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Danish PM rebukes ‘closest ally’ in New Year address amid Greenland tensions

OSLO - on Thursday evening rejected renewed talk of acquiring Greenland, saying that Denmark's "closest ally" should not treat another country and its...

Singapore home prices up for ninth year despite cooling measures

Singapore private home prices extended their rally into a ninth year on renewed demand for new apartments, but the boom is slowing.An index for...

Russia says downed Ukrainian drone targeted presidential residence

MOSCOW - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that an analysis of a Ukrainian drone shot down on Monday over the Novgorod region...

Israel says new rules barring some aid groups from Palestinian territories take effect

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH/ISTANBUL - Israel said Thursday that new regulations banning access of dozens of aid organizations to Gaza and the West Bank had come into...

Lao, Vietnam governments join hands to build irrigation system

The governments of Laos and Vietnam have joined hands to invest more than VNĐ290 billion to build an irrigation system in Xiengvang village of...

Pakse International Airport expansion now 30 percent complete

Pakse International Airport is undergoing another expansion to accommodate the steadily growing number of air passengers.Officials said expansion of the passenger terminal is now...

Upgrade of National Highway 22 on track for completion by mid-2026

Repairs to National Highway No. 22, a key transport route connecting Vientiane and Luang Prabang provinces, are progressing steadily and are expected to be...

President extends New Year greetings, calls for national unity

Secretary General of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, has delivered a New Year message highlighting the achievements of...

More in UK keen to learn Chinese language

Nation has seen huge increase in student numbers on state-funded Mandarin program, Zheng Wanyin reports in LondonMemories take Katharine Carruthers back to when she...

Indian authorities step up Tamil Nadu surveillance after bird flu outbreak

NEW DELHI - As cases of bird flu increase in parts of the southern Indian state of Kerala, authorities in the adjacent Tamil Nadu...

Dozens killed, 100 injured in fire at Swiss ski resort bar

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - Around 40 people were killed and 115 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve...

10 killed, 10 wounded after bar explosion in Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana

GENEVA - At least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured after an explosion at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort in...

8 killed in US attack on alleged drug boats in East Pacific

WASHINGTON - The said on Wednesday that five boats suspected of transporting drugs were destroyed in international waters in the eastern Pacific over...

Top DPRK leader sends New Year’s message to overseas operations units

PYONGYANG - , top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sent a congratulatory message to the officers and soldiers of the...

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