Beirut, Sep.10 (SANA)The Syrian NationalEarthquakeCenter of the Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management recorded an earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale at 9:08 p.m. Thursday. The center said in a post on Facebook, that the epicenter was in Lebanon, at latitude 33.370 and longitude 35.448, at a depth of 6.2 kilometers. The tremor was felt in Nabatieh and occurred along the Dead Sea fault system.

Bukavu, Sept. 10 (SANA)At least 24 students were killed and dozens injured Thursday after a fire spread through two adjoining schools in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials and the rebel administration controlling the city said. Local sources said 19 girls and five boys were killed, while 29 injured people were receiving treatment at local medical facilities. The fire began in a house before spreading toboth schools, where several students were trapped inside Furaha School, with some dying from suffocation. The sources said the schools’ narrow exits caused panic as…

Ankara, Sep.10 (SANA)Türkiye on Thursday welcomed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors’ unanimous decision to end consideration of the item on the implementation of the safeguards agreement in theSyrian Arab Republic. “We welcome the decision unanimously adopted at the IAEA Board of Governors’ session on Wednesday to close the Syrian nuclear file that had been on the agency’s agenda,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its website. The ministry highlighted Syria’s commitment to its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear W…

Santo Domingo.- Within the framework of the Regional Policy Dialogue: Building resilient health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, which brings together in Santo Domingo authorities and specialists from 25 countries in the region, the Minister of Health, Víctor Atallah, highlighted the importance of strengthening the preparation of health systems before emergency situations occur. During his participation in the dialogue, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Atallah emphasized that the strength of a health system should not be measured solely by its functioning und…

Santo Domingo.-The Dominican Republic and the United States of America signed a cooperation framework to strengthen the security and resilience of the supply chains of critical minerals and rare earths, as well as promote new investment and development opportunities linked to the extraction and processing of these strategic resources. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Víctor “Ito” Bisonó, and the ambassador of the United States of America, Leah F. Campos, in an event in which the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos Echavarría, was present. During the signing …

Santo Domingo.- El ministrode Vivienda, Hábitat y Edificaciones (Mivhed),Jean Luis Rodríguez,realizó un recorrido de supervisión este jueves a lostrabajos de intervenciónque desarrolla la entidad que dirige en el sectorLos Praditos, en el Distrito Nacional. Este proyecto buscatransformar las condiciones de vidaen Los Praditos e integrarlo a la ciudad mediante lamejora de servicios básicos, infraestructura vial, iluminación pública, mozo de fachadas y revitalización del espacio público. Actualmente, los equipos del Mived trabajan en los imbornales, luego de que se concluyeran los trabajos del…

Santo Domingo.-El Ministerio de Educación, a través de laDirección de Participación y Liderazgo Estudiantil(PLE-RD), concluyóel Campamento Nacional Ciudadanos al 100,en el que406 estudiantesfortalecieron suliderazgo estudiantil y compromiso ciudadano. En el encuentro, que se desarrolló en Jarabacoa durante los días 7, 8 y 9 de septiembre, bajo el lema “La ciudadanía no se explica, se practica”,los Agentes al 100 participaron en unaagenda pedagógica y formativaorientada al desarrollo de competencias ciudadanas, liderazgo y participación estudiantil, a través de las jornadas“Soy ciudadano”, “Vi…

Santo Domingo.-Los fondos de pensionesimpulsan la construcción de proyectos residenciales con una inversión demás de 3,500 millones de pesos dominicanospara el desarrollo demás de 13,000 viviendas, de las cualesmás de 1,800están terminadas y en proceso de entrega. Estosproyectos residenciales, que facilitarán el acceso a que los afiliados puedan adquirir su casa propia, se encuentran ubicados en elDistrito Nacional, Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo Norte, Santo Domingo Este, Santiago e Higüey. A través de la inversión de los fondos de pensiones en losfondos de inversión, lasAdministradoras de Fo…

Santo Domingo.-El presidente Luis Abinaderpresentó este jueves elPrograma Nacional de Alfabetización en Inteligencia Artificial “RD Inteligente”,una iniciativa de desarrollotecnológico y socialque busca capacitar aun millón de dominicanosen inteligencia artificial(IA), con el propósito defortalecer las competencias digitalesde la población y avanzar hacia una economía del conocimientomás inclusiva y competitiva. El proyecto, impulsado por el Gobierno, a través delInstituto Tecnológico de Las Américas(ITLA), tiene como objetivodemocratizar el accesoa la preparación tecnológica mediante un prog…

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Het Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) heeft een overeenkomst getekend met de Stichting Productieve Werk Eenheden (SPWE) voor het project ‘Green Skills for Youth Employment, Environmental Management and Oil Spill Response Training in Suriname’. Dit project zal 80 jongeren voorbereiden op werk in de groeiende energiesector, met trainingen in groene vaardigheden, milieubeheer en olielekbestrijding. De overeenkomst is op donderdag 10 september 2026 bezegeld tussen SPWE-directeur Etienne Etman en Daniel Bood, Deputy Head of Mission van Canada. De uitvoering van het project zal geschieden do…

