Jakarta, Nov 11 (IANS) The Semeru volcano, located in Indonesia’s Java, erupted again early on Monday at 03:35 a.m. local time, spewing thick grey ash up to 1 kilometre above its summit. “This eruption was recorded by a seismograph with a duration of 122 seconds and a significant maximum amplitude,” said Ghufron Alwi, an officer […]
Shigeru Ishiba re-elected as Japanese PM
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba was re-elected as the country’s Prime Minister on Monday after securing the most votes in both houses of the Japanese Diet. The Diet, or Parliament, convened an extraordinary session on Monday afternoon to choose the Prime Minister. As the ruling coalition of […]
Adult dead, child injured after truck crashes into Australian kindergarten
Sydney, Nov 11 (IANS) One adult is dead and one child has suffered serious injuries after a truck crashed into a kindergarten in Australia’s state of Victoria on Monday, local police said. A truck crashed into a kindergarten on Main Road in Riddells Creek, a small town some 45 km northwest of Melbourne, at around […]
As Baku climate talks begin, 10 Eastern Europe nations ‘face biggest economic harm’
Baku, Nov 11 (IANS) With global temperatures hitting record highs and extreme weather events affecting people across the globe, a new study has identified 10 countries in Eastern Europe facing the biggest economic harm from future temperature rises — and the two-week COP29 talks starting on Monday is a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to […]
Worker killed by wind turbine blade in Victoria, Australia
Sydney, Nov 11 (IANS) A worker has died after being crushed by a fan blade from a wind turbine at a wind farm construction site in Australia’s state of Victoria, local media reported on Monday. Police in the state of Victoria said the man was working at a wind farm construction site near the small […]
South Korean President calls for proactive efforts to ease income, education inequality
Seoul, Nov 11 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for efforts to address widening inequality in income and education in the latter half of his term, his office said. Yoon emphasised the need to reduce social polarisation during a meeting with senior aides as he entered the second half of his […]
Australian-German research finds world-first cure for deadly skin disease
Sydney, Nov 11 (IANS) Researchers from Australia and Germany have for the first time cured patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a deadly skin disease, said a news release on Monday. An international collaboration, including researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne and the Max Planck Institute […]
Teenage park ranger killed in US wildfire
New York, Nov 11 (IANS) A major wildfire dubbed Jennings Creek continued to rage in Passaic County of New Jersey and Orange County of New York with limited success in containment efforts. The blaze burned through 3,000 acres and threatened 25 structures, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a social media post on […]
Australian govt appoints first anti-slavery commissioner
Canberra, Nov 11 (IANS) The Australian government has appointed the country’s first anti-slavery commissioner. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Monday announced that Chris Evans, a former senator and human rights official, will serve as the inaugural Australian anti-slavery commissioner on a five-year term commencing in December, Xinhua news agency reported. Dreyfus said that the new commissioner […]
