Xi Jinping to address UNGA today
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday and will deliver important remarks via video link, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. This year's UNGA session commenced on September 14 under the Presidency of Abdulla Shahid. The high-level week — the General Debate — will run from September 21, with US President Joe Biden addressing world leaders on Tuesday.
Lava from volcano heads toward sea
Los Llanos De Aridane: Lava continued to flow slowly from a volcano that erupted in Spain's Canary Islands off northwest Africa, but the head of the regional Government said Monday he expected no injuries to people in the area after some 5,000 were evacuated.
Japanese twins certified as world's oldest
Tokyo: Two Japanese sisters have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living identical twins, aged 107 years and 330 days, the organisation said on Monday.
Bomb at bar in Mexico kills 2
Mexico City: Two assailants on a motorcycle delivered a package containing an explosive device to a bar in north-central Mexico, killing two men. The explosion in the state of Guanajuato came seconds after the victims received the package on Sunday at the bar next to a casino in the city of Salamanca.
