Agencies

Manila: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred in the Philippines, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) informs.The quake occurred at 21:50 GMT on Saturday, at a depth of about 109 miles (175 kilometers), EMSC said.Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)...

Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Sunday started a nationwide raid on those hoarding diesel or petrol for resale, a police spokesman told journalists in Colombo.Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said they had received information that a large number of those...

Warsaw:  Poland has sent to Ukraine a large number of spare parts and weapons for MiG-29 fighter jets to help restore the country's air combat capabilities, Polish news portal Onet reported.Initially, the talks were focused on the transfer of...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron appointed ministers for the new government of the country.In total the new government has 27 members with 17 ministries, six ministries delegates and four secretaries of state.Some ministers from the previous governments were again...

Stockholm: Sweden's government classified monkeypox as a disease dangerous to society after the first case had been confirmed in the country."The classification gives access to the adoption of infection control measures aimed at preventing further spread," Health Minister Lena...

Zurich: Already eight countries in Europe have confirmed cases of monkeypox, Dr Hans Henri Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, says.WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told Sputnik on Friday that the organization had been notified of...

Kinshasa: At least 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox and 58 deaths had been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by May 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.The Congolese provinces of Sankuru, Tshopo, Equateur, and Tshuapa...

New York: Moody's rating agency has downgraded Ukraine's foreign and domestic currency long-term issuer ratings and foreign currency senior unsecured debt ratings from Caa2 to Caa3, with a negative outlook."The downgrade of the ratings to Caa3 is driven by...

Moscow: Gazprom Export has not received payment in rubles from the Finnish Gasum company for gas supplied in April and stops delivering starting from Saturday, the Russian company said on Friday."As of the end of the working day on...

Beijing: The State Council, China's cabinet, decided at a meeting Friday to appoint John Lee as the sixth-term chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Lee will assume office on July 1, 2022. Premier Li Keqiang presided...