Tag: regions

Weather forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) suggests that heatwave conditions will prevail in certain regions of the country, while rainfall and thunderstorms are expected in some pockets. The maximum temperatures on May 7 were recorded between 43°C and 45°C in west Rajasthan while parts of east Rajasthan, ...

As temperatures continue to soar across eastern and southern regions of India, a heatwave has tightened its grip. The India Meterological Department (IMD) in its Thursday bulletin said the maximum temperatures in many areas, including Gangetic West Bengal, east Jharkhand, north Odisha, and Rayalaseema are likely to hover between ...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden prepared Wednesday for perhaps the most crucial speech of his political career as the unpopular 81-year-old tries to convince doubters he is fit for a bruising rematch with Donald Trump in November. With dominant performances in the “Super Tuesday” primaries and Trump’s last Republican rival ...

A Master of Wine (MW) recently asked me to name the most suitable individual grape variety for each Israeli wine region. There are only 400 MWs in the world; therefore, he is important, so I thought I had better answer him. However, there are three issues that must ...

Special: Xinjiang A worker transports cargo with a forklift at the Urumqi International Land Port Area in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in July. (CAI ZENGLE/FOR CHINA DAILY) More targeted policies and business potential are expected for the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone this year, to boost foreign ...

The World Health Organization on Thursday said several contaminated syrups and suspension medicines had been identified in countries in the WHO regions of the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. The affected products were manufactured by Pharmix Laboratories in Pakistan, the WHO said, and were ...

ANKARA/KARACHI, Pakistan China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday called for “accelerated” green transformation in the trans-Himalayan region, promoting sustainable economic development in the region. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, made these remarks during his speech at the third ...

The deadly July suicide bombing at a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa highlights a troublesome trend of violence in the region. The bombing on Sunday targeted those attending a rally for the religious political party Jamiat Uleme-e-Islam-Fazal (JUIF) in the tribal district of Bajaur, some ...

ISTANBULHigh temperatures may increase the risk of drought in inland areas of Europe and Asia, and may also have negative effects on yield and production in Türkiye, where tropical weather systems are becoming more prolonged, according to climate and geography experts.Barbaros Gonencgil, head of the Turkish Geographical Society, stressed ...

The “relief chief” was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York just as these two separate lifesaving initiatives are set to expire in the coming days.He also voiced concern over gender-based violence in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and noted lack of ...