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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 49, agency says

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JAKARTA, Jan ‌31 (Reuters) – The death toll from ‌a landslide a week ago ‌in Indonesia’s West Java province has risen to 49, the country’s main rescue agency ‍Basarnas said […]

Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning comic actor of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and Home Alone’ fame, dies at 71

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LOS ANGELES: Catherine O’Hara (pic), a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and won an Emmy as […]

Thousands marched for democracy in Myanmar. Some died in prison

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Jan 31 (Reuters) – Shwe Theingi was instantly drawn to Wutt Yee Aung when they met at the start ‌of their second year at Myanmar’s Dagon University in 2019.  Read […]

At least 20 mln flu cases reported in U.S. this season

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The United States has recorded at least 20 million illnesses so far this flu season, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the […]

Canada’s real GDP unchanged in November 2025

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OTTAWA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Canada’s real GDP was essentially unchanged in November 2025 as contractions in goods-producing industries offset expansions in services-producing industries, Statistics Canada said Friday. Read full […]

Venezuela proposes amnesty law for prisoners, interim president says

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Jan 30 (Reuters) – ‌Venezuela’s interim president Delcy ‌Rodriguez on Friday announced ‌a proposed “amnesty law” for hundreds of prisoners in the country, according ‍to El Pais ‍newspaper. Read full […]

Putin praises Russian military exports despite Western pressure

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Jan 30 (Reuters) – President ‌Vladimir Putin praised the export record of Russia’s ‌military industries on Friday, saying it had expanded ‌its markets and prospects, particularly in Africa, despite Western […]

Tunisia extends state of emergency by 11 months until Dec 31

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TUNIS, ‌Jan 30 (Reuters) – ‌Tunisian President Kais ‌Saied has extended a long-running ‍state of ‍emergency ‌by 11 months until ‍December ​31, ⁠the official gazette showed on ‌Friday. Read full […]

2 Nipah virus cases reported in India: WHO

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GENEVA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that two laboratory-confirmed cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection have been reported in India. Read full story […]

Dutch economy grows 1.9 pct in 2025

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THE HAGUE, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The Dutch economy grew by 1.9 percent in 2025, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) announced on Friday. Read full story Date: 31 January, 2026 7:00 am […]

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