TEHRAN –Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), has suggested member states of BRICS set up a joint green innovation fund for supporting projects on climate change adaptation in developing countries, and a global fund for managing plastic pollution.

TEHRAN – Being home to over 37,000 unique animal species, Iran is one of the richest countries in genetic reserves, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

Shina Ansari, the head of the Department of Environment, planted saplings in the yard of the Iranian embassy in Brasilia to mark Nature’s Day - the 13th day of the first Iranian calendar month Farvardin, which falls on April 2.

At the intersection of Woodlands Avenue 4 and Avenue 7, eagle-eyed road users may notice different MPs featured on the four banners flanking the junction perimeter. If one faces north at the cross junction, they will see a «Woodlands» banner on their left and a «Sembawang West» banner on their right. Turn 180 degrees to face south — a «Woodlands» banner would also be on the left, but at the right side of the street stands a «Woodgrove» banner. Facing south: HDB blocks on the left belong to Woodlands division of Sembawang GRC, and blocks on the right the Woodgrove division of Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC. PHOTO: AsiaOne/Eriko Lim Why the differing names? Well, this junction divides the constituencies of Sembawang GRC and Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC as well as the new Sembawang West SMC which has been carved out of Sembawang GRC ahead of GE2025.

US President Donald Trump announced a new slate of tariffs on April 2, affecting Singapore, along with dozens of other US trading partners, in a «declaration of economic independence». The far-reaching “reciprocal tariff” policy, includes a 10 per cent baseline tariff on almost every country — including Singapore. China, a major exporter to the US, was slapped with an even steeper tariff at 34 per cent, which combined with the pre-existing 20 per cent, brings its total tariffs to a whopping 57 per cent. Trump's surprise announcement sent global stock markets tumbling — S&P 500 companies lost a combined US$2.4 trillion (S$3.2 trillion) in stock market value while Japan's Nikkei 225 falling to an eight-year low during the trading session on Thursday (April 3), reported Reuters. «We are naturally disappointed,» said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong in response to the tariffs, at a media doorstop on Thursday (April 3).

Two Taiwanese men were charged on Friday (April 4) for cheating. According to court documents, Lu Min-Da, 25, and Lu You-Ting, 27, went to a Louis Vuitton store at Marina Bay Sands on April 2 where they allegedly bought a belt and a pair of shoes worth $2,575 in total, using stolen details linked to a Mastercard. They also allegedly used a contactless payment method linked to stolen credit card details to make fraudulent purchases at different stores in Singapore. The police said that they received a call about a suspicious credit card transaction made at a luxury retail store in Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Ngee Ann City. Following extensive ground inquiries and with the help of images from CCTV footage, the pair were arrested on the same day. The items purchased include shoes, handbags, wallets, earrings and four mobile phones, which were later recovered and seized by the police.

A powerful earthquake struck near Kleifarvatn Lake at 6:03 pm yesterday, shaking the southwest corner of Iceland and being widely felt in the capital area. A series of aftershocks followed, several of which were also felt across the region.

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In turn, the Russian side «strongly valued the leading role and noteworthy efforts of the Alliance of Sahel States as a sustainable model of regional security and recognized its positive contribution to the security of the Sahel region»

According to the statement, the Russian side expressed its readiness to offer the necessary technical assistance

Trade with the listed companies is prohibited without obtaining special authorization from the Chinese government

Us tariffs «jeopardize stability of the global economic and trade order and China decisively speaks against it,» the ministry added

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that despite the fact that Russia is now engaged in restoring relations with the US, Iran remains its ally and partner

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Immigration advocates are suing the Trump administration over its coming registration requirement for non-U.S. citizens staying longer than 29 days, offering a possible reprieve for Canadian snowbirds.

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The Ministry of Commerce of China also announced that China has added 11 US technology companies to its unreliable entity list and 16 US technology companies to its export control list

Kirill Dmitriev praised the US vice president for his directness, adding that he doesn’t mince words like officials in Brussels like to do

According to Lieutenant-General Apty Alaudinov, everything is under control now, and these areas are being cleared

Russia and countries of the Alliance reached a consensus during talks on the key role of the economic cooperation on the mutually beneficial and partnering basis

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, on April 3 at 11:28 p.m. Moscow time [8:28 p.m. GMT], a low-pressure gas pipeline was damaged as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian strike drone on a settlement in the Bryansk Region

The DAX, the top index of Borse Frankfurt, plunged by more than 5%

TEHRAN—Pirhossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), and Zohidi Nizomiddin Shamsiddinzoda, the ambassador of Tajikistan to Tehran, have explored avenues for boosting collaborations in health and humanitarian fields.

TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the months of January and February.

The holidaymakers were travelling to the island of Koh Samui where the popular TV series 'The White Lotus ' was filmed, when the bus lost control this afternoon.

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

The FTSE 100 fell another 140 points this morning after the US president's extraordinary assault on allies and foes alike wiped £2trillion off company values internationally.