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Hurricane Ian destroys 8,583 hectares of crops in western Cuba

Hurricane Ian destroys 8,583 hectares of crops in...

Havana [Cuba], October 1: Hurricane Ian destroyed 8,583 hectares of cropland in western Cuba, the weekly Tribuna de La Habana...

Number of active U.S. drilling rigs up this week

Number of active U.S. drilling rigs up this...

Houston [US], October 1: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States rose to 765 this week, up...

NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to Hurricane Ian

NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to...

Los Angeles [US], October 1: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than...

Oil prices drop as demand worries prevail

Oil prices drop as demand worries prevail

New York [US], October 1: Oil prices fell on Friday as traders worried about a deteriorating demand outlook.

U.S. Congress approves stopgap funding bill ahead of gov't shutdown deadline

U.S. Congress approves stopgap funding bill ahead of...

Washington [US], October 1: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a stopgap funding bill to fund the government...

Dow sinks 500 points following hot U.S. inflation report

Dow sinks 500 points following hot U.S. inflation...

New York [US], October 1: U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, as investors were worried about the prospect of further...

Annual airshow returns to skies over Southern California

Annual airshow returns to skies over Southern California

Los Angeles [US], October 1: The Pacific Airshow, one of the largest airshows in the United States, returned to the...

Chinese embassy in Vietnam holds online celebration for China's National Day

Chinese embassy in Vietnam holds online celebration for...

Hanoi [Vietnam], October 1: The Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on Friday held an online event celebrating the 73rd anniversary of...

Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of October

Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of October

Yangon [Myanmar], October 1: Myanmar will extend its COVID-19 preventive measures until Oct. 31, according to the Central Committee on...

6.0-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia, no casualty reported

6.0-magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia, no casualty...

Jakarta [Indonesia], October 1: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia's western province of North Sumatra on Saturday...

Suicide blast kills 19, wounds 27 in Afghan capital

Suicide blast kills 19, wounds 27 in Afghan...

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 1: At least 19 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Friday in a suicide explosion...

S. Korean military says DPRK fires 2 ballistic missiles toward eastern waters

S. Korean military says DPRK fires 2 ballistic...

Seoul [South Korea], October 1: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern...

Syria launches PV project to address energy shortage

Syria launches PV project to address energy shortage

Damascus [Syria], September 30: Syria on Thursday launched the first stage of a photovoltaic power project to address the country's...

Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running in upcoming elections

Israeli elections committee bars Arab party from running...

Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: An Israeli-Arab party was disqualified from running in the country's November elections over allegations of promoting...

Kuwait holds parliamentary elections

Kuwait holds parliamentary elections

Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 30: Kuwaitis headed to parliamentary polls on Thursday to elect 50 members of the National Assembly...

Guarantee issue important for Iran in nuke talks: FM

Guarantee issue important for Iran in nuke talks:...

Tehran [Iran], September 30: The Iranian foreign minister has reaffirmed that the guarantee issue is very important to Iran in...

EU calls on Israel, Palestine to defuse West Bank tension

EU calls on Israel, Palestine to defuse West...

Ramallah [Palestine], September 30: The European Union is exerting efforts to defuse growing tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the...

Chinese car brand to enter Israeli market

Chinese car brand to enter Israeli market

Jerusalem [Israel], September 30: A Chinese car brand will enter the Israeli market for the first time, an Israeli car...

Finland bans entry to Russian tourists

Finland bans entry to Russian tourists

Helsinki [Finland], September 30: The government of Finland on Thursday decided to significantly restrict the entry of Russian tourists into...

German economy forecast to shrink 0.4 pct in 2023

German economy forecast to shrink 0.4 pct in...

Berlin [Germany], September 30: Germany is set to enter a recession in 2023, with a decline in gross domestic product...

Germany to set up stabilization fund of 200 bln euros fight energy crisis

Germany to set up stabilization fund of 200...

Berlin [Germany], September 30: Germany is putting up a "defensive umbrella" of up to 200 billion euros (196 billion U.S....

Ian damages U.S. Florida, hurricane warning issued for South Carolina

Ian damages U.S. Florida, hurricane warning issued for...

Washington [US], September 30: Ian has caused significant damage to Florida, the southeasternmost U.S. state, and a hurricane warning...

5.5-magnitude quake hits 83 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar: USGS

5.5-magnitude quake hits 83 km SE of Mawlaik,...

New York [US], September 30: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 83 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar at...

Six people injured in shooting at U.S. Oakland public school

Six people injured in shooting at U.S. Oakland...

San Francisco [US], September 30: Six people were injured in a mass shooting at an Oakland public school, in the...

Ian regains hurricane strength after inflicting significant damage on Florida

Ian regains hurricane strength after inflicting significant damage...

Washington [US], September 30: Ian regained hurricane strength on Thursday afternoon after inflicting significant damage on the southeastern U.S. state...

California officials, organizations extend congratulations on China's National Day

California officials, organizations extend congratulations on China's National...

Los Angeles [US], September 30: California officials, representatives of local organizations and Chinese communities extended greetings and congratulations on China's...

Myanmar reports 379 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 379 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], September 30: Myanmar has confirmed 379 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 622,802, the country's Ministry...