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The European Parliament's Bureau has appointed Alessandro Chiocchetti to be the institution's new Secretary General. January 1 will mark the start of the new Secretary General's tenure. According to a statement from the EP, Secretary…

A carbon reduction pledge of 43% by 2030 and net zero by 2050 was enshrined in legislation signed into law by Australia's parliament with the support of the Greens party and independents. Reuters reported that the law is a first step…

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with Charles Michel, President of the European Council. He is visiting the UAE on an official business trip. As part of the meeting, the sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation…

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s 2021/2022 Human Development Report, the UAE ranked 26th globally and first in the Arab world, beating Spain, France and Italy. Human Development Index (HDI) measures progress in…

During the next four to five years, the Indian Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will establish 300 cargo terminals under the PM Gati Shakti framework. This will reduce logistics costs by a large margin and attract more cargo…

There have been 32 deaths reported as a result of a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam. Some parts of the building remain inaccessible more than a day after the blaze broke out. Fire broke out late Tuesday in Thuan An city, Binh…

Despite long-strained ties between the rivals over the North's nuclear weapons program, South Korea's new government proposed a meeting with North Korea on Thursday to reunite families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War. AP reports…

Albania has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled its embassy staff. This is because of an alleged cyberattack carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites nearly two months ago, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said. A country…

During the southern Bay region of Somalia this year, "concrete indications" suggest famine is imminent. That was the conclusion of the UN, which said "famine is on its way." This is just short of a formal declaration of famine, as thousands…

German government scrambles to find solutions to its energy woes as winter approaches. It puts two of its last three nuclear power plants on standby instead of shutting them down at the end of the year. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said…