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EU set to undershoot 2030 climate target by 1 percentage point

Brussels, May 28 -- The European Union is on track to miss its legally binding 55 percent greenhouse-gas reduction target for 2030 by roughly one percentage point, the European Commission said on Wedn... Read More


Vijayendra demands apology from Kamal Haasan

Bengaluru, May 28 -- Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday demanded an unconditional apology from actor Kamal Haasan, accusing him of insulting the Kannada language and hurting the self-... Read More


Japan: Prof Yunus to call upon Asian leaders to ensure peaceful, sustainable future for next generations

Dhaka, May 28 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, who will attend the Nikkei Forum in Japan, is expected to call upon Asia and its leaders to come together in a spirit of cooperation and shared... Read More


Japan to use radioactive soil from Fukushima on flowerbeds at prime minister's office

Dhaka, May 28 -- Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office... Read More


Man suspected of murdering his wife detained in Osh region

Kyrgyzstan, May 28 -- The police are investigating the death of a woman in Osh region. On May 26, the Uzgen District Department of Internal Affairs received information that a resident of Kara-Kulja ... Read More


One case of hepatitis E recorded in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, May 28 -- One case of hepatitis E was registered in Kyrgyzstan in two months, the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision Department reported. The case was detected in Alay distric... Read More


High-value suspect yields P13.6-M shabu in QC

MANILA, May 28 -- Anti-drug operatives have arrested a high-value individual (HVI) and seized around PHP13.6 million worth of shabu in Quezon City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) sa... Read More


DA: 120K minimum wage earners to access P20/kg. rice under BBM Na

MANILA, May 28 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said 120,000 minimum wage earners would benefit from the PHP20 per kilogram rice under the "Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na" program star... Read More


139 cases of echinococcosis registered in Kyrgyzstan in 2 months

Kyrgyzstan, May 28 -- 139 cases of echinococcosis were registered in two months of 2025, the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance Department reported. According to epidemiologists, the inc... Read More


PH urged to ratify early 'politically' beneficial UN high seas treaty

MANILA, May 28 -- The early ratification of a United Nations treaty that aims to protect the high seas would politically boost the Philippines' position regionally and globally, France's envoy and int... Read More