HONG KONG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge at 21:15:07 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ...

"Economic activity in Slovenia shrank by 0.8 percent in the first quarter, mainly due to much higher uncertainty in world trade," the bank said, adding that the fall in the first quarter will reduce ...

DAR ES SALAAM, June 9 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 1.9 million Tanzanians are expected to benefit from strengthened disaster preparedness and response capabilities under new financing from the World Bank, ...

As the early morning sun stretched long shadows across the rocky terrain of a small mining site in Nigeria's central state of Nasarawa, 43-year-old Abubakar Musa, a third-generation artisanal miner, ...

DAR ES SALAAM, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A gentle sea breeze stirs the trees on a quiet island off the southeastern coast of Tanzania. Here lie the ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani, once a bustling port on the Indian ...

NICE, France, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Monday laid out four proposals on sustainable ocean governance while addressing the general debate at the ongoing third United ...

NEW YORK, June 9 (Xinhua) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told local media that he plans to file suit on Monday against the Donald Trump administration to roll back the National Guard ...

BRATISLAVA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia's Agriculture Ministry announced Monday it has lifted the ban on moving animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from a restricted zone in Hungary, ...

In Bucharest, severe rainfall flooded major roads, disrupted traffic, and led to the suspension of several tram lines. Emergency alerts urged residents to remain indoors.

KIGALI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Delegates at the African Conference on Agricultural Technology (ACAT) are calling for urgent investment in farmer-centered agricultural technologies to empower smallholder ...

DHAKA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Amid a fresh rise in COVID-19 infections in several neighboring countries, the Bangladeshi interim government has asked people to refrain from traveling to those destinations ...

ISLAMABAD, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of 1.9 billion U.S. dollars during July to April of the fiscal year 2024-25, reversing a deficit of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars ...