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  • 112 injured in huge Selangor fire after leak at Petronas gas pipeline in Malaysia

    Date: 2025-04-01 07:39:13 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:4 - ID:11122230

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (MENA) - One hundred and twelve people have been injured in a massive blaze that erupted at a Petronas gas pipeline in Puchong's Putra Heights on Tuesday, Channel News Asia (CNA) quoted authorities as saying. Forty-nine ....

  • China's first batch of disaster-relief material arrives in Myanmar

    Date: 2025-04-01 07:28:16 GMT - China - World - SN:3 - ID:11122202

    BEIJING, April 1 (MENA) - The first batch of disaster-relief material provided by the Chinese government arrived to Myanmar on Monday, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. The supplies were welcomed by Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ma Jia ....

  • IMF's Georgieva: Recession not on the horizon despite tariff worries

    Date: 2025-03-31 22:37:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:11122153

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump's push for sweeping tariffs is creating great uncertainty and denting confidence but is not likely to trigger a near-term recession, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina ....

  • OPEN// European Commission to back Bulgarian in implementing 10 projects

    Date: 2025-03-31 21:09:25 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:33 - ID:11122145

    BRUSSELS, March 31 (MENA) - The European Commission announced on Monday that it has approved 135 projects under the Technical Support Instrument to EU Member States in the preparation, development and implementation of a total of 390 reforms in ....

  • UN envoy expresses solidarity with Myanmar's people after devastating earthquake

    Date: 2025-03-31 18:42:16 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:29 - ID:11122055

    NEW YORK, March 31 (MENA) - United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop stressed that she stands in solidarity with the people of Myanmar as the devastating earthquake has greatly exacerbated an already dire situation, according to a UN ....

  • Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs to over 2,000 - military junta

    Date: 2025-03-31 15:09:14 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:24 - ID:11121936

    NAY PYI TAW, March 31 (MENA) – The military junta ruling Myanmar says the death toll from Friday's earthquake has now risen to 2,056 people, the BBC reported. More than 3,900 people have been injured, a spokesperson adds, with 270 still ....

  • Representatives of more than 40 countries discuss in London measures of combating illegal migration

    Date: 2025-03-31 10:35:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:11121675

    LONDON, March 31 (MENA) - Representatives from the US, China and France are among 40 nations attending a two-day summit in London aimed at tackling illegal migration, said the BBC. Launching the summit, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ....

  • US, France discuss means to ensure free shipping lanes in Red Sea

    Date: 2025-03-31 07:47:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:11121412

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a phone call with his French counterpart, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu. Secretary Hegseth provided an update on the recent U.S. strikes against the Houthi ....

  • Russia, US start discussions on rare earth minerals

    Date: 2025-03-31 06:42:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:2 - ID:11121388

    MOSCOW, March 31 (MENA) - The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said that Washington and Moscow began discussions on projects related to Russian rare earth minerals. In statements published by Russian media Kirill Dmitriev said : "Rare ....

  • OPEN// Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: No Bulgarians reportedly injured in Myanmar

    Date: 2025-03-30 21:15:21 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:40 - ID:11121280

    SOFIA, March 30 (MENA) - No Bulgarian citizens have been reportedly injured in the Myanmar earthquake, which caused the collapse of a skyscraper in Bangkok, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The Bulgarian Embassy in Hanoi is ....

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