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More than $100 billion aviation deals signed at Dubai Airshow 2023

UAE recently concluded up a successful Dubai Airshow 2023 witnessing significant aviation deals worth more than $100 billion and key industry announcements.

UAE unveils world’s largest Solar Power Plant in Abu Dhabi’s desert ahead of COP28

UAE has launched the Al Dhafra solar farm – the world’s largest single-site solar plant ahead of the COP28 climate conference.

Turkish parliament boycotts Nestle and Coke from menus over Israel support

Türkiye's parliament has ordered to remove Coca-Cola and Nestle products from its restaurants in response to their alleged support for Israel in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes

28 countries including US, China and EU sign world-first AI safety agreement at UK summit

Representatives and companies from 28 countries, including the US, China, and the EU, signed an agreement at UK’s AI Safety Summit 2023 to address the risks posed by frontier AI models.

More than 100 killed in drone attack on military academy in Syria

More than 100 people were killed on October 5, 2023, when armed drones struck a military academy in Homs province in central Syria during a graduation ceremony. The attack wounded some 240 people. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a...

From Flames to Floods in 24 hours — Extreme Weather strikes Australia’s Victoria State

In less than 24 hours after bushfires forced residents in parts of Australia’s Victoria state to evacuate, heavy rain is now causing flash floods and river swellings in the region. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology predicts ongoing flash flooding in...

This 115-year-old Japanese prison is set to transform into a luxury hotel

Hoshino Resorts, a prominent Japanese resort company, unveiled its plan to convert the iconic Former Nara Prison, a cultural property in Japan, into a luxurious 48-room hotel.

Erdogan and Aliyev launch Turkiye-Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Gas Pipeline project

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on September 25, launched a new natural gas pipeline connecting Turkey's eastern province of Iğdır to Sederek in western Azerbaijan.

Japan faces demographic crisis as over 10% of population aged 80 or older

Japan reached an unprecedented demographic threshold, with over 10% of its population now being 80 years or above, according to the national data released by the Japanese government

Oman unveils ambitious vision: A futuristic Smart City for 100,000 residents

Oman unveiled ambitious plans to construct a futuristic "smart" city outside its capital, Muscat, with the potential to accommodate a population of 100,000 residents.

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WHO declares rare Ebola outbreak in Central Africa regional emergency, not global pandemic

WHO says the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in Central Africa does not currently pose a global pandemic threat, despite a sharp rise in suspected infections and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring Uganda.