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Africa: Ebola and Africa's Preparedness Dividend - From Crisis to Capability
[African Arguments] Africa is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, and this time the continent is meeting it with the most ca...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPakistan rejects India's 'baseless' claims on status of occupied Kashmir
The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday rejected Indian claims about the status of occupied Kashmir, saying that the neighbour...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailRussia, North Korea hold completion ceremony of first car bridge between allies
Russia and North Korea are set to hold an official ceremony marking the completion of their first vehicle bridge across ...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUN warns wildfires, heatwaves threaten air quality and health
Wildfires and heatwaves are posing a growing threat to air quality and public health, with toxic smoke and microscopic p...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailMalaysia lifts emergency declaration in Sarawak district as haze eases, but health risks remain
An emergency was declared on Sept 4 after thick haze pushed air pollution up to hazardous levels.
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPesticides cause 400 million farmer poisoning cases a year, study finds
Nearly half the world's farmers get poisoned with pesticides annually, while global pesticide use continues to rise, a s...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailMarcos Cousin Faces Plunder Case in Philippine Graft Scandal
The Philippines’ anti-corruption watchdog said it filed a plunder case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a ...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailExclusive: MEPs on track to end article 7 'nuclear option' against Hungary
MEPs are on course to end the long-standing measure, which was introduced over alleged violations of EU values under Vik...
Budapest, Hungary · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailEU to table ‘Buy European’ public procurement rules to push out China
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Brussels, Belgium · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailJapanese woman goes viral for giving birth to 7th child amid country’s low birth rate
Kotoe Hashimoto also urged other women to have children.
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailSingapore’s Wong warns racist remarks over Nepal, Air India risk ‘pulling us apart’
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned against a recent spate of racist comments being made online, saying prejud...
Singapore · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailHundreds killed in deadliest Yemen fighting since 2022 truce collapsed
The toll from days of fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen climbed past 3...
Sanaa, Yemen · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailTen killed and dozens injured in Mexico fireworks blast
Ten people were killed after a fireworks display detonated during a religious festival in Mexico, injuring dozens more.
Mexico City, Mexico · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailAnti-immigration protesters clash with police in UK after boat arrival
Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police in Portsmouth after around 140 people arrived in UK aboard a small boat.
Portsmouth, United Kingdom · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailArmed assailant attacks Ohio Democratic candidate during campaign stop
Patrick Havas, 38, arrested with weapons after injuring several at Ohio Democrat Amy Acton’s campaign stop.
Ohio, United States · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailSolomons PM survives attempt to oust government
Parliament adjourned indefinitely on Sept 7, preventing another challenge.
Honiara, Solomon Islands · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailAfrica’s interest in Russian weapons growing every year — arms exporter
Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev stressed that African countries are traditional users of Soviet, and now Russian,...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailChina's New Pressure Campaign in Taiwan's "Back Door"
China has increased the deployment of Coast Guard vessels east of Taiwan, expanding Beijing's operations beyond the Taiw...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailNepal observes national mourning on 13th day of flash flood tragedy
The mourning is being observed on the 13th day after the disaster, in keeping with the traditional Hindu practice of mar...
Kathmandu, Nepal · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailHeat-related deaths in South Korea nearly quadruple in five years
The increase has coincided with an unprecedented run of extreme summer heat.
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailAfrica: UN Backs Effort to Drop Mercator Map and Show Size of Africa More Accurately
[RFI] The United Nations voted on Saturday for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more a...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailSchools Close Across Sarawak Due to Toxic Haze From Indonesian Wildfires
Wildfires have raged for weeks across swathes of Sumatra and Kalimantan, exacerbated by a particularly severe dry season...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippines Wants To Deepen Economic Ties With China
Philippine Finance Secretary Frederick Go discusses Manila's economic ties with Beijing. He is in Hong Kong to conduct a...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises
He said Washington had assured Manila that its commitments to the Philippines remained unchanged.
Manila, Philippines · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailRussian forces destroy more than 20 drones over Rostov Region — governor
Regional governor Yury Slyusar added that the threat from drones in the region persists
Rostov, Russia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailIndonesia’s Growing Microplastics Problem
Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailChina pumps $53bn into banks and insurers
Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance
Beijing, China · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailWildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns
Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteor...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailYemen’s Houthis say it downed Saudi CH-4 drone over al-Jawf
Yemen’s Houthis say it downed Saudi CH-4 drone over al-Jawf Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they shot...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailOnce-conjoined Vietnam twin to visit Japan's Minamata disease areas
Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange u...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailClean air is an economic choice Pakistan can no longer postpone
The seventh International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, observed on September 7, 2026, places the economic case for i...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailRussian forces tighten Ukrainian encirclement in Volchansk — security forces
Over the past week, more than 20 pieces of enemy equipment, including armored vehicles, have been destroyed during attem...
Volchansk, Ukraine · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailFar-right Alternative for Germany party wins big in regional election but falls short of majority
Final results showed AfD falling three seats short, with 39 lawmakers in an 83-member parliament
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailEurope wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany's AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and tra...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailEurope wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany's AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and tra...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPrabowo-Putin payoff: can bond between Indonesian, Russian leaders translate to gains?
The rapport between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was evident when ...
Jakarta, Indonesia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailInternational law prevails
IN its recent press release on ‘The Indus Waters Western Rivers Arbitration (Pakistan vs India), PCA Case No. 2023-01’, ...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul
Row centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarchA Britis...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements ‘important’ but must go furt...
London, United Kingdom · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailModi fails to dull gold’s lustre in India
Tata’s Titan jewellery chain says consumers continue to regard the precious metal as an investment
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