The health authority in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) issued an urgent health alert after legionnaires' disease was detected in the Sydney central business district (CBD), News Corp Australia newspapers reported on Sunday.The report said that three people, who are not known to each

Voting for the first phase of Myanmar's 2025 multi-party democratic general election concluded on Sunday afternoon.Voting began at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday. At 4 p.m., an election official at a polling station in Yangon's Kyauktada township announced the closure of the polling station.Following

A major freeway in Southern California was shut down for several hours Saturday, and a shelter-in-place order was issued for thousands of nearby residents after a natural gas pipeline ruptured.Photo: ICThe rupture, first reported around 4:20 p.m. local time (0020 GMT Sunday) in the community of

Guinea began voting in its presidential election on Sunday, with more than 6.8 million registered voters expected to cast their ballots at over 24,000 polling stations nationwide between 7:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) and 6:00 p.m. (1800 GMT).This is the first presidential election held in the

The Russian government has allocated additional funding to support the social development of key economic growth centers in the country's Far East, according to an official statement released on Sunday.A government order approved the allocation of an additional 280.1 million rubles (3.6 million

Guinea began voting in its presidential election on Sunday, with more than 6.8 million registered voters expected to cast their ballots at over 24,000 polling stations nationwide between 7:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) and 6:00 p.m. (1800 GMT).This is the first presidential election held in the

A debate over how to bring back surfing in Germany's landmark English Garden escalated on Sunday after city workers removed a beam surreptitiously deployed over Christmas to restore a surfable wave in the river that runs through the park.For years, the site had been a hot spot for surfers and

Thailand's Election Commission on Sunday began accepting applications for party-list candidates and notifications of prime minister nominees from political parties ahead of a general election set for February.Speaking at a press briefing, Election Commission Secretary-General Sawaeng Boonmee stated

Crucial power line repairs have begun near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) following a local ceasefire brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the IAEA said on social media platform X on Sunday. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed gratitude to both Russia

Voting for the presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections began early Sunday in the Central African Republic, with polling starting nationwide at 6:00 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and set to end at 6:00 p.m. (1700 GMT).Faustin-Archange Touadera, incumbent President of the Central

The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading domestic aid agencies to provide assistance to returnees and internally displaced families, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.The agreements, valued at 515,700 U.S. dollars in

China is willing to provide humanitarian supplies to Cambodia for the settlement of displaced people in border areas, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed 87,400 wheat cultivation packages to farming families across Afghanistan, the agency said on Sunday."Certified wheat seeds, paired with quality fertilizer, have proven to produce higher yields than traditional

The first batch of emergency humanitarian aid supplies provided by the Chinese government to Cambodia arrived at the Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh on Sunday.The relief items included tents, blankets, and food, among others.Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin and Cambodian Foreign

Taiwan is an integral part of China, and Russia opposes Taiwan's independence in any form, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.In an interview with TASS, Lavrov said that Russia's principled position on the Taiwan question is well known and unchanged. "Russia recognizes Taiwan as

A Chinese-funded waste-to-energy plant, which generates electricity from solid waste recycling, was launched Saturday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.Speaking at the launch ceremony, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said the factory would help solve waste processing issues while generating