Qatar, France broker deal to get
aid, medication in Gaza
Turkey's first astronaut set to take off
ISTANBUL, Jan 17: When Turkey's first astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this week, he will embody his country's pride and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's outsized geopolitical ambitions. Alper Gezeravci, a 43-year-old fighter pilot and colonel in Turkey's air force, is due to take off on Wednesday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a two-week mission. —AFP
China population drops for 2nd yr
BEIJING, Jan 17: China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound long-term effects on the economy's growth potential. The National Bureau of Statistics said the total number of people in China dropped by 2.08 million, or 0.15%, to 1.409 billion in 2023. That was well above the population decline of 850,000 in 2022, which had been the first since 1961 during the Great Famine of the Mao Zedong era. — Reuters
Ukraine risks 'irreparable blow' if
conflict continues, says Putin
News in Brief (2024-01-18)
FE Team | Published: January 17, 2024 21:46:17
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