The South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards on Saturday continued to carry out a joint rescue operation for an Indonesian crewman who went missing near the South’s easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this week, officials said, AzerNEWS reports, citing Yonhap. The 20-something crewman who had been on a fishing vessel fell into seas some 195 … Read more
Indonesia began enforcing on Saturday nationwide restrictions on social media usage for children aged under 16, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to do so amid global efforts to curb cyberbullying and internet addiction, AzerNEWS reports, citing Arab News. Around 70 million people are under the age of 16 in Indonesia, where concerns over … Read more
BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 23. Azerbaijan’s “Khojaly” dry cargo vessel of the Handysize type, operated by ASCO, part of AZCON Holding, has successfully delivered a cement cargo from the port of Tuban in Indonesia to the port of Kwinana in Australia, ASCO told Trend. According to the company, the cargo has been successfully unloaded at the … Read more
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Saturday discussed advancing mutually beneficial cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during a meeting with the bloc’s chief, AzerNEWS reports, citing Anadolu Agency. Following a meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Sybiha said through … Read more
On February 3, Leyla Aliyeva attended the “Human Fraternity Majlis” event at the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi. Azernews reports that first, a video address by Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance of the United Arab Emirates, was shown. Then, Secretary-General of the Council of Muslim Elders Mohammed Abdulsalam and Head of … Read more
BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 23. Latvia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is discussing prospects for cooperation with Azerbaijan in the field of green energy, LCCI Director of the European Union (EU) Projects Department, Līga Sičeva, said in an interview with Trend. “Latvia has developed strong expertise in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Global loss of tropical and boreal forests surged to a record high last year as unprecedented temperatures fueled fires, releasing more than four times the emissions of all air travel in 2023. That’s according to the latest annual assessment by Global Forest Watch, a platform run by the nonprofit World Resources Institute, which drew … Read more
More than 600 cases of measles have been reported across the United States since January, with Texas alone accounting for 505 infections. At least two children have died in the state, and the death of an adult in New Mexico is under investigation, Azernews reports. Over 90 cases have also been confirmed in neighboring New … Read more
The Fourth Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Parliamentary Network was held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The conference, themed “Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Bandung Spirit: The Role of Parliaments in Upholding the Bandung Principles”, was chaired by Sahiba Gafarova, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and Chair of the … Read more
The cumulative number of confirmed mpox cases in Uganda has reached 4,810, with 37 deaths reported since the outbreak was declared in the East African country eight months ago, according to the Ugandan Ministry of Health, Azernews reports citing Xinhua. A total of 13 new infections and six deaths were recorded in the past 24 … Read more