Seoul, Aug 17 (UNI) Two people were killed and 13 others were injured on Sunday in South Korea’s apartment fire, according to Yonhap news agency. The fire broke out at the 20-story apartment building in Seoul at about 8:10 a.m. local time (2310 GMT Saturday). A man in his 20s died at the scene, while…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 17 (UNI) Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Rakesh Sharma has been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. The award, comprising a cash prize of ₹2 lakh, a sculpture, and a citation, will be presented at the…
Ottawa, Aug 17 (UNI) Canada’s largest airline Air Canada said it has suspended all operations of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge due to a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants. The airline said in a news release that the strike led by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) officially began at 12:58 a.m….
Khartoum, Aug 17 (UNI) At least 31 people were killed, including seven children and a pregnant woman, and 13 others injured on Saturday in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of El Fasher, western Sudan, according to volunteer groups. The Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a…
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (UNI) An 18-month-old Israeli boy died of measles on Saturday at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, marking the second fatality in the country’s current measles outbreak, Israel’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The toddler was unvaccinated, it noted. The first death, a two-year-old Israeli boy also unvaccinated, took place on Wednesday…
Damascus, Aug 17 (UNI) A car bomb exploded on Saturday night near the Golden Mezzeh Hotel on the Mezzeh highway in western Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The blast, which could be heard across parts of the capital, did not result in any human or material losses, SANA quoted Damascus police chief Osama…
Beijing, Aug 17 (UNI) China’s national observatory renewed a blue alert for rainstorms on Sunday, warning of downpours in multiple regions of the country. From 8:00 a.m. Sunday to 8:00 a.m. Monday, heavy rain and rainstorms are forecast to hit parts of Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Qinghai, Guangxi and Guangdong, the National Meteorological Center…
Beijing, Aug. 17 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 15 km north of Poso, Indonesia, at 22:38:52 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 1.26 degrees south latitude and 120.74 degrees east longitude.
Surabaya, Indonesia, Aug. 17 (UNI) China claimed a 3-1 victory over Argentina in the classification round for 5th-8th place at the 2025 FIVB Women’s U21 World Championship on Saturday, advancing to the 5th-place playoff. Statistically, the two sides were evenly matched in attacking points, but China established a clear edge in blocking and serving, recording…
Chennai, Aug 17 (UNI) Decorated Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who piloted the Axiom-4 Mission and become the first Indian to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) where he conducted microgravity experiments during his 18-day stay, landed in New Delhi this morning from Texas, US. He was accorded a rousing reception on his arrival at…
