Chinese authorities today evacuated more than 600,000 people from Zhejiang and Fujian provinces as Typhoon Bavi approached the country's eastern coast, with landfall expected near the city of Wenzhou in the early hours of Sunday.State media reported that the evacuations included more than 500,000 peopl...

Nigerian security forces have rescued dozens of pupils who were abducted during an attack in May targeting three schools in Oyo State in the southwest of the country.In a statement, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expressed his delight at the successful operation, which secured the release of the pupils and ...

An experimental Japanese reusable rocket successfully lifted off and landed safely during its first test flight today, Saturday, as Japan seeks to acquire the technology to reduce launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizon...

Ebola has claimed the lives of 648 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the number of confirmed cases has risen to 1,830 as of Thursday, according to government data released on Friday evening.The latest epidemiological situation report said the figures reflect the total number of infec...

CAPITALS, 11th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Oil prices settled lower on Friday, with Brent crude futures falling by 29 cents, or 0.38 percent, to close at US$76.01 a barrel.US West Texas Intermediate crude futures declined by 67 cents, or 0.93 percent, to settle at US$71.41 a barrel.