IMF chief urges fast, well-coordinated actions to tackle food crisis on May 19, 2022WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said on Wednesday that the Russia-Ukraine war has led to food shortages and sharply higher prices, urging the international community to take fast, well-coordinated actions to tackle the food crisis. The war has created “a crisis on top of a crisis” around the globe with countries facing food […]
World Bank announces up to 30 bln USD to address food insecurity on May 19, 2022WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Wednesday announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to 30 billion U.S. dollars financing in existing and new projects. The bank said in a statement that the financing in areas such as agriculture, nutrition, social protection, […]
China says Finland’s application to NATO brings ‘new factor’ in ties on May 16, 2022BEIJING: Referring to Finland, China on Monday urged nations seeking to join NATO to “follow the principle of security indivisibility.” “China hopes all parties will follow the principle of security indivisibility and build a sustainable regional security architecture,” said Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry. “Finland’s application to NATO will bring new factor to […]
NASA, Boeing to launch uncrewed test flight to space station on May 14, 2022LOS ANGELES: NASA and Boeing are targeting next Thursday, May 19, to launch Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled to launch at 6:54 p.m. EDT, OFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Starliner will launch on a United […]
Malaysia reports 16,863 new COVID-19 cases, 37 new deaths on March 28, 2022KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 16,863 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total tally to 4,138,867, according to the health ministry. The newly reported infections included 238 imported cases and 16,625 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 37 deaths have been reported from COVID-19, bringing the death toll […]
Evidence of wind, possible water erosion found on Mars: study on March 11, 2022BEIJING: A new study has revealed that the site where China’s Mars rover Zhurong landed must have experienced wind and possibly water erosion, providing more evidence on the surface features of the red planet. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience this week, analyzed data collected by Zhurong over its first 60 Martian days, […]
Australian scientists flag 45,000 vulnerable marine species on February 16, 2022SYDNEY: A team of marine experts at the University of Queensland (UQ) have compiled a list of more than 45,000 at-risk species, showing the extent of the impact that global warming and other factors pose to marine life. The study, published in the Ecological Society of America (ESA) journal and released to the public on […]
Too early to tell whether Omicron sub-variant causes more severe disease: experts on January 31, 2022CANBERRA: An Australian senior health official has said that a new COVID-19 sub-variant circulating in Australia is not yet causing concern among health experts. Michael Kidd, deputy chief medical officer of Australia, on Monday said the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant, which was detected in Australia in December, may become the dominant sub-variant of Omicron based on […]
Cambodia reports zero deaths from COVID-19 for 20 days on January 24, 2022PHNOM PENH: Cambodia had seen zero deaths from the COVID-19 for 20 days straight, the country’s health ministry said in a statement on Monday. According to the health ministry, the number of confirmed Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in Cambodia has risen to 625 after 40 new infections were detected. “Among the new cases, 15 were […]
China issues plan to promote green consumption on January 21, 2022BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Friday unveiled a master plan on boosting green transformation of consumption in key areas, the latest move for the country to achieve its carbon peak and neutrality goals. The plan, jointly released by the National Development and Reform Commission and six other government organs, said that green consumption modes will prevail […]