South Korea conducts defense training, USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in the Middle East, Nigeria kills terrorist suspect

The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, August 23.

Asia

AFP. Thailand has confirmed the first case in Asia of a new strain of the highly deadly monkeypox virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global public health emergency due to a new variant of monkeypox, and called on vaccine manufacturers to ramp up production. (Source: ABC)

REUTERS. Indonesia's parliament will not approve changes to election rules during the current administration's term.

JAKARTA POST. Indonesian police deployed 2,975 personnel to ensure security at protest sites in Jakarta.

Representatives of ASEAN member countries met in Luang Prabang province, northern Laos, to discuss enhancing regional connectivity and resilience.

CHINA.ORG. Chinese Premier Li Qiang paid an official visit to Belarus at the invitation of his host counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

KYODO. Tokyo Electric Power Co. has postponed preparations for a trial recovery of nuclear fuel debris from one of the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

YONHAP. ​​To enhance citizens' ability to respond to air strikes, South Korea will conduct nationwide civil defense training.

KOREA TIMES. South Korean police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in an explosion at a dental hospital that caused a fire and forced the evacuation of about 90 people.

Europe

SCMP. The European Union's (EU) top diplomat Josep Borrell warned that a trade war with China is "inevitable".

Mr. Josep Borrell emphasized that the bloc is not interested in “containment of China's rise”. (Source: AP)

EURONEWS. The Czech Republic government has confirmed the nomination of Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Sikela as a member of the European Commission (EC).

SKY NEWS. The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved the use of a drug called lecanemab, developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai.

BARRON'S. Serbian police are searching for about seven people missing after a boat carrying migrants heading towards Bosnia and Herzegovina capsized on the Drina River.

AFP. A severe and prolonged drought has affected the water quality of several towns along the Costa Blanca coast in the province of Alicante, Spain.

REUTERS. The Swiss central bank said a new instant payment system will promote cashless payments in the country in the future.

AP. The Czech Republic has evacuated 582 people living and working near a chemical plant in the country's northwest after an unexploded bomb was discovered.

CNN. Divers have recovered five bodies from a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, Italy.

America

AP. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its escorting destroyers have arrived in the Middle East, after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region.

The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln brings the total number of US aircraft carriers in the Middle East to two. (Source: MNA)

REUTERS. Paraguayan President Santiago Pena said his country is open to trade deals with China through the South American common market (Mercosur).

AFP. The Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office has filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking that President Bernardo Arévalo's immunity be lifted .

CNN. Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen said that Ottowa will provide 5.7 million CAD to the people of Ukraine to meet basic needs.

CBC. An email bomb threat has been sent to hundreds of Jewish organizations across Canada, prompting police in several cities to investigate.

Africa

BBC. The last elephant in a South African zoo, named Charlie, has been released into the wild after 40 years in captivity.

The elephant named Charlie was captured in 1984 in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park when he was just 2 years old. (Source: BBC)

AFRICAN NEWS. Kenya signs a cooperation agreement with China to promote renewable energy cooperation in the East African country.

REUTERS. At least 40 suspected terrorists , including five commanders, have been killed in recent military air strikes in Borno state, northern Nigeria.

ARAB NEWS. Somalia's civil aviation authority threatens to suspend all Ethiopian Airlines flights to the country.

AP. Lucara Diamond Corp., a Canadian mining company, found a rough diamond of about 2,492 carats in Botswana.

Oceania

REUTERS. Australia will partner with Norway's Kongsberg defense group to produce long-range naval strike missiles and joint strike missiles.

UN PRESS. The UN says some Pacific territories are facing "destruction" from storms, heatwaves and rising sea levels.

ABC. Western Australia's health authorities have issued a health warning after two cases of monkeypox were detected in the region for the first time.

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