Japan earthquake toll increases to 65 as aftershocks hinder rescue

IANS | January 3, 2024 2:11 PM

Tokyo, Jan 3 (IANS) The death toll from the a series of powerful earthquakes that struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week, increased to 65 on Wednesday, with continued aftershocks and severe weather conditions hindering rescue work.

500,000 illegal immigrants repatriated from Pakistan

By Hamza Ameer | January 3, 2024 1:17 PM

Islamabad, Jan 3 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Ministry has informed the Senate or upper house of Parliament, that more than 500,000 illegal immigrants have already been repatriated from the country as part of the government’s deportation drive.

2023 warmest year of all time for S. Korea

IANS | January 3, 2024 12:06 PM

Seoul, Jan 3 (IANS) The year 2023 was the warmest of all time for South Korea as global warming heated up the Korean Peninsula to reach the average temperature of 13.7 degrees Celsius last year, the state weather agency said on Wednesday.

German employment hit new record in 2023

IANS | January 3, 2024 11:19 AM

Berlin, Jan 3 (IANS) The German workforce swelled to 45.9 million in 2023, the largest it has been since the country's reunification in 1990, according to provisional figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).