Baghdad, Iraq – Sitting anxiously in his small office in Jameela market, one of Baghdad’s main wholesale markets, food trader Hamza al-Rudayni is waiting to see what the coming days will bring. A decision by the Iraqi government to devalue the country’s currency, the dinar, against the US dollar has left traders like him facing…
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young, sixth from left, joins guests at the opening ceremony of the National Sports Museum in Seoul’s Songpa District, Thursday. Courtesy of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Korea opened its first national museum dedicated to sports on Thursday, bringing together thousands of artifacts documenting historic victories, Olympic…
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to completing the long-abandoned Aboabo Super Market and Shea Nut Market Complex in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. The market project, initiated during the regime of General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong in the early 1970s, has remained unfinished for…
The remains of a bridge bombed during the 1950-53 Korean War, standing in the lake at Gimhwa, Cheorwon. The town that once surrounded it no longer exists. Courtesy of Munire Nur Sen I almost didn’t notice the sign. Driving through Cheorwon on a research trip last July, we kept passing things that looked like landscape…
Given the new Deputy Chairpersons’ relatively young stage in their leadership careers, the group encouraged them to pursue relevant IT courses, specialised training and professional certifications in election technology, cybersecurity, database management, electronic results management, data integrity and digital systems administration.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson expresses confidence that Ghana will surpass the IMF's updated 5.7% growth forecast following high-level talks in Bangkok.
The identity of Cho Jae-bok, a 26-year-old man who killed his mother-in-law and abandoned her body in the southeastern city of Daegu in March, is disclosed on the website of the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency. Courtesy of Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency DAEGU — A district court sentenced a man to a 45-year prison term Thursday…
Russia’s Pacific Fleet has test-fired cruise missiles from a nuclear-powered submarine, striking a target 1,200km away, Moscow says. The drills come amid tensions with Japan, which protested Russian military exercises near the disputed Kuril Islands in August. Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026 Share Russian nuclear-powered submarine fires missiles during Pacific drills on social…
President Lee Jae Myung, second from right, and Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, center, are seen at a Cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap The prime minister’s office denied a news report Thursday that some government members have raised complaints that it is difficult for them to object to what the…
According to the President, the expansion would add 106 beds to the hospital’s capacity and provide essential facilities, including an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an accident and emergency centre, surgical theatres, consulting rooms and advanced diagnostic equipment.
