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South Korea has set up a new ministry to address the country's declining birth rate, described as a "national emergency."

In his first news conference in 21 months, Yoon pledged to focus on improving the economy and tackling what he called the national emergency of flagging birth rates.

The bill terminates the national emergency declared by former President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020.

Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops.

Castro implements a new plan to combat a rising number of cases of extortion by violent criminal groups operating across the country.

British officials urged the public to stay home and the government triggered a "national emergency" alert.

Morrison said authorities are looking to deploy aid and urgent supplies to the worst-hit areas.

The agency regretted the inconvenience caused by its messages, which was blamed on a technical error.

Two more areas were listed in the COVID-19 red zone on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health's National Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response Centre (CPRC) reported.

The action will allow him to "unleash the full power of the federal government," including freeing up to US$50 billion to assist state and local efforts.

U.S. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, topping short of a national emergency declaration he promised months ago.

Indonesia is considering declaring a national emergency over fires that have been smoldering across the archipelago for weeks.

The death toll in the April 25 devastating earthquake and its May 12 powerful aftershock in Nepal has reached 8,567 as of Sunday, said a national emergency operation centre in Nepal.

The death toll in Nepal from last weekend's devastating earthquake has risen to 6,204, the National Emergency Operations Centre said in its latest update on Friday.

Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people on Monday.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.