
IMF chief Georgieva set for second term
WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is set to serve a second five-year term, reported dpa news. The IMF board

WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is set to serve a second five-year term, reported dpa news. The IMF board

BERLIN: German reinsurer Munich Re has raised concerns about the increasing cyber risks driven by the rapid advancement of technology, particularly generative artificial intelligence. The

LOS ANGELES: Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating the theft of as much as US$30 million from a money storage facility

ROME: The famous Italian city of Venice on Thursday launched a controversial new scheme to charge tourists €5 (US$5.43) if they only visit for the

CANBERRA: World-first research has estimated up to 11 million tons of plastic pollution is sitting on the ocean floor. In a study published on Friday,

ISTANBUL: A fire that raged from the basement of a 16-storey building in central Istanbul killed at least 29 people Tuesday, with flames and thick

GAZA STRIP: Israel’s defence chief said Wednesday that a strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza was a “grave mistake”, after the incident prompted

TAIPEI: At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and

GAZA: Five people working for an aid organization, including four foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in Deir al-Balah city in

NEW DELHI: Pakistan has strongly condemned the Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus on Monday, calling it a major escalation in