Asia

The sighting of a group of long-beaked common dolphins is the first documented record of the dolphins in Qatari waters

An Iranian court sentenced to death the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was accused of participating in the large anti-regime protests of 2022

Malaysia's economy is estimated to have grown 3,9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, driven by growth in the services sector

A new kindergarten for 500 children will be created in the Vostok-5 microdistrict; this facility is currently being reconstructed

The first Hindi-language radio broadcast on Kuwait Radio has begun, aired on FM 93,3 and AM 96,3 every Sunday

Hotel occupancy rates in Cyprus are expected at 50-55% in April, according to the president of the hoteliers association PASYKE, with about 90% of structures on the island already operational; the figure is in line with annual targets

A new manganese prospect has been discovered in East Timor, with X-ray fluorescence grades as high as 27,9% manganese, by Perth-based explorer Estrella Resources

President Erdogan visited Iraq to sign security and development agreements and for more cooperation in the fight against Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq; Erdogan's last visit to Iraq was in 2011, when he was prime minister

Environmental groups presented four proposals for Taiwan's carbon pricing strategy, including a carbon tax collection system to discourage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Of the 388.400 children born in Kazakhstan last year, males accounted for 51,6% and females 48,4%, the National Bureau of Statistics reported; urban areas saw 59% of the total births, while the remaining 41% occurred in rural areas

China's National Space Administration has unveiled detailed plans for the upcoming Ninth China Space Day, which will be held on April 24 and Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, will be the main venue

General Aharon Haliva, head of Israeli military intelligence, resigned upon "failure" over October 7, the first army commander to leave his post for failing to prevent Hamas attack

Sunday's parliamentary elections were overwhelmingly won by the People's National Congress, the conservative and nationalist party of the country's current president, pro-Chinese Mohamed Muizzu