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Ubon Ratchathani [Thailand], March 13 (ANI): Thousands of devotees paid homage to the holy relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, on Tuesday. Devotees reached Wat Maha Wanaram in Ubon Ratchathani to offer prayers to the holy relics on the last day of exposition, before the relics travel to Krabi. "Over two hundred thousand devotees pay homage today to the holy relics from India at Wat M

ROME, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday the government will create an investment fund worth 1 billion euros (1.1 billion U.S. dollars) to promote the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday asked the European Union (EU) to uphold the idea of common security.

(Washington, DC) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka's government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF's program in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a

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In Sweden, the country's new NATO membership has sparked concerns.

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Sweden had its national flag rise on Monday at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

DUBAI, 12th March, 2024 (WAM) -- Dubai is welcoming residents and visitors to share memorable experiences during Ramadan, as the city transforms for a month of joyful moments.

National unity and patriotism have helped Moscow prevail against the West, the Russian president has said

Mechanics used dish soap and hotel key cards as makeshift tools, a US regulatory review has reportedly found

A US regulatory review has identified numerous "non-compliance" issues in the aircraft maker's production process

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the January blowout that caused a hole in an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 plane.

NEW YORK CITY, New York: In response to recent high-profile assaults on commuters and transit workers, this week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she will deploy 750 soldiers from the state's National Guard to help New York City police check commuters' bags in the city's busiest subway stations.

CHICAGO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar index and Treasury yields rise.

BERLIN, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Consumer price index (CPI) in Germany dropped further to 2.5 percent in February -- the lowest level since June 2021, down from 2.9 percent in January, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday.

The UN Security Council had called for a halt in fighting to allow humanitarian access to millions of people trapped across Sudan

Swiss prosecutors referred Rifaat Assad - the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - for trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity that he allegedly committed as a military commander in 1982.

Taipei, Taiwan - China has launched a new push to repair relations with the EU in recent weeks, deploying its special envoy on Eurasian affairs on a "shuttle diplomacy" tour through several European countries while calling on Brussels to prioritize the common interests rather than differences between the two sides.

KINMEN, TAIWAN - From the Kinmen Islands, a Taiwanese outpost just three kilometers at its closest point from China, residents can stand on a beach and look across at the growing forest of skyscrapers in the Chinese city of Xiamen. But far from feeling threatened by their proximity to the country that vows to 'reunify' with Taiwan - by force if necessary - most Kinmen residents say they feel safer on China's doorstep t

ROME, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Italian warship Duilio, operating in the Red Sea, intercepted and downed two drones, defense authorities said on Tuesday.

KIGALI, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Delegates at the Sixth Africa Climate Resilient Investment Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, called for increased private sector green investments in climate-resilient strategies amid global financial uncertainties.

NICOSIA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The long-expected aid vessel heading for Gaza via the Cyprus-based corridor sent out the first consignment on Tuesday morning. It was part of a joint aid project known as "Amalthea."

(Photo credit: Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK) The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund have ramped up discussions on a deal announced last June that would ally the tour and the financial arm of LIV Golf. But PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, in his first news conference since last August, said now is not the time to discuss specifics in public. "As I've said on a number of occasi

DHAKA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's trade deficit in the first seven months of the 2023-24 fiscal year from July 2023 to June 2024 narrowed by 65.45 percent to 4.63 billion U.S. dollars, showed the latest data of the Bangladesh Bank.

JAKARTA -- The death toll from floods and landslides in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra has risen to 32, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported on Tuesday.

NICOSIA, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The first consignment of aid through the Cyprus-based corridor left on Tuesday morning for Gaza, with more aid expected to be shipped soon, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Two Hezbollah fighters were killed in the past 24 hours in Israeli raids targeting areas in eastern and southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua.