The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, September 10.
Asia
YONHAP. North Korea holds many activities to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (September 9, 1948 - September 9, 2024).
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| North Korea held an outdoor rally and gala in the capital Pyongyang to mark the 76th anniversary of its founding. (Source: Yonhap) |
REUTERS. Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that Beijing is ready to work with Norway to promote “friendly” cooperation , including on green energy.
CHINA.ORG. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Russia this week to attend the BRICS security meeting .
GLOBAL TIMES. China's Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into canola seed imports from Canada.
AFP. Bangladesh's international crimes tribunal will seek the extradition of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from neighbouring India, accusing her of carrying out "massacres".
BARRON'S. Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has issued a decree accepting the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister Emad al-Atiqi.
TIMES OF INDIA. India has stressed its readiness to initiate dialogue with Pakistan if its neighbour stops terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Europe
DW. Labor Minister Hubertus Heil called on Germany to raise the minimum wage to more than 15 euros ($16.56) per hour from 2026.
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| Raising the minimum wage is one of the main pledges of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Social Democratic Party in the 2021 election campaign. (Source: AP) |
SPUTNIK. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the Middle East is facing the risk of a large-scale war .
TASS. The Kremlin stressed that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to want to launch an investigation into the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
THX. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, aiming to promote a "fair trade order" .
ANSA. The Italian Coast Guard discovered six decomposing bodies in the southern Mediterranean Sea.
BARRON'S. Italy is launching a pilot program using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the quality of teaching in schools.
REUTERS. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a ministerial meeting of the Arab League in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
America
REUTERS. A two-year drought has caused water levels in rivers flowing through the Amazon rainforest to record lows.
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Climate change is the main cause of record drought in the Amazon rainforest, drying up rivers and disrupting the lives of millions of people in the region. (Source: AFP) |
BARRON'S. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil accused the Netherlands of “hiding” opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia at the country’s charge d’affaires’ residence in Caracas.
AFP. The US military's Central Command announced that it had destroyed a number of military equipment belonging to the Houthi movement in Yemen in the past 24 hours.
BBC. Severe heat and drought have sparked massive wildfires across the western US, forcing thousands of people to evacuate.
Africa
BARRON'S. At least 11 people have died and nine others are missing following heavy rains and flooding in southern Morocco.
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Morocco's Interior Ministry advises locals and tourists to exercise extreme caution due to the volatile weather and to follow all government instructions. (Source: Sigma Earth) |
REUTERS. The Socialist Movement for Peace party has accused Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of vote-counting irregularities after results showed he was re-elected with nearly 95% of the vote.
AFP. A shelling of a market in the city of Sennar, in southeastern Sudan, has killed 21 people and injured 67 others.
AP. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Addis Ababa would “humiliate” any country that threatens its sovereignty, amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa.
Oceania
9NEWS. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to introduce an age limit on social media use to address concerns about the impact of social media on children's health.
RNZ. Australia's south is battling a serious whooping cough outbreak, with cases up tenfold compared to the same period last year.
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