Ushtruesja e Detyrës së Presidentes së Republikës së Kosovës, Albulena Haxhiu, ka marrë pjesë sonte në shënimin e Ditës Kombëtare të Zvicrës, vendi me të cilin Kosova ka ndërtuar ndër vite lidhje të veçantë, të mbështetur në miqësi, bashkëpunim dhe, mbi të gjitha, në lidhjet mes njerëzve tanë. “Në fjalën time theksova se, për shumë familje në Kosovë, Zvicra është prej kohësh pjesë e jetës së përditshme. Në Zvicër jetojnë prej vitesh shumë familjarë e miq tanë, ndërsa atje janë rritur edhe breza të tërë që vazhdojnë ta mbajnë të fortë lidhjen me Kosovën. Kjo afërsi mes njerëzve ka bërë që Zvic…

Thank you all for joining us here today. Can I acknowledge the Prime Minister, the Minister for Rail, the Mayor of Auckland, my Ministerial colleagues, Members of Parliament, and Councillors – and those of you who have held those roles in the past. I want to especially recognise today the thousandsof tunnellers, engineers, electricians, specialists and planners, without who this project would not have been possible. The apprentices who came onto this project as school leavers and will walk off it as qualified tradespeople – who will go out into the world, or stay here at home, and use those…

[11 September 2026, Te Waihorotiu Station, City Rail Link Official Opening] Welcome to the tunnel, and in the words of Johnny Cash: Thank you for the invitation to join you underground today in the brand-new City Rail Link. A special welcome to the new French Ambassador Francois Decoster, who presented his credentials on Wednesday. Now, we are here as Minister for Rail – the word “for” is deliberate. We are for rail. Our record is proof of that. Since 2019, the taxpayer has invested $2.4 billion on top of its share of this tunnel in Auckland’s rail network. We are responsible for the vast…

Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown have confirmed appointments to the newly established Auckland Regional Transport Committee (ARTC), an important step in strengthening Auckland’s transport governance. “The ARTC will play a critical role in aligning central and local government priorities and ensuring Auckland has a transport system that meets the needs of a growing city,” says Mr Bishop. “For too long, Auckland’s transport system has suffered from fragmented decision-making and a lack of clear long-term direction. “These reforms are about putting in place strong…

New Zealand's manufacturing sector has now expanded for 14 months in a row, with new data showing growth spreading across more of the industry, Small Business and Manufacturing Minister Cameron Brewer says. The BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) came in at 53.1 for August, above the survey's long-term average of 52.5. A reading above 50.0 shows the sector is expanding. While the index eased from 54.3 in July, BNZ Senior Economist Doug Steel said the three-month average continues to rise, showing the industry is 'performing well through monthly volatility'. The three-mo…

The Government is strengthening support for New Zealand’s treasured backcountry hut and track network through the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Backcountry Trust, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced. “For nearly ten years, the Backcountry Trust has partnered with DOC to restore and maintain hundreds of huts and thousands of kilometres of tracks across the country — demonstrating what can be achieved when government, community, and passionate volunteers work together,” Mr Potaka says. “Our Government has dem…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, Ministers, Councillors and iwi have officially opened Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) today, marking a turning point in the way New Zealand’s biggest city moves and grows. After a decade of construction, commuters will be able to travel through the heart of the city by train from Sunday 13 September, when CRL stations open and a new rail timetable begins. Transport Minister Chris Bishop says the opening is a historic moment for Auckland, coming around a century after an underground city centre railway was first proposed. “CRL is …

Thousands of tonnes of waste will be diverted from landfill with a $4.7 million upgrade to waste recovery facilities in Taupō, Minister for the Environment Nicola Grigg announced today. “A $2.3 million investment from the Waste Minimisation Fund, combined with equal funding from the Taupō District Council, will boost recovery and processing at the Broadlands Road Resource Recovery Centre. “The current facility’s limited waste diversion capabilities mean skip and bin trucks go straight to landfill. After the upgrade, loads will be inspected and waste sorted by disposal class, diverting at lea…

Con la premisa de que el paciente es primero, el presidente de la República, José Raúl Mulino, encabezó el lanzamiento de MinSalud PDP (Portal del Paciente) y las nuevas plataformas del Programa Nacional de TeleSalud del Ministerio de Salud (Minsa), como parte de la estrategia de transformación y modernización digital del sistema sanitario panameño para acercar los servicios de salud a la población y facilitar un acceso más ágil, sencillo y oportuno. Durante el evento, realizado en el Centro de Control de Atención (CCA) del Minsa en esta capital, el mandatario reiteró el compromiso de su admi…