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Iran's parliament speaker says U.S. uses sanctions as...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the United States uses sanctions as leverage to pressure...
Israel launches tech plan for detection of noisy...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 19: Israeli government on Sunday launched a plan to gather innovative solutions to the road noises of...
Jordan signs MoU for gold, lithium exploration
Amman [Jordan], December 19: Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin [Ireland], December 19: Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been...
Russia reports 7,222 new COVID-19 cases
Moscow [Russia], December 19: Russia has registered 7,222 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally...
U.S. stocks drop as recession fears persist
New York [US], December 19: Wall Street's major averages fell on Friday as market participants remain concerned about the economic...
Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed...
Los Angeles [US], December 19: A search is underway Friday for a medical transport plane that crashed into the...
UN draft deal on biodiversity calls for increasing...
Montreal [Canada], December 19: A UN draft deal on biodiversity protection calls for increasing international financial aid from developed countries...
Forum on China-Bangladesh human resources development cooperation held...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 19: Chinese and Bangladeshi officials have met in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka to discuss how to promote...
Nepali president calls on parties to claim new...
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 19: Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Sunday called on the political parties to make a claim...
China Day carnival in Brunei attracts over 6,000...
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei],December 19: More than 6,000 people visited the three-day China Day cultural carnival, which ended here at...
Ferry boat explosion injures 17 in Myanmar's Yangon
Yangon [Myanmar], December 19: An explosion occurred Sunday night on a ferry boat in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon, injuring...
Greek parliament approves 2023 state budget
Athens (Greece), December 18: Greek parliament ratified on Saturday the 2023 state budget, which foresees 1.8 percent gross domestic product...
Kim Jong-un apparently skips remembrance event for late...
Seoul (South Korea), December 12: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have skipped an event marking the death of...
N. Korea fires 2 medium-range ballistic missiles into...
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Sunday, the South...
S. Korea's COVID-19 cases below 60,000 amid virus...
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 60,000 Sunday due to fewer tests a day...
Heavy snow, freezing weather hit much of S....
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: Heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit across the country Saturday, grounding dozens of flights and...
S. Korean, U.S. Navy SEALs hold bilateral exercise
Seoul (South Korea), December 18: Navy SEALs of South Korea and the United States recently concluded a two-week bilateral exercise...
Türkiye accuses Greek aircraft of attempting to "block"...
Ankara (Turkey), December 18: Türkiye said on Saturday that its warplanes gave a "necessary response" to an attempt by Greek...
Over 90,000 suspects arrested over drug-related offenses in...
Colombo (Sri Lanka), December 12: Sri Lankan police said on Saturday that over 90,000 people have been arrested so far...
Myanmar reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon (Myanmar), December 12: Myanmar confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...
Roundup: CBOT agricultural futures close mixed
Chicago (US), December 12: CBOT agricultural futures closed mixed in the past week as the U.S. central bank raised its...
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin (Ireland), December 18: Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been...
Quadrilateral agreement inked on Black Sea electric cable
Bucharest (Romania), December 18: Romania, Hungary, Azerbaijan and Georgia signed on Saturday an agreement on the Black Sea submarine cable...
Uzbekistan gets about 1-bln-USD World Bank loan for...
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), The World Bank has approved a financial support package to Uzbekistan comprised of 470-million-U.S.-dollar highly concessional loans and...
Russia keeps key interest rate at 7.5 pct
Moscow [Russia], December 17: Russia's central bank decided on Friday to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 7.5 percent...
Food prices in Poland unlikely to fall next...
Warsaw [Poland], December 17: Food prices in Poland will not fall next year, the goal of the government is not